Subject: POLITICO's Huddle: Anti-Iran deal group plans new wave of ads – Who gets the ticket? Pope visit causing heartburn for lawmakers
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AIPAC-ALIGNED GROUP RUNS $20 MILLION IN ANTI-IRAN DEAL ADS.Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran begins a $20 million ad campaign today to oppose the Iran nuclear deal. It's the second wave of ads from the nonprofit created by AIPAC and other anti-deal groups to put pressure on lawmakers to oppose the nonproliferation deal negotiated by President Barack Obama, world leaders and Iran. CNFI is one of the major players in the lobbying blitz on the agreement. The group has signaled it will put aggressive money behind its opposition - north of $40 million over the August recess. Huddle readers have a first look at the script, which features Ahmad Batebi, a former Iranian political prisoner who was
 held for 9 years."I was led blindfolded into a room ... a noose placed around my neck. Three of us were ordered to stand on a stool. Those to my left and right ... were kicked aside. Iran had signed a treaty banning torture.But they did it anyway. Now they've signed a deal promising no nuclear weapons ... but they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. What do you think they'll be doing?"

JEFF FLAKE: THE SENATE'S MOST UNORTHODOX REPUBLICAN. Mike DeBonis reports for the Washington Post, "The junior senator from Arizona will be the only Republican lawmaker in the American delegation accompanying Secretary of State John F. Kerry is the latest reminder of [Jeff] Flake's unusual willingness to chart his own path on some of the nation's most divisive issues. On a range of matters - Cuban relations, nuclear negotiations with Iran and immigration policy, to name a few - Flake has found himself more closely aligned with President Obama than conservatives in his own party...Flake says he abides by advice he got upon arriving in the House in 2001: "If you vote consistent enough, then
 when there's a vote people don't understand, they'll give you the benefit of the doubt." 
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HOUSE DEMS SEEK TO ALLAY CONCERNS OVER IRAN DEAL. From your Huddle author, "Democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence defended the nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday, arguing that inspectors will be able to spot any attempts by Tehran to backslide on the agreement. In a letter to their colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus, former and current members of the intelligence panel said that the U.S. is in a strong position to catch Tehran if the country "cheated" on key compromises included in the nuclear deal - a top concern for Democrats who have yet to pledge their support for the deal. The effort was spearheaded by Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat
 on the panel, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)." 
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GOOD MORNING, it's Friday, August 14, 2015. Welcome to The Huddle, your play-by-play guide to everything Capitol Hill. Rachael is in Iowa for the weekend. She'll be back next week. If you have any good tips, let me know at 
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TODAY IN CONGRESS -Staffers counting down the hours until 4 p.m.

TRANSITIONS. Lindsay Bembenek, a press secretary for Sen. David Vitter is moving to London after four years on the Hill. She emails, 'I&#39;m moving to London for the next year to pursue my Master&#39;s in Public Policy at King&#39;s College London. Thank you to everyone who has made my four years on Capitol Hill such a wonderful experience. Working for Senators Johnson and Vitter has been a real privilege, and I&#39;m grateful for the friends I&#39;ve made along the way.'

POPE TICKETS IN HIGH DEMAND. Donna Cassata and Andrew Taylor for the AP,"Lawmakers are struggling with an extraordinary demand - from spouses, family, friends, constituents - for the one ticket they get for guests to sit in the upper galleries of the House chamber when the pontiff addresses Congress on Sept. 24. A chance to see and hear the 78-year-old Argentinian famed for making the comfortable uncomfortable is the hottest ticket in Washington." 
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SCALISE HIT FOR LACK OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION. Via the AP, "Two national civil rights leaders are reviving criticism of a top-ranking House Republican&#39;s speech to a white supremacist group 13 years ago, trying to jumpstart action on a proposed strengthening of the Voting Rights Act. Marc Morial of the National Urban League and Wade Henderson of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter criticizing Majority Whip Steve Scalise - the House&#39;s third-ranking GOP member - for inaction on efforts to revise the 50-year-old law." 
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SENATE CONTROL IS ANYBODY'S GUESS. Alex Roarty, Andrea Drusch, Scott Bland and Josh Kraushaar report for National Journal, "Much has changed since our spring Senate power rankings. Some previously unexpected candidates like Alan Grayson and Joe Heck have jumped in, while some anticipated ones like Kay Hagan have passed on the 2016 elections. One thing we do know, though, is that the race for control of the Senate remains precariously balanced between the two parties. Three clear tiers of Senate races have emerged 15 months away from the next election, when Democrats would need to win four seats (five if they lose the White House) to recapture control of the chamber. Republicans look more
 likely than not right now to lose two blue-state seats. But after that, it&#39;s far too early to say whether one party or the other holds a definitive advantage in five toss-up seats-four held by Republicans and one by retiring Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid." 
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VOTERS, NOT ADS DICTATE IRAN VOTE. Andrew Taylor&thinsp;write for the AP, "It was supposed to be a long and uncomfortable August for Democrats undecided about President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, but so far the political heat brought on by opponents of the much-contested accord is more of a simmer than a rolling boil. Millions of dollars in television and online advertisements by an offshoot of the powerful American Israel Political Action Committee are aimed at more than a dozen states represented by undecided Democratic, among them Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chris Coons of Delaware and Mark Warner of Virginia. The accord would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange
 for relief from economic sanctions, and the House and Senate are slated to vote next month on a resolution of disapproval." 
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FLORIDA MAP STILL IN SHAMBLES. Brandon Larrabee and Jim Turner with the News Service of Florida write, "The battle over boundaries for Florida&#39;s 27 congressional districts began in earnest Thursday, with a state House committee approving a plan while senators considered overhauling the same proposal -- and as a congresswoman continued pressing her case that the map would harm black voters. The House Select Committee on Redistricting voted 9-4 to back a 'base map' crafted by legislative staff to comply with an opinion from the Florida Supreme Court, which ruled last month that the existing congressional map violates the anti-gerrymandering 'Fair Districts' requirements approved by voters
 in 2010. The base map has drawn perhaps the most criticism from Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown, whose district would be radically changed. Brown has filed a federal lawsuit to block any effort to dismantle her current district, which ambles its way from Jacksonville to Orlando to create a seat likely to elect a candidate preferred by African-American voters." 
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THURSDAY'S ANSWER- Bill Pilon was the first to correct answer that the death of the governor-elect of Georgia before being sworn into office led to a constitutional crisis. The three contenders were Herman Talmadge, who claimed the governorship by right of inheritance, Ellis Arnall who was the outgoing governor who refused to vacate his office, and Melvin Thomas who had been elected Lt. governor.

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