Driver killed after chase from White House to Capitol

(Washington Post – Ed O’Keefe, Peter Herman, and David A. Fahrenthold) *Lead Story*

IRS targeted Dr. Ben Carson after Prayer Breakfast speech

(Washington Times – John Soloman) *Must Read*

Obama: Too many Americans blame both parties for shutdown

(Daily Caller – Neil Munro)

$175 premium for a young, healthy student? Thanks, Obamacare!

(Washington Examiner – Ashe Schow)

Common Core Uncommonly Restricts Education Choices

(Reason –  J.D. Tuccille)

Calif. Enrolls Zero People Under ObamaCare Because Staff Aren’t Trained to ‘Sell Anything

(CNS News – Jeffrey Meyer)

Updates on the ‘Great American Energy Boom’ and America’s rise to beome the world’s No. 1 energy producer

(AEI Ideas – Mark J. Perry) *Must Read*

Study: Premiums for Young People to Rise in all 50 States

(Washington Free Beacon – Elizabeth Harrington)

Cape Wind: Another Solyndra boondoggle in the making

(Human Events – George Landrith)

The Fed’s $700 Billion Magic Trick

(Daily Reckoning – Matt Insley)

Milwaukee’s Model Pension Plan

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

Do Not Pity The Shuttered Government As Though It Is A Person

(Forbes – Maura Pennington)

The Clash of the Crusades

(American Spectator – Jeffrey Lord)

President faced with wrenching decision on travel during shutdown

(The Hill – Justin Sink)

Guess Which State Decided to Defy the Feds and Keep Some of Its Parks Open Despite Request to Close Them

(The Blaze – Liz Klimas)

Forget Budgets, Debt: Obama Wants Division, Conflict

(Investor’s Business Daily –  Andrew Malcolm)

Gingrich Schools Leno on Double Standards

(NewsBusters – Noel Sheppard)

Drone crashed, almost hit me, says Manhattan businessman

(CNET – Chris Matyszczyk)

Teen ordered to remove NRA T-shirt for “promoting violence”

(Hot Air – Ed Morrissey) *Must Read*