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4:20 PM ET, September 13, 2014

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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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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
GOP congressman's campaign slams opponent for ‘promoting’ Bill Maher  —  Rep. John Kline's (R-Minn.) campaign slammed his Democratic opponent for welcoming support from liberal comedian Bill Maher, who named Kline the target of his “Flip a District” campaign Friday night.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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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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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show and Hot Air
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 …
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.”
Discussion: RedState
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Clinton Silent on 2016 Bid as Campaign-Style Actions Begin to Speak Volumes  —  She is building stamina through tough new workouts with a personal trainer and yoga.  She is talking about how to address income inequality without alienating corporate America.
 
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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