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U.S. consumer confidence drops
BEN SCHENKEL
On shutdown day-four, a new report shows that consumer confidence has decreased to the lowest level since May.
How Ted Cruz is coordinating the (incoherent) conservative shutdown strategy
Alex Pareene
How a small group of hard-liners, activists and conservative media people ended up running the entire GOP
Christine Lagarde urges US to solve debt ceiling
Larry Elliott
Head of IMF says it is "critical" that Democrats and Republicans raise the US debt ceiling before 17 October
Service industries are growing slower than forecast
JEANNA SMIALEK
Experts say events of the next few days will impact confidence and sentiment for the rest of the year
Shutdown will cost many Americans their food
Josh Eidelson
With federal funds now being denied to food programs, GOP congressman tells Salon he's not familiar with the issue
How “Scandal” won me over
Neil Drumming
I binge-watched the show in advance of tonight's premiere -- and found a kind of optimism in the face of corruption
GOP senators attack Ted Cruz
Elias Isquith
“It’s pretty evident it’s never been about a strategy – it’s been about him"
Stephen Colbert on the government “slimdown”
Prachi Gupta
As CNN notes, Fox News is using "slimdown" as a euphemism for the shutdown
GOPer’s quote of the day: “We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is”
Elias Isquith
Rep. Marlin Stutzman outlines the GOP's bargaining position
Fox News, Republicans overjoyed that the EPA’s been shut down
Lindsay Abrams
With 94 percent of the staff on furlough, there's no one to enforce those pesky regulations
Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart calls GOP “self-righteous Orwellian zebra queefs”
Prachi Gupta
The exasperated "Daily Show" host wonders whether the Republicans are dumb, or if they think the rest of us are
Grand bargain extortion?: Liberals fear Social Security cuts are coming
Josh Eidelson
Liberal House members tell Salon they're worried "Chained CPI" could end up on the table. Here's what it would mean
Don’t stuff your sorries in a sack
Tom Jacobs
New research suggests “superfluous apologies,” such as expressing sorrow for bad weather, builds trust
Aryan Brotherhood leader sentenced to 30 years
Bill Morlin
Charles Lee "Jive" Roberts plead guilty in May to “conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise"
The right’s new lie about its shutdown intentions
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz and co. now claim this dispute is about veterans and reservists. Here's why no one should believe them
GOP’s grim shutdown legacy: How the 1995 debacle turned states blue
Steve Kornacki
Don't buy the spin that Republicans didn't pay for their previous shutdown. They're still feeling the effects today
Angry right gets mad when you accuse it of race-baiting!
Joan Walsh
Critics didn't like my column saying the shutdown stemmed from 50 years of racism. I should have written even more
Despite improving relations, new Iran sanctions likely
Associated Press
While supporting U.S.-Iran negotiations, U.S. lawmakers craft even harsher economic sanctions to pressure Tehran
Obama on GOP: “I’m exasperated”
Elias Isquith
President tells CNBC he's "bent over backwards" to work with GOP
Photos capture the disgusting reality of Florida’s water pollution
Lindsay Abrams
If these images don't convince Congress that Florida's estuaries are in serious trouble, nothing will
Reality check: Cost of money falls in shutdown’s second day
RICHARD BRAVO
The federal shutdown is having the expected trickle down effect.
GOP moderates should stop whining, and reopen the government
Brian Beutler
If Peter King really wants to end this mess, he has the power to do so. Here's what he should do right now
Official: Furlough damages U.S. security
Chris Strohm
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the shutdown a "dreamland" for foreign intelligence services
Shutdown has halted Obama’s $100M BRAIN initiative
SHAUNACY FERRO
You don't have to be a neuroscientist to wonder if that was a good idea
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