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Adrian Peterson, above, “used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child ... in East Texas," said Rusty Hardin, the NFL star's lawyer in his Texas child abuse case. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)
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National Edition News cover for September 17, 2014 - White House policy demands race, ethnicity data from new gun buyers: Gun retailer SSG Tactical in Fredericksburg, VA. Photo by Kelly Riddell
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters following a GOP policy lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Republicans are increasingly optimistic that they can tilt enough seats to capture the Senate majority for the first time since the 2006 elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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National Edition News cover for September 16, 2014 - Health plans in five states cover all abortions: This Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, photo shows part of the healtcare,gov Website in Washington. Thousands of consumers risk losing financial aid for health care premiums under President Barack Obama’s law unless they clear up lingering questions about their incomes, administration officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Illustration on the broken promise not to fund abortion through Obamacare by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the broken promise not to fund abortion through Obamacare by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 photo, math is taught to high school students during a class at the Karnes County Residential Center, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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President Barack Obama meets with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y. in the Oval Office, July 31, 2014. Kelly Ward, Executive Director of the DCCC, seated at right. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Illegal immigrants on their way to deportation listen to a Border Patrol agent in Arizona in 2010, when the majority came from Mexico. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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A bill is before Congress to once again take up the issue of statehood for the District of Columbia. (Nancy Pastor/The Washington Times) **FILE**
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Carolina Panthers' Greg Hardy smiles at fans as he arrives for an NFL football practice in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Hardy has been convicted on two counts of domestic violence and is still playing. Though he has already been found guilty, the league is sticking by its policy to wait until the appeal process has been heard before making any decision on a possible suspension. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Navy 's Tago Smith (18) rushes against Texas State during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in San Marcos, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman prepares to take batting practice before a baseball game at Nationals Park, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Washington. Zimmerman has been on the disabled list and this is one of the first times he has taken batting practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **
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Ellen Richardson, left, joins legislators at signing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments in 1997. A "movement to 'de-institutionalize' and provide 'inclusion'" accompanied such legislative landmarks, says Gary Barnard. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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emigres: Children play at a Turkish neighborhood in Duisburg, Germany. The country needs immigrants to replace retiring workers, particularly those with college degrees. (Associated Press)
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Turkish immigrants go shopping on a market in Duisburg, Germany. The government has even fashioned its own version of the American dream, with its "Make it in Germany" campaign. Launched in 2012, this online platform lures non-German-speaking skilled immigrants with the promise of a lucrative future. (Associated Press)
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The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)
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In this Sept. 5, 2014, file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agent looks for signs along trail while on patrol near the Texas-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
