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11:00 PM ET, September 10, 2014

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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
AP NEWSBREAK: SOURCE SAYS RICE VIDEO SENT TO NFL  —  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.
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CBS News:
Goodell: No.  —  O'Donnell: No one in the NFL?  —  Goodell: No one in the NFL, to my knowledge, and I had been asked that same question and the answer to that is no. We were not granted that.  We were told that was not something we would have access to.  On multiple occasions, we asked for it.
ESPN:
Sources: Ray Rice spat at fiancee  —  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ray Rice spat in the face of Janay Palmer the night he punched her in a hotel elevator, one current and one former security staffer at the Revel hotel told “Outside the Lines.”  —  Three current or former security staffers …
ABC News:
NFL, Ravens Missed Chances to See Ray Rice Punch Video: Sources … The Baltimore Ravens knew shortly after Ray Rice knocked out his wife in a hotel elevator that a surveillance video of the assault existed and that Rice's lawyer had a copy of the video, but never asked to see it, sources told ABC News today.
Darin Gantt / ProFootballTalk:
Roger Goodell cancels appearance at banquet for Jerry Richardson  —  With the stuff that is brown hitting the fan this afternoon, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to keep his friends from getting splattered with it.  —  Amid reports that law enforcement officials did provide …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens executives address Ray Rice investigation in exclusive interview
Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Full Prepared Text of Obama's Speech Wednesday on ISIS Plans  —  President Barack Obama proposed Wednesday night a significantly expanded military offensive against Islamic State militants at a moment when the nation is deeply concerned about new threats to the country.  Here is the full prepared text of his speech.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Promises Sustained Effort to Rout Militants  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama said Wednesday night that he was ordering a significantly expanded military campaign against Sunni militants in the Middle East that includes American airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of 475 more military advisers to Iraq.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Obama to Liken ISIS Fight to Campaigns in Yemen and Somalia
David Frum / The Atlantic Online:
Don't Go Back to Iraq, Mr. President
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Beast and Hit & Run
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Carney: Obama would give more speeches if networks would let him  —  Washington (CNN) — Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney — a longtime journalist before he joined the Obama administration in its infancy — is back in the media game as a political analyst for CNN.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
IRS chief: ‘Whenever we can, we follow the law’  —  During another grueling hearing on the ObamaCare rollout, the head of the Internal Revenue Service tried to offer lawmakers an assurance about the soon-to-open enrollment period.  —  “Whenever we can, we follow the law,” …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and The Gateway Pundit
Bryan Fischer / OneNewsNow.com:
No atheist should be permitted to serve in the U.S. military  —  Military service should rightly be reserved for those who believe in and are willing to die for what America stands for - and what America stands for is a belief in God as the source of our rights.  —  Tweet to @BryanJFischer
Meghan Daum / New York Times:
Lena Dunham Is Not Done Confessing  —  Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Reportage, for The New York Times  —  On a recent afternoon in Brooklyn, Lena Dunham and her sister, Grace, met up at a local hangout.  Grace was nursing a sprained ankle she sustained a few nights earlier, after, by her account …
Discussion: ABC News, Althouse and Jezebel
Daily Mail:
The teacher (and English graduate) who admits: I'm illiterate - SARAH SMITH blames liberal education dogmas for creating a generation of hopelessly ill-equipped teachers  —  My hands were feeling clammy and beads of sweat broke out under my collar as I shifted nervously in my seat.  It was parents' evening.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
'Real Time"s Maher ‘could’ vote for Paul  —  Longtime viewers of Bill Maher on HBO's “Real Time” may be surprised to learn the liberal-leaning host, who makes a habit of skewering Republicans on a weekly basis, is “considering” casting a vote for one come 2016.  —  “Rand Paul is an interesting candidate to me.
kff.org:
2014 Employer Health Benefits Survey  —  This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and employer opinions.  The 2014 survey included almost three thousand interviews …
WSB-TV:
State launches fraud investigation into voter registration group  —  ATLANTA —  Channel 2 Action News has learned Georgia's secretary of state is investigating allegations of forged voter registration applications and demanding records from a voter registration group with ties to one of the state's highest ranking Democrats.
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Exclusive: Michelle Obama to campaign with Bruce Braley in October  —  Michelle Obama will travel to Iowa next month for campaign events with U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley, the Des Moines Register has learned.  —  The First Lady's plans were confirmed by the White House and the Braley campaign …
Discussion: OnPolitics and Washington Post
Lori Mitchell / WKRN-TV:
Man arrested for drugs after butt-dialing 911  —  Grant O'Connor was arrested by Mt. Pleasant following a traffic stop last Friday.  —  O'Connor placed the accidental call to 911 from this Mexican restaurant.  —  Mt. Pleasant police say they arrested a man for drugs after he pocket-dialed 911 …
Discussion: Gawker and The Raw Story
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
FCC's Wheeler: ‘Redskins’ Name Is Offensive, Should Go  —  Chairman suggests best way to do that is for team to change name on own accord  —  FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says he thinks the “Redskins” name for Washington's NFL team is offensive and should be changed, but thinks public pressure is the best vehicle for that exit.
Discussion: Politico, The Verge and The Hill
Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
CHENEY: I'd Be Shocked If Obama Did The Right Thing On ISIS  —  Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't expect President Barack Obama's big Wednesday night speech outlining his strategy for confronting Islamic State will include a foreign policy vision that's adequate to deal with the jihadist group's threat.
 
 
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Richard B. Cheney / American Enterprise Institute:
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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
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Bring the Presidential Succession Act up to date
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Candidates to draw straws unless lone voter brings ID
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Justin Driver / The New Republic:
How Scalia's Beliefs Completely Changed the Supreme Court
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