Notwithstanding slow collapse of functioning state system in Washington, this is happening.

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— WTAE-TV Pittsburgh (@WTAE) September 27, 2013

Fox News went in to full defensive mode after President Obama warned Americans this week not to look to the network for helpful information on the Affordable Care Act.

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Obama announces he just got off the phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani — the first direct communication between Iranian and American leaders since 1979. That puts the government shutdown/debt limit craziness in even starker relief.