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Vikings Adrian Peterson Child Abuse: Running Back Indicted

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September 12, 2014 5:49 PM EDT Updated at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sat., Sept. 13 Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Montgomery County, Texas for injury to a child. The indictment stems from allegations that Peterson used a switch to spank his son, according to his lawyer Rusty Hardin. Peterson turned himself in to law enforcement authorities early Saturday and was freed shortly after on $15,000 bail, reports NBC. Read More...

What Biden Can Do at the DNC to Help Harris Win

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Joe Biden’s choice to step aside has resurrected discussion of Lyndon Johnson, who stunned Americans by doing the same thing on March 31, 1968. In both cases, the Presidents opened the door for their Vice Presidents to be the Democratic nominee for President. And yet, because Johnson never relinquished party leadership behind the scenes, the Democratic National Convention resulted in chaos and division, not party unity. As aide Joseph Califano admitted, Johnson’s “people organized the convention and virtually dictated the platform. Read More...

Why Is Obama's Middle Name Taboo?

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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.: that is the full name of the junior Senator from Illinois — neither a contrivance nor, at face value, a slur. But John McCain couldn’t apologize quickly enough after Bill Cunningham, a conservative talk radio host, warmed up a Cincinnati rally with a few loaded references to “Barack Hussein Obama.” Asked afterwards if it was appropriate to use the Senator’s middle name, McCain said, “No, it is not. Read More...