BOBBY SAY RELAX: We all survived and the country is still sort of functioning! Now we get to start worrying about what the debt ceiling deal, and its massive set of cuts, means for Massachusetts (AP, Republican). Speaker DeLeo says not to panic (Berk. Eagle), but that’s not stopping some industries from wondering what the feds will cut (WBUR).
CONGRESS: Meanwhile, the grumbling (WL) of the delegation continues (Salem News).
YOU’RE FIRED: In the latest round of ‘The Apprentice: MassDOT’, Jeff Mullan finally fired Helmut Ernst, who lost this week’s challenge (don’t talk to the press). Does the last contestant get to be the new Secretary? (Globe)
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Bill Keating’s vote to restrict travel to Cuba. Hey, why not? (TP)
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