Gloria Allred: Meg Whitman Is a Liar  —  Gloria Allred just went after Meg Whitman with a vengeance ... waiving a letter from the Social Security Administration sent to Meg back in 2003, putting Meg and her husband on notice there was a problem with their housekeeper's Social Security number — a sign she was here illegally.

Emanuel's Departure Set; Rouse to Replace Him  —  Updated President Obama will give his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, a send-off Friday as Mr. Emanuel officially announces his departure from the West Wing to run for mayor of Chicago, officials familiar with the decision said.

Closing the book on Christine O'Donnell Oxford flap  —  By now you may have heard that the claim that Christine O'Donnell studied at Oxford has now turned up on a second O'Donnell online resume, this one from ZoomInfo.  —  I've got some more information on what happened from ZoomInfo …

Sen. Saxby Chambliss Just Called Me To Offer His “Sincerest Apologies”  —  I just got off the phone with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who said he was calling to personally apologize for the “All faggots must die” comment left here on JMG last Tuesday.  I'll paraphrase what Chambliss said to me …

Obama 52%, Clinton 37% for 2012 Democratic Nomination  —  Clinton's support highest among conservative, less well-educated Democrats  —  PRINCETON, NJ — If Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were to challenge President Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2012 …

Gay rights killed Clementi  —  The body count of the gay rights movement grows by one. … It was obvious from the start that the orientationally-challenged activists would attempt to blame Clementi's death on his roommate.  But the surreptitious filming of sexual activity …

Linda McMahon: ‘We Ought To Review’ The Minimum Wage  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, suggested Thursday that the U.S. ought to take a second look at the federal minimum wage.  —  “The minimum wage now in our country …

White House scorecard: MSNBC up, bloggers down  —  At one point not that long ago, Greenwald's critiques were taken as constructive criticism, in much the same way Maddow's are.  Marc Ambinder wrote in The Atlantic in May 2009 that “whereas the White House does not give a scintilla of attention …

The Arrogance of Joe Miller (Updated With Blame)  —  You hear an awful lot from the Joe Miller campaign about Lisa Murkowski being “entitled” and acting like she's owed the senate seat.  It seems to bug them.  And it bugs a lot of Alaskans.  —  These Tweets from Joe Miller were captured …

J Street, Down the Rabbit Hole  —  Jeremy Ben-Ami, the founder and president of J Street, the liberal Jewish group, e-mailed Goldblog last night: “Reports of our demise (including from you) are greatly exaggerated....” He was referring to a question I posted earlier in the day …

UIC faculty may jump into Ayers fray  —  University of Illinois at Chicago faculty leaders are weighing whether to ask the board of trustees to reconsider its controversial decision to deny emeritus status to retired professor William Ayers.  —  It's the latest twist in a showdown 40 years …

Exclusive: Ben Wetmore Explains CNN Boat Sex Prank  —  On Wednesday CNN reported that right-wing provocateur James O'Keefe — the fake pimp whose YouTube video cost ACORN its federal funding, and who pled guilty to entering Senator Mary Landrieu's office under false pretenses — planned to …

A GOP unknown is in striking range of Barney Frank  —  Sean Bielat, the Republican candidate for Congress in Massachusetts' 4th District, has had just one conversation with his Democratic opponent, Rep. Barney Frank.  —  It was in August, at a parade in New Bedford.

Grayson Attack Helps His Rival  —  Florida Republican Daniel Webster turned an attack advertisement from incumbent Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson comparing him to a member of the Taliban into a fund-raising tool — raking in $130,000 in the last two days, the Webster camp said.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday gave a mixed but decidedly negative review of President Obama's economic policies, saying that the reason for joblessness is uncertainty in the private sector caused by government and that the president is uninterested in business.

Craig Newmark: NPR Will Be the Dominant News Force By 2020  —  NPR will be one of the dominant forces in media in ten years because their membership-based funding model is finely tuned to the habits of millennial news consumers.  That's the prophecy of Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and a new media philosopher.

Middle class tax-cut issue backfiring on Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's urgent call for Congress to immediately extend tax breaks for the middle class was supposed to create a defining Democratic issue and cast Republicans as defenders of the rich on the eve of crucial midterm elections.

DSCC Cancels Ad Buy In Kentucky  —  The DSCC has canceled some ad reservations in Kentucky, a likely sign that the Democratic committee is re-evaluating whether it is worth spending money there this year.  —  A Republican source who monitors ad buys told Hotline On Call that the DSCC has canceled reservations there for next week.

Sen. John Thune: Sarah Palin changes 2012 equation  —  Sen. John Thune said Thursday that Sarah Palin's decision whether or not to run for president will “change the equation” for him and all other potential Republican contenders.  —  “She is someone who has a tremendous following out there …

The new math adds up to losses for the Democrats  —  Sometimes the most important clues are hiding in plain view.  That was the case in late June, when the Gallup Organization reported that the share of voters who describe themselves as conservative had increased from 37 percent to 42 percent in the past two years.

Elite Colleges, or Colleges for the Elite?  —  TODAY'S populist moment, with a growing anger directed at the elites who manipulate the system to their advantage, is an opportune time to examine higher education's biggest affirmative action program — for the children of alumni.

Boehner Outlines Changes if G.O.P. Takes House  —  WASHINGTON — Representative John A. Boehner said Thursday that if Republicans take control in the midterm election, he would try to fundamentally change the way the House of Representatives is run to give both parties a fair hearing while making their doings more transparent.