Consensus Points to 50-Seat G.O.P. Gain in House, But May Understate Uncertainty  —  FiveThirtyEight's projection for the U.S. House shows little change from last week.  Republicans are given a 73 percent chance of taking over the House, up incrementally from 72 percent last week.

Sorry Folks, The Put-Back Apocalypse Ain't Gonna Happen  —  You should probably be a buyer of Bank of America right now.  —  I never thought I'd find myself typing those words.  I've been a huge critic of Bank of America for years.  I'm bearish on the financial supermarket model.

Obama says federal jobs may stay vacant, doesn't rule out furloughs  —  Facing Republican complaints about big government and federal salaries, President Obama said Friday that government agencies might leave some vacancies unfilled as his administration looks for ways to save money.

Fort Hood soldier ordered to delete video of rampage  —  FORT HOOD, Texas — A US soldier who captured a deadly 2009 rampage at Fort Hood with his cell phone camera testified Friday that he was ordered to erase the video by his commanders.  —  The video could have provided key evidence …

Christine O'Donnell outraises Chris Coons more than 2-to-1  —  Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell raised a substantial $3.8 million during the last three months, more than twice what her Democratic opponent raised, but it hasn't yet thinned his substantial lead in most polls.

Hinchey Tangles With Reporter (Updated)  —  Rep. Maurice Hinchey, who suddenly finds himself in the GOP's crosshairs, had a heated exchange with a local reporter at last night's debate that became physical before the congressman disengaged and walked away, according to witnesses.

Bill Flores backs away from saying he's not opposed to raising Social Security retirement age  —  mmason@dallasnews.com  —  WASHINGTON — Republican congressional candidate Bill Flores, blaming a headache for a verbal miscue, has backed away from saying he's “not philosophically opposed” …

Mike Adams Eight Straight Suicides  —  Officials on college campuses across the nation are alarmed at a wave of recent suicides involving Christians who have been harassed by homosexual activists.  The main stream media isn't covering the story so, as usual, I have taken it upon myself to do their jobs for them.

Obama: GOP favors tax loopholes that send jobs overseas  —  President Obama took aim at Republicans in his weekly radio address Saturday, accusing the party of favoring corporate tax loopholes that encourage companies to create jobs overseas.  —  The president said the key to job creation …

Fox Stations Go Dark as Dispute With Cablevision Escalates  —  Updated  —  Executives at Cablevision and News Corporation are scheduled to meet at noon Saturday to resume negotiations in a spat that has left Cablevision subscribers without access to Fox network programming.

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Just Four Dudes Jamming On The Subway — With Their iPhones As Instruments [Video]  —  A lot is said about the Apple marketing machine.  Love them or hate them, there's no denying that their ads are effective.  But someone just one-upped them — with their own products.

Immigrants Find Voting Can Come At a Cost  —  The way Joseph E. Joseph tells it, he was just doing his civic duty.  —  On his way home from work one evening in 1992, he came across a group of volunteers in Brooklyn registering people to vote.  Mr. Joseph, a legal permanent resident …

Angle burns through much of her staggering $14 million haul  —  Nevada Republican Sharron Angle announced earlier this week she raised a staggering $14 million between the start of July and the end of September.  Observers seized on the impressive total as a sign her challenge …

Treasury Defends HAMP Again - I Can't Stop Laughing  —  I see nothing.  (photo: sirtwitchalot2000 on Flickr)  —  So Ezra stepped out and pretty sharply criticized HAMP.  To him I say welcome.  But because he has a Beltway audience, the Treasury Department got right angry and dialed him up and pleaded their case.