Morning Round-Up 10-10

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Morning Headlines

Domestic

Associated Press

1. Obama to Seek Opening With GOP Leaders on Shutdown
2. Anxiety as Stimulus Hike in Food Stamps Set to End
3. Charity to Pay Military Death Benefits

Politico

1. Obama’s Chicken Little challenge
2. Mitch McConnell, Senate GOP search for way out
3. AP retracts story on Terry McAuliffe lie claim

Reuters

1. Ex-Detroit mayor facing federal prison over corruption convictions
2. Republicans consider short-term U.S. debt ceiling increase
3. California enacts law allowing nurses to perform some abortions

Wall Street Journal

1. Shutdown Standoff Shows Signs of a Thaw
2. Shutdown Mars Obama Kin’s Trip
3. Political Wrangling Hits Short-Term Loans

1. Washington Post

1. Treasury’s Lew to warn lawmakers no payments guaranteed if debt ceiling breached
2. Key Republicans signal willingness to back down on effort to defund health care law
3. Breaching the debt limit? It’s a 50-50 proposition.

Washington Times

1. Senate immigration bill adds 17 million potential voters to U.S.
2. We’re not gonna take it! Americans use 1st Amendment to storm shutdown barriers
3. Anthony Weiner weighs in on shutdown: Quit ‘playing’

 International

Associated Press

1. Libyan PM Appears in Public After His Abduction
2. Egypt: Suicide Bombing Kills 3 Troops, 1 Policeman
3. Israel Hopes US Aid Cut to Egypt Won’t Harm Peace

Reuters

1. Iranian dissidents say Tehran moving nuclear research site
2. Egypt criticizes U.S. decision to halt aid
3. China arrests journalist amid crackdown on rumors

Wall Street Journal

1. Turkey’s Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria
2. Edward Snowden’s Father Arrives in Moscow
3. ECB To Create Currency Swap Line With China Central Bank

Washington Post

1. In Egypt, a campaign to promote an Egyptian Islam
2. Chemical weapons inspectors say they can meet tough deadline in Syria
3. As US reaches debt ceiling, fears of global recession increase

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. Liberalism’s Greatest Critic
2. Here’s How Republicans Could Have Stayed Out of this Mess

Breitbart

1. The Nuclear Option—Both Parties Agree: Taxpayers Foot Bill for Vacationing Bureaucrats
2. Hot Mic: DC Mayor Asks Harry Reid To Unlock Loyal Funds—Reid Hisses, ‘Don’t Screw It Up!’

 The Daily Caller     

1. James Woods: I’ll probably never work in that town again
2. Obama offers to fairly negotiate with nuclear-armed GOP terrorists

CNSNews.com

1. Reid Won’t Say If He’s Read All 10,535 Pages of Obamacare Regs
2. WH Spokesman Doesn’t Know If Obama Has Tried to Access Healthcare.gov

National Review

1. The October 1 Brigade
2. More Conservative, Less Republican

Washington Free Beacon

1. Agents Continue Protecting Borders Without Pay
2. Conservative Brian Ellis to Challenge Justin Amash in Republican Primary

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. Death Benefit Scandal Is The Government Shutdown’s Ultimate Insult
2. Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow

Huffington Post

1. House Republicans Consider Short-Term Debt Limit Hike
2. Republican Party’s Rating Plummets to ‘Record Low’

Talking Points Memo

1. Poll: Obamacare Defunding Leader Mike Lee Sees His Popularity Dip Sharply At Home
2. Krugman Dragging Down the Times?

ThinkProgress

      1. Right-Wing Activists Abandon Linking Obamacare Repeal to Debt Ceiling