Republicans Cut Democratic Lead in Campaign's Final Days  —  Democrats Hold 47%-43% Lead Among Likely Voters  —  Summary of Findings  —  A nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds voting intentions shifting in the direction of Republican congressional candidates in the final days of the 2006 midterm campaign.

Haggard confesses to 'lifelong' sexual problem … COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard confessed on Sunday to a "lifelong" sexual problem, and said he was "a deceiver and a liar," in a letter read to his New Life Church.  —  "There is part of my life …

EU: Saddam should not hang  —  Finland, current holder of rotating EU presidency, urges Iraq not to carry out death sentence passed on Iraq's former leader after his conviction for crimes against humanity  —  The European Union urged Iraq on Sunday not to carry out the death sentence passed …

America's referendum on war  —  Pelosi's countdown: She ticks off a list of changes, including a new Iraq strategy  —  (11-05) 04:00 PST Glenside, Pa. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi warned that a Republican victory Tuesday would prolong the U.S. involvement in Iraq another 10 years …

Balance and Bias on the Political Beat  —  Readers, especially before elections, watch The Post closely for any hint of political bias.  Recently, such complaints have come mostly from Republicans.  —  Virginia voters must choose between two less than sterling candidates …

Huge march in Venezuela for Chavez opponent  —Text+CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people on Saturday marched in Caracas to support opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, whose populist campaign has focused on reducing crime and redistributing oil wealth.

Bay State dems the best thing to happen to GOP  —  It's that time of the election cycle when we get ready to take one for the team.  I'm talking about conservatives.  Here in Taxachusetts.  —  Ted Kennedy, Barney Frank and Mike Dukakis.  Gay marriage and Willie Horton.

Missouri Senate: McCaskill (D) 49%; Talent (R) 48%  —  Missouri's Senate race is shaping up to be a nail-biter to the very end.  The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Claire McCaskill hanging on to a one-point lead over incumbent U.S. Sen. Jim Talent—49% to 48% (see crosstabs).

C.I.A. Review Highlights Afghan Leader's Woes  —  The scene of a bombing in September near the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Such attacks have increased in the past two years.  —  A recent Central Intelligence Agency assessment found that the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai …

Climate chaos?  Don't believe it  —  The Stern report last week predicted dire economic and social effects of unchecked global warming.  In what many will see as a highly controversial polemic, Christopher Monckton disputes the 'facts' of this impending apocalypse and accuses the UN and its scientists of distorting the truth

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Keith Olbermann  —  (Keith Olbermann is joining us in the comments today to discuss his new book, The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Strong Contenders, which blogospheric denizens took to #4 on Amazon as a way of saying thanks for his stirring editorial on Donald Rumsfeld.

Botched  —  Assessing the damage done to Democrats-and his own chances in '08-by John Kerry's epically flubbed joke.  —  Chuck Schumer got right to the point.  On Thursday afternoon, the New York Senator, who's leading the Democrats' efforts to win back the Senate, called John Kerry and let him have it.

Repeat calls not from Hodes  —  National Republicans spend nearly $20,000  —  November 05.  —  or the second straight day yesterday, Democratic field offices received dozens of phone calls and e-mails from frustrated voters upset about repeated automated phone calls they thought were coming …