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1:10 PM ET, October 22, 2013

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Washington Post:
Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems  —  Days before the launch of President Obama's online health ­insurance marketplace, government officials and contractors tested a key part of the Web site to see whether it could handle tens of thousands of consumers at the same time.
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New York Times:
The Health Site's Chaotic Debut  —  President Obama rightly acknowledged on Monday that there is “no excuse” for the horrendously botched opening of the federal Web site consumers are supposed to use to sign up for health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act.
John Dickerson / Slate:
President Obama is a gifted politician and knows how to win an election.  But his spin on Healthcare.gov may only make things worse.  —  An IT problem has never escalated faster than the president's Rose Garden speech Monday addressing the problems with Healthcare.gov. He could no longer outsource responding to user complaints.
Wall Street Journal:
Website problems don't matter when your intentions are good.  —  'More than a website" is the latest defense of the Affordable Care Act's painful rollout, and liberals are partly right.  ObamaCare has larger ambitions than the basket case called Healthcare.gov and the 36 federally run insurance exchanges.
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Healthcare.gov is walking dead  —  In a White House speech Monday, President Obama assured the public that his new health-care law is up and running even in the absence of a functioning Web site.  He told people they can call an 800 number instead of buying coverage online.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Power Line
USA Today:
HealthCare.gov feeds doubts about rollout: Our view
Washington Post:
A prescription for fixing Obamacare glitches
Discussion: The Fix, News Desk and USA Today
Justin Sink / The Hill:
ObamaCare debacle in spotlight
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
USA Today:
HHS brings in Verizon to help HealthCare.gov  —  You might think that a website needed to help over 40 million people would be ready to accommodate those 40 million people.  Apparently, it's a little more complicated than that.  VPC  —  CONNECT  —  WASHINGTON — The international …
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Consumer Reports Online:
Obamacare opponents have misrepresented Consumer Reports' position  —  HealthCare.gov problems do not negate benefits of new health law  —  Pundits opposed to the new health care law and some media outlets have tried to suggest that our coverage of the troubled HealthCare.gov site means …
Brian Beutler / Salon:
Take this, conservatives: Criticism only makes Obamacare stronger!  —  Ignore most conservatives attacking Healthcare.gov — but it's a mistake to assume Obama's got it under control  —  Let's stipulate that the conservatives crying crocodile tears for uninsured Americans who've …
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Even Obamacare successes have hit some roadblocks
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Poll: Major damage to GOP after shutdown, and broad dissatisfaction with government  —  Video: Will voters remember the shutdown next year?  Incumbents usually win elections.  But after a shutdown, near-default and historic lows in Congressional approval, voters are claiming they'll reverse that trend in 2014.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The Morning Plum: Outside the conservative bubble, GOP sustains epic damage  —  The Washington Post and ABC News have released a new batch of polling that shows in quite striking terms just how badly the shutdown fight has damaged the GOP.  —  The question, however, is …
CBS News:
Poll: Congress, tea party take hits from government shutdown  —  In the aftermath of the partial government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress get low job approval ratings, but Republicans fare worse.  —  Views of the tea party also suffered.
Discussion: CNN and NewsBusters
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Congress Dives, Anti-Incumbency Soars in Deep Post-Shutdown Criticism
Mike Tipping:
Gov. LePage lets slip what he really thinks about Maine people  —  At a speech to a conservative audience in Falmouth last week, Governor Paul LePage made a statement that is deeply revealing.  —  Informed that the event was wrapping up, LePage said he had two more points to make.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Inside The Meeting Where Obama And Reid Vowed Not To Be ‘Taken In By These Crazy People’  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and Harry Reid needed to clear the air.  The relationship between the president and the Senate majority leader had been deteriorating since 2011, with Reid losing respect …
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Fred Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
The Upside of the GOP Shutdown Defeat
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Man Spends 4.5 Hours on Obamacare Hotline But Still Can't Sign Up  —  Yesterday in the Rose Garden, President Obama touted the Obamacare hotline and recommended people call to sign up for Obamacare.  “[T]he point is the call centers are available,” Obama said, sounding as though he were in the middle of an infomercial.
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Why Obama Should Be Freaked Out Over Obamacare
Discussion: Yahoo! News, Hot Air and Power Line
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Marco Rubio bill would delay Obamacare  —  Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he will introduce legislation that would delay the individual mandate under Obamacare for six months and he slammed the White House for the problems with the enrollment website.  —  “How are you going to go after …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Katharine Houreld / Reuters:
U.S. Drone Strikes Killed Pakistani Grandmother And Workers, Amnesty International Claims  —  U.S. drone strikes killed a Pakistani grandmother and 18 civilian labourers last year, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, shedding new light on a major source of tension in U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Discussion: Liberaland
EIA:
U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2012  —  U.S. ENERGY-RELATED CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS DECLINED 3.8 PERCENT IN 2012  — The 2012 downturn means that emissions are at their lowest level since 1994 and over 12 percent below the recent 2007 peak.
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Democratic Takeover of the House Is Still a Long Shot  —  Democrats will need Republicans to continue self-destructing, among other things, to return to the majority in 2014.  —  Those who already are saying that the House of Representatives is now “in play” are getting a little ahead of their skis—forgetting a few key factors.
Discussion: First Read
Kent Cooper / Political MoneyLine Blog:
Nineteen Organizations Spend More Than $1 Million a Month Lobbying  —  Lobbying the federal government is a big business with nineteen companies and trade associations spending over $1 million a month lobbying during the third quarter.  —  Organizations are required to disclose how much they spend …
The White House:
The Employment Situation in September  —  While job growth remained solid in September, there is no question that the focus of policy should be on how to achieve a faster pace of job growth by increasing certainty and investing in jobs, rather than the self-inflicted wounds of the past several weeks …
Discussion: Politico and Economix
Politico:
Michael Bloomberg to buy big for Terry McAuliffe  —  Michael Bloomberg's pro-gun-control super PAC will drop $1.1 million on ads for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the final two weeks of the Virginia governor's race.  —  The billionaire New York City mayor's money will be siphoned through Independence USA PAC …
 
 
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Watch out for the rise of a European Tea Party
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Fox News:
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