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Also: A New York congressman threatens to pitch a reporter over a balcony; the House is expected to vote on the huge farm bill today; Ukrainian lawmakers review whether to grant amnesty to arrested protesters; and graffiti is springing up near the Vatican featuring a crime fighting "Super Pope".

Also: Some West Virginia residents are being told to flush their homes and resume water use; embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will give his state of the state address; the creator of Beanie Babies will be sentenced for tax fraud; and a movie theatre patron is shot to death over texting.

Also: The CDC continues to test West Virginia water; the family of a man whose execution was prolonged will sue Ohio; intense heat affects players at the Australian Open; and a "slightly haunted" house is for sale in Pennsylvania.

Also: The FBI asks Edward Snowden's father to persuade him to come home; polls open in Zimbabwe; a French luxury watch store is robbed days after a thief steals diamonds from a nearby shop; and actress Eileen Brennan dies.

Also: a California man is charged with deliberately driving his car into a crowd of people; closing arguments are set for accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger; pro baseball is apparently ready to sanction players for performance enhancing drug use; and the next Doctor Who is announced!

Commentator Frank Deford responds to suggestions of things he should comment on. Here, he takes on the Washington Redskins' name; high school football games on national TV; hockey fights; Pete Rose and the Baseball Hall of Fame; and the tradition of pouring Gatorade on winning coaches.

Also: Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer loses his bid for election; several September 11th memorials will soon begin; two Colorado state senators are recalled over their support for tighter gun restrictions; and the U.S. men's soccer team clinched a berth in next year's World Cup.

Also: there's deadly flash flooding in Colorado; fewer homes entered foreclosure in August; and more than a million people form a human chain in Spain to demand independence in Catalonia.

Also: The Medicare administrator will testify to a House panel about issues with the government's health exchange website; lawmakers compromise to defer flood insurance premium increases; former congressman Ike Skelton (D-Mo) dies; and apps for safe trick-or-treating.

Also: A Congressional staffer takes the rostrum for a bizarre rant; Caroline Kennedy is confirmed as the next U.S. Ambassador to Japan; a trial on Michigan's ban on gay marriage is set for next February; and it's earthquake drill day.