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Must Reads   Cruz Outplays Hecklers at Conservative Conference   Cortney O'Brien     The Value Voters summit began on Friday, and it did not take long for hecklers to let their dissatisfaction with Sen. Ted Cruz be known. Unfortunately for the hecklers, Sen. Cruz is a master at comebacks and launched quite a few zingers out into the crowd. Townhall's Cortney O'Brien writes: I counted at least six times that hecklers shouted questions at Cruz regarding his stance on immigration. Each time, the senator had a response. Here were some of his best reactions: [Keep Reading]     Lax Bros: 1; Obama Administration: 0   Daniel Doherty       Students on Liberal Colorado Campus Blame Obama for the Shutdown   Sarah Jean Seman       ATF Denies Censoring Fast and Furious Whistleblower After Blocking Book Publication   Katie Pavlich       IRS/ObamaCare Official Visited White House 155 Times   Carol Platt Liebau       Oh My: Just 51,000 Americans Have Enrolled in Federal Obamacare Exchanges?   Guy Benson       Polls: Beltway Crises Bad For Obama, Worse for Dems, Worst for GOP   Guy Benson       Fight Worth Having   Mona Charen   Republicans and conservatives are clearly in the mood for a fight. That martial spirit is part of what has brought us to the standoff in Washington. [Keep Reading]     VIDEO: Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize     Here is the announcement of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize winner: the chemical weapons watchdog integral to disarmament in Syria. [Keep Reading]     Boat Carrying Many Migrants Capsizes Off Lampedusa     A boat carrying an estimated 200 migrants capsized Friday off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa where a shipwreck last week left more than 300 dead. Rescue crews reported seeing bodies in the water. [Keep Reading]     GOP: Stay the Course   David Limbaugh   I respect -- but disagree with -- those who believe that the Republican Party is on a suicide mission by refusing to agree to either a continuing resolution or a lifting of the debt ceiling without some meaningful inroads into Obamacare. [Keep Reading]     Missouri Governor Halts October Execution Over Drug Controversy     Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said on Friday he was halting an execution set for October 23 that was supposed to be the first ever using the drug propofol and directed the state corrections department to find another form of lethal injection. [Keep Reading]     VIDEO: Krauthammer on the Obama Administration: "I Suspect a Bait and Switch"     The President baited Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) Tuesday by saying he would accept any extension on the debt limit to start initial negotiations. "Boehner has his offer; he goes in to see the president. You would expect that you would then have six week extension and discuss all issues," Krauthammer said Thursday. Instead, Obama demanded the government reopen. [Keep Reading]     1-800-T-O-T-A-L-F-A-I-L: One Man's Obamawreck Nightmare   Michelle Malkin   Behold the Hollywood bubble. This week, actress Olivia Wilde starred in an Obamacare propaganda video targeting young people. "You can sign up for health care online in 10 minutes," her co-propagandist chirped as she cheered. [Keep Reading]     VIDEO: Gun owners want Elimination of Pistol-Free Zones     Gun owners push for the elimination of pistol-free zones. [Keep Reading]     Children Majoring in Techno-Mayhem   Brent Bozell   As video games grow ever more violent and realistic, the latest sign of "progress" is the arrival of female characters you can take into combat in the latest version of the war game "Call of Duty." [Keep Reading]     'Bionic man' walks, breathes with artificial parts     Now, a team of engineers has assembled a robot using artificial organs, limbs and other body parts that comes tantalizingly close to a true "bionic man." For real, this time. [Keep Reading]