Tycoon who took over Segway firm dies in freak accident after riding one of the machines off a cliff and into a river  —  The multi-millionaire owner of the Segway company died in a freak accident yesterday when he rode one of the high-tech two-wheel machines off a cliff and into a river.

Poll: Bill O'Reilly is popular, but Rachel Maddow is unknown to likely voters  —  More people are getting their news about the upcoming election from cable television than any other source, and from Fox News more than any other cable channel, according to a POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll released Monday.

U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet  —  WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” …

Weekend at Fidel's  —  Jeffrey Goldberg is not the first American journalist to cuddle up to Castro.  —  At most marine parks in the world the animals provide the entertainment.  But at the Havana aquarium last month, Fidel Castro had a couple of humans eating out of his hand and clapping like trained seals.

A grieving American's invitation for Stephen Colbert  —  Longtime readers of this blog know the tragic story of Los Angeles teenager Jamiel Shaw, who was gunned down by an illegal alien gang member in 2008 amidst brown-on-black violence in California's open-borders sanctuary.

Questions - Delaware Senate - September 26, 2010  —  Delaware State Survey of 500 Likely Voters  —  1* If the 2010 Election for United States senate, were held today would you vote for Republican Christine O'Donnell or Democrat Chris Coons?  —  40% O'Donnell  —  49% Coons  —  5% Castle

Lazio Drops Out of Governor's Race  —  Former Representative Rick A. Lazio has agreed to have his name removed as the Conservative Party's candidate for governor, in a decision that bolsters the candidacy of the Republican candidate, Carl P. Paladino.  —  Mr. Paladino is expected to agree …

SMALL CHANGE  —  Why the revolution will not be tweeted.  —  At four-thirty in the afternoon on Monday, February 1, 1960, four college students sat down at the lunch counter at the Woolworth's in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina.  They were freshmen at North Carolina A.  & T., a black college a mile or so away.

Axelrod says he's ‘eager’ for election night results  —  The Obama administration is “eager” to face voters' choices on Election Day, senior adviser David Axelrod said Monday.  —  Axelrod, one of the administration's top political counselors, asserted that Democrats would do better than expected on Nov. 2.

Manchin Calls for Partial Repeal of Health Reform  —  ROANOKE, W.V. — In Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin's quest to strike a bipartisan chord as he campaigns to fill the late Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd's seat, he's joining the GOP's call to repeal pieces of health care reform.

Vulnerable Dem Rep. Embraces Bush In Latest Ad  —  ABC News' Amy Walter reports:  —  We've seen plenty of Democrats in tight races trying to distance themselves from President Obama.  But one Democrat, North Dakota's Rep. Earl Pomeroy, is taking this a step farther by actually embracing President George W. Bush.

Senate Democrats not backing down on filibuster reform despite expected losses  —  Despite expected losses this fall, Senate Democrats are not backing down on their commitment to filibuster reform.  —  In the wake of two failed procedural votes last week, some Democrats in the upper chamber say reform is necessary.

The Fox primary: complicated, contractual  —  With Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee all making moves indicating they may run for president, their common employer is facing a question that hasn't been asked before: How does a news organization cover White House hopefuls when so many are on the payroll?

Structure of Excuses  —  What can be done about mass unemployment?  All the wise heads agree: there are no quick or easy answers.  There is work to be done, but workers aren't ready to do it — they're in the wrong places, or they have the wrong skills.  Our problems are “structural,” and will take many years to solve.

Report: Fla. adds 2 seats, N.Y. loses  —  A new estimate of House reapportionment gains and losses resulting from this year's Census reveals a larger-than-expected impact on Florida and New York.  According to Washington-based Election Data Services, which reviewed new Census data …

FBI Escorts Known Hamas Operative Through Top-Secret National Counterterrorism Center as “Outreach” to Muslim Community  —  Sheikh Kifah Mustapha (third from left) touring the National Counterterrorism Center (Photo: FBI)  —  A known Hamas operative and unindicted co-conspirator …

Dem Whip: GOP majority will issue birther subpoenas against Obama  —  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) warned Republicans will investigate President Obama's birthplace if they take over Congress.  —  Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, said Republicans will grind …

Vice President Biden to Democratic Base: ‘Stop Whining’  —  At a fundraiser in Manchester, NH, today, Vice President Biden urged Democrats to “remind our base constituency to stop whining and get out there and look at the alternatives.  This President has done an incredible job.  He's kept his promises.”

CONFESSION VIDEO: US Soldier Describes Thrill Kill of Innocent Afghans  —  Corporal, 22, Tells How His ‘Crazy’ Sergeant Allegedly Murdered For Kicks, Collected Body Parts  —  Dressed in a t-shirt and Army shorts, a 22-year-old corporal from Wasilla, Alaska casually describes on a video tape …

Morning Jay: Obama's Falling Numbers, How To Read The Polls, The Jon Corzine Effect, and More!  —  1. Obama's Falling Numbers.  Barack Obama's job approval numbers reached a new low over the weekend in the RealClearPolitics average.  Generally, I've seen two types of explanations for the president's decline.

Afternoon Fix: John Thune to campaign for six Senate and House candidates this fall; Rick Lazio drops New York gubernatorial bid  —  Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix” in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) p.m.!  —  EARLIER ON THE FIX  —  Rick Lazio's greatest hits and misses

HARVARD AND PERETZ  —  The events at Harvard on Saturday were fascinating, distressing, and exhausting.  Today, I am going to write about the controversy surrounding the remarks of Martin Peretz and Harvard's decision to accept the $650,000 or so donated for a scholarship fund in his honor.

UN plan for ‘alien ambassador’ a case of science fiction?  —  Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman denies Sunday Times report that she is to become Earth's first contact for ETs  —  If a Martian, proverbial or otherwise, had landed on Earth in the last 24 hours the media had some practical advice.

Prosecutor in Stevens corruption case commits suicide  —  Nick Marsh, one of the lawyers who prosecuted the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for corruption, took his own life over the weekend, his attorney confirmed to The Hill.  —  NPR first reported Monday that Marsh committed suicide.

Webster's wife blasts ‘Taliban Dan’ ad  —  Twenty-four hours after Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson launched a scalding TV attack comparing his opponent to the Taliban for his positions on women's issues, Florida Republican Daniel Webster is pushing back.  —  In a statement from the campaign …