The Briefing 10-03-13

1. The Government Shutdown just a show of political theater?

Our Democracy Is at Stake, New York Times (Thomas Friedman)

What happens if they shut down the government and no one cares?, National Post of Canada (Jesse Kline)

2. Euthanasia:

Belgian killed by euthanasia after a botched sex change operation, The Telegraph (Bruno Waterfield)

3. Secularism explodes among American Jewish community

Poll Shows Major Shift in Identity of U.S. Jews, New York Times (Laurie Goodstein)

4. Moms really do have a nose for that baby smell. 

New baby smell: For moms, it’s delicious, USA Today (Kim Painter)