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	        DDO.contentData.connextProductID = 'www.mystatesman.com';
	    
		
	
	//SEARCH DATA PAGE CONTENT
		
   
  
   DDO.pageData.pageNumber = location.search.split('page=')[1] ? location.search.split('page=')[1] : location.search.split('offset=')[1] ? location.search.split('offset=')[1] : '1';
   
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DDO.init = function(pubsub, dependentEvents) {
	// The following code defers loading the DTM library until after certain events have been fired,
	// namely janrain, mg2, and access meter.
	// Note: we need to add access meter to list of dependent events etc!
	DDO.dependentEvents = dependentEvents;// e.g. ['authn', 'authz'];
	setTimeout(function(){
		DDO.dependentEventCheck("TIMED OUT");
	}, 10000);
	if(dependentEvents.length == 0){
		DDO.utilities.triggerDTMPageView();//DDO.utilities.loadDTMLibrary();
	}
	
	pubsub.publish("DDO-initialized");
	console.log('DDO: ', DDO);
}

//Function to remove last alphanumeric chars from DDO.pageData.pageName url
function removeExtracharFromUrl(urlPath){
    var urlArr = urlPath.split('/');
    if (urlArr.length > 3) {
    	var urlArr_new = [];
		for (var i=0; i<urlArr.length-2;i++) {
			urlArr_new.push(urlArr[i]);
		}
		return urlArr_new.join('/') + '/';
    } 
    else {
    	return urlPath;	
    }
}

</script>

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<script>
DDO.interaction = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		// pubsubcutioner can use regex for event names, thus all interaction type events
		// can be listened to assuming the data is correct.
		pubsub.subscribe("site-interaction", function(event, data){
			// data should be like: {element:"[widget clicked]",action: "[button clicked]"}
			DDO.action("interaction.Website", data);
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.janrainPort = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		var returnUser = false;
		var isModalOpen = false;
		var autoLogin = true;
		
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.sessionNotFound", function(){
			pubsub.publish("authn-anonymous");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.logout",function(){
			pubsub.publish("authn-logout");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.loginSuccess", function(event, data){
			pubsub.publish("login-success");
			pubsub.publish("authn-login", data);
			if(!returnUser && !window.mg2){
				pubsub.publish("login-complete");
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.loginFailed", function(){
			pubsub.publish("login-error");
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.sessionFound", function(event, data){
			pubsub.publish("session-found");
			pubsub.publish("authn-login", data);
			if(autoLogin) { 
				pubsub.publish("authn-login-return");
			}
			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.onEmailSent", function(){
			pubsub.publish("registration-success");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.onModalOpen", function(){
			if (!isModalOpen) {
				pubsub.publish("authn-modal-open");
				isModalOpen = true;
				autoLogin = false;
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.onModalClose", function(){
			pubsub.publish("authn-modal-close");
			isModalOpen = false;
		});
	}
}
</script>






<script>
DDO.authn = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		var triggerReturnUser = false;
		var autoLogin = true;
		var connextDataSet = false;
		var connextData = {};
		var hasLocalStorage = DDO.hasLocalStorage();
		var connextActive = DDO.connextActive();
		DDO.userData = DDO.userData || {};
		pubsub.subscribe("connext-updated", function(event, data){
			connextData = data;
			connextDataSet = true;
			pubsub.publish("authn-connext-ready", data);

		})
		function useConnext(action){
			if(connextDataSet){
				useConnextData(connextData, action);
				connextDataSet = false;
			}else{
				pubsub.subscribe("authn-connext-ready", function(event, connextData){	
					useConnextData(connextData, action);	
					connextDataSet = false;
				})
			}
		}
		function useConnextData(data, action){
			console.log("SATELLITE: used connext data");
			DDO.userData.userActive = data.isAuthenticated ?'logged-in':'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = data.isAuthorized ? "premium":(data.isAuthenticated ? "standard":"anonymous");
			DDO.dependentEventCheck("authn");
			if(typeof(action) != "undefined"){
				DDO.action(action);
			}
			
