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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Bill Maher announced he's targeting Rep. John Kline. He picked the wrong guy. — Comedian Bill Maher announced Friday night that he will personally target Republican Rep. John Kline (Minn.) for defeat in the November election — the culmination of his longstanding “Flip a District” …
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Rachel Huggins / The Hill:
Bill Maher targets House chairman for midterms: He's a ‘silent threat’ — Comedian Bill Maher on Friday named Rep. John Kline (Minn.) as the viewer-nominated GOP lawmaker the funnyman wants to oust from Congress in his “Flip a District” challenge. — But Maher will have a tough time trying …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Nancy Pelosi: Civilization ‘In Jeopardy’ If GOP Takes Senate [VIDEO] — On the one hand, California U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi claims that Democrats are not “fear-mongers;” on the other hand, she believes civilization is doomed if Republicans take control of the Senate from Democrats in November.
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Webbiegh / CBS Houston:
UPDATED: EXCLUSIVE Details On Adrian Peterson Indictment Charges — Update: September 13, 9 am - Adrian Peterson has been booked and released following his indictment for negligent injury to a child charges. — Peterson was booked into the Montgomery County Texas Jail around 1:15am Saturday morning.
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Cole Premo / CBS Minnesota:
Adrian Peterson Indicted For Child Abuse, Turns Himself In
Adrian Peterson Indicted For Child Abuse, Turns Himself In
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TMZ.com:
Adrian Peterson — Indicted for Child Abuse ... Doc Reported Injuries (Photo Update)
Adrian Peterson — Indicted for Child Abuse ... Doc Reported Injuries (Photo Update)
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Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
Warrant Issued For Adrian Peterson's Arrest In Child Injury Case
Warrant Issued For Adrian Peterson's Arrest In Child Injury Case
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Ian Horswill / DailyTelegraph:
Why Travis McIntosh and Matt McCormick's wedding angers gay groups — TRAVIS McIntosh and Matt McCormick will get married tomorrow yet the matrimonial union has horrified gay rights groups. — Heterosexual best mates McIntosh and McCormick, who have known each other since the age of six …
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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Voter fraud probe roils Ga. Senate race — A group helmed by a major donor and policy adviser to Democratic Senate candidate Michele Nunn is under investigation by the Georgia secretary of State for alleged voter fraud. — Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) said in a memo, reported by WSB-TV …
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Brain Trauma to Affect One in Three Players, N.F.L. Agrees — The National Football League, which for years disputed evidence that its players had a high rate of severe brain damage, has stated in federal court documents that it expects nearly a third of retired players to develop long-term cognitive problems …
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Jim Miller / Sacramento Bee:
Six Californias initiative fails to make 2016 ballot — A proposed ballot measure to carve California into six states failed to qualify for the November 2016 ballot Friday after election officials determined that backers did not collect enough valid signatures.
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Investor's Business Daily:
DOJ Working With Elijah Cummings To Protect The IRS — IRS: An aide to the attorney general accidentally calls the office of the House Oversight Committee chairman, asking for help in spinning the defense of the agency whose head just said they obey the law when they can.
Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Anti-war crowd stunningly silent on ISIS plan — I could have sworn we were going to war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). — But the president, a well-known theologian, has informed us that despite what the Muslims of ISIS say, the Islamic State “is not Islamic.”
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Ali Watkins / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New sparks fly between CIA, Senate Intelligence Committee — WASHINGTON — Tensions between the CIA and its congressional overseers erupted anew this week when CIA Director John Brennan refused to tell lawmakers who authorized intrusions into computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee …
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Congressman Mark Sanford / Facebook:
I apologize for the length of this post, but given the gravity of the issue at hand when I sat down to write late last night a long list of things came to my mind. — More than anything, I am struck by two truths. One, it seems that history well documents that those who work to avoid conflict …
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