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9:40 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’
Discussion: The Raw Story
Greg Botelho / CNN:
ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice  —  (CNN) — British aid worker David Haines has been executed by ISIS militants, according to a video posted Saturday to a website associated with the group, making him the third Western captive to be killed by the Islamist extremist group in recent weeks.
Drew Karedes / KHOU-TV:
Chemistry teacher allegedly brought “date rape recipes” to school  —  An Oak Ridge teacher and her husband were arrested on drug charges  —  An Oak Ridge High chemistry teacher is in big trouble, and her students know it because she was arrested at school.  —  CONNECT
Discussion: The Raw Story and Liberaland
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.
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 …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Paths to War, Then and Now, Haunt Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Just hours before announcing an escalated campaign against Islamic extremists last week, President Obama privately reflected on another time when a president weighed military action in the Middle East — the frenzied weeks leading up to the American invasion of Iraq a decade ago.
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.
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 …
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 …
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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Denise Grady / New York Times:
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Discussion: Guardian
Monica Davey / New York Times:
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Discussion: Outside the Beltway and JSOnline
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Obama Sees Iraq Resolution as a Legal Basis for Airstrikes, Official Says
Discussion: Lawfare and Just Security
Jane Bradley / Scotsman:
‘Day of reckoning’ post-Yes vote, says Jim Sillars
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Hans Bader / Liberty Unyielding:
College: Students must agree ‘why’ they had sex to avoid sexual assault charges
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Women Could Finally Make Up 20% of Congress This Year
Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Anti-war crowd stunningly silent on ISIS plan
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Statement by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence …
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New sparks fly between CIA, Senate Intelligence Committee
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