		}
		if(hasLocalStorage){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserStatus")||"";
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.userData.userActive = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserActive")||"";
				DDO.userData.userType = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserType")||"";
			}
			if(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData")){
				DDO.userData.userProfileID = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData"))["uuid"] ||"";
			}
		}
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login", function(event, data){
			if(autoLogin){
				pubsub.publish("session-found");
			}
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'registered';
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.userData.userActive = 'logged-in';
				DDO.userData.userType = 'standard';
			}else{
				useConnext();
			}
			if(hasLocalStorage && !connextActive){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.userData.userProfileID = data.uuid;
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-anonymous", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
				DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			}else{
				useConnext();	
			}
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-modal-open", function(event, data){
			if(typeof(window.janrainClickTracker)!="undefined"){
				if(typeof(DDO.loginEventClickNumber)!="undefined"){
					if(window.janrainClickTracker == DDO.loginEventClickNumber){
						return;
					}
				}
				DDO.loginEventClickNumber = window.janrainClickTracker;
			}
			if(connextActive){
				useConnext('loginEvent_start');
			}else{
				DDO.action('loginEvent_start');
			}
			autoLogin = false;
		});
 		pubsub.subscribe("login-complete", function(event, data){
			if(!autoLogin){
				if(connextActive){
					useConnext('loginEvent_complete');
				}else{
					DDO.action('loginEvent_complete');
				}
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-logout", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.action('loginEvent_logout');
		});	
		
		pubsub.subscribe("session-found", function(){
			autoLogin = true;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				currentCookie = localStorage.getItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie");
				if(currentCookie != null){
					currentCookie = JSON.parse(currentCookie);
				}else{
						currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
						localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie));
				}
				if ((Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - currentCookie['timestamp'])>1800){
					triggerReturnUser = true;
					currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
					localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie))
				}
			}
			
		});
		
		// When user is auto-logged in.
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login-return", function(event, data) {
			if(triggerReturnUser){
				if(connextActive){
					useConnext('loginEvent_return-user');
				}else{
			 		DDO.action('loginEvent_return-user');
			 	}
			}
			 DDO.dependentEventCheck("authz");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("registration-success", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_new-user-register');
			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("login-error", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_error');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.authz = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authorization.granted", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userType = data.premium_user ? 'premium' : 'standard'; 
			if(DDO.hasLocalStorage()){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.comment = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe('livefyre.commentPosted', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('commentSubmitted');
			if (data.sharedToFacebook) {
                pubsub.publish('authn-social-share', { type:'share-content', site:'facebook' });
            }
            if (data.sharedToTwitter) {
                pubsub.publish('authn-social-share', { type:'share-content', site:'twitter' });
            }
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe('additional-comments', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('additionalComments', data);
		});
	}
};
</script>







<script>
DDO.socialShare = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-social-share", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("socialClick", data);			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("livefyre.commentShared", function(event, data){
			if (data.sharedToFacebook) {
	            DDO.action('socialClick', { type:'share-comment', site:'facebook' });
	        }
	        if (data.sharedToTwitter) {
	            DDO.action('socialClick', { type:'share-comment', site:'twitter' });
	        }
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("social-share-interaction", function(event, data){
			DDO.action ("interaction.SocialShare",
			{shareEvent:data.event || "provider_select",
			id:data.url,
			provider:data.provider});
		});
	
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.gallery = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-secondary", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('gallerySecondaryPhotoView');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-opened", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('galleryOpened');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.breakingNews = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-banner", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("breakingNews", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-story", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('breakingNewsStory');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.relatedObjects = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("related-objects", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("relatedObjects", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("non-gallery-photo", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("nonGalleryPhoto", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
	}
};
</script><script>
DDO.videoMetrics = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("video-start", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoStart', data);
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("video-content-play", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoContentPlay', data);
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("video-pause", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoPause', data);
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("video-complete", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoComplete', data);
		});
	}
};
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	<div class="cm-janrain-header">
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		<div id="signIn_Container">
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		<img
			src="/r/PortalConfig/np-paid/assets/mystatesman/images/logo-black.svg"
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			class="header-logo"
			alt="myStatesman.com"
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			<div class="cm-login">
				<h2>Sign in using your myStatesman.com profile</h2>
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					Need a Profile?
					<a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a>
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				{* #userInformationForm *}
					<div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
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		<img
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	<p>Reps. Joe Barton of Ennis, Jeb Hensarling of Dallas, Sam Johnson of Plano and Mac Thornberry of Amarillo voted &ldquo;no&rdquo; primarily because of a provision that increased the debt limit for three months without any plan to reduce the deficit, they said. The fiscally conservative members were opposed to the deal cut by President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders.</p><p>The bill, which featured $15.3 billion for Harvey assistance for the hard-hit Texas coast, passed overwhelmingly 316-90.</p><p>The no votes by the four Texans were striking given the drubbing the state took from the storm, with clean-up and rebuilding costs estimated to exceed $180 billion. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, also objected to tying the disaster aid to extending the debt limit but voted for the bill anyway.</p><p>None of the four members who voted against the bill represent districts affected by the storm. U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Texas Republicans, voted for the measure on Thursday.</p><p style="text-align: center;">
            
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