Former Whitman housekeeper alleges she was treated like ‘garbage’  —  The California governor's race took on a circus-like atmosphere Wednesday as a former housekeeper for Meg Whitman alleged the Republican gubernatorial nominee employed her for nearly nine years, even though Whitman knew the housekeeper was in the country illegally.

Poll: Murkowski Close in Alaska; Dems Pull Away in Calif.  —  From left: Joe Miller, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Scott McAdams  —  From left: Michael Dinneen / AP; J. Scott Applewhite / AP; Chris Miller / AP  —  In Alaska, Republican Lisa Murkowski is giving the GOP nominee for her Senate-seat, Joe Miller, a real race to contend with.

Alaska Polls Suggest Murkowski Has Upside as Write-In  —  Two new polls out Wednesday find that Senator Lisa Murkowski, who is running a write-in-bid for the U.S. Senate, is still an appealing figure to some Alaskans.  —  First, a CNN poll showed Ms. Murkowski running just 2 points behind the Republican Joe Miller among likely voters.

Our Documentary Takes A Strange Detour  —  (Programming note: “Right On The Edge” airs this Saturday and Sunday at 8 and 11 p.m. ET).  —  I've been a reporter for nine years.  My first official day on the job was on 9-11.  I was the bureau chief in Dubuque, Iowa, working as a one-man band.