Midterm elections: A voter's guide to the homestretch (Time.com)
Time.com - Not all polls are created equal, and four other essential truths to help you navigate the political silly season
Democrat Feingold runs ad touting health care vote (AP)
AP - Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin boldly embraces and defends his vote for the health care reform law in his latest campaign television ad, even as other Democrats avoid the topic and Republicans rail against it.
The Fast Fix: Do Political Rallies Matter? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Thousands of liberals from across the country gathered in Washington over the weekend for the "One Nation" rally -- an attempt to rally the Democratic base in advance of the Nov. 2 election. While attendees insisted the "One Nation" gathering …
Plains mood: Times good, but incumbents in danger (AP)
AP - The recession that has brought misery to so much of America hasn't touched Walter Grotte. His business moving silos and grain bins is prospering, and, like many in North Dakota, he has no financial worries. Life, he says, is "better than we deserve."
New high court era: Kagan makes 3 women on bench (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court began a new era Monday with three women serving together for the first time, Elena Kagan taking her place at the end of the bench and quickly joining in the give-and-take.
Brown, Whitman call off radio debate (The Upshot)
The Upshot - After a heated Saturday-night debate, Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown have called off a joint radio appearance scheduled for tomorrow morning. Neither camp is saying why it's managed to find this rare patch of common ground in the bitter California gubernatorial race. At Saturday's debate, former Democratic California Governor Brown hit Whitman hard over allegations [...]
O'Donnell said China plotting to take over US (AP)
AP - Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware said in a 2006 debate that China was plotting to take over America and claimed to have classified information about the country that she couldn't divulge.
Obama White House tanked shot at bipartisan climate âcap-and-tradeâ deal? (Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - In a remarkable story in the New Yorker, journalist Ryan Lizza reveals that President Obama, who frequently complains about the intransigence of congressional Republicans, may have tanked action on one of his top priorities by spurning the pivotal Republican senator negotiating the bill.
Conservatives turn on James O'Keefe (Politico)
Politico - O’Keefe now finds himself abandoned by some of the powerful conservatives who championed him.
Whitman, Brown pull out of debate (Politico)
Politico - The cancellation comes after a hyper-aggressive debate on Saturday.
Skeletons, dirt it's the election's homestretch (AP)
AP - Leaked audio in Nevada reveals a Republican Senate candidate trashing her party. Video of a Democratic Senate hopeful wrongly claiming he served in Vietnam becomes a TV ad in Connecticut. A housekeeper steps forward to say her employer, California's GOP gubernatorial nominee, knew she was an illegal immigrant.
Biographical information on Rahm Emanuel (AP)
AP - NAME — Rahm Israel Emanuel.
Court won't hear UN sex harassment case (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court won't let a sexual harassment trial go forward against a former United Nations official.
Obama pledges cooperation in outreach to business (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday he would collaborate with business to cut red tape and ease corporate taxes, acknowledging the need for a period of "healing" after his major reform of Wall Street regulation.
Minimum Wage: A 'Snakepit' Issue for the GOP? (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire -