1. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Pulse of the nation: The parks are open, our favorite panda cams are back on, and people are getting paychecks again. But despite the good news, there’ll be no high-fiving among lawmakers any time soon. Just more than half the public says that it’s bad for the country that the GOP controls the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll that’s out this morning. The poll also finds that more than six in 10 Americans say that Speaker of the House John Boehner should be replaced. And only 12% approve of the job Congress is doing.
2. OBAMACARE GLITCH
Paging tech gurus: Was the website ready for prime time? That’s the question as glitches continue to affect the Obamacare website. The administration’s getting frustrated as well. So much so, it says it has the “best and brightest” working to fix it. And staffing at call centers is up by 50% to fill the gap. Today at 11:25 a.m., President Obama will tell us more about what steps are being taken to fixhealthcare.gov. But Sen. John McCain has an idea. “Send Air Force One to Silicon Valley. Load it up with smart people, bring it back to Washington and fix this problem,” he says
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