Caprio tells WPRO President can “shove” his endorsement  —  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio is livid after the Providence Journal reported Monday morning President Obama would not endorse Caprio during his visit to the state today.  —  “He can take his endorsement and really shove it” …

Pro-Republican Groups Prepare Big Push at End of Races  —  OVIEDO, Fla. — The anonymously financed conservative groups that have played such a crucial role this campaign year are starting a carefully coordinated final push to deliver control of Congress to Republicans, shifting money among …

NPR CEO apologizes for handling of Williams firing  —  Vivian Schiller, the NPR CEO who has gotten criticism from all sides about NPR's decision to fire Juan Williams, apologized to her colleagues Sunday evening for the way the firing was handled.  —  Among the most problematic aspects …

Early Voter ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Appears Consistent With Polls  —  There's been a lot of discussion recently about early voting data, which is already available in a number of states.  In most parts of the country, indeed, a voter is already able to cast a ballot if she wants do.

Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was a fierce critic of the federal bailout of General Motors and Chrysler last year, saying he could not “ask the American taxpayer to subsidize failure.”  —  But GM doesn't seem to hold a grudge.

Bob Schieffer to Karl Rove: Are You Saying Rush Limbaugh Takes Things Out Of Context?  —  Bob Schieffer attempted a nice little gotcha on Sunday when he asked former Bush adviser Karl Rove, “Have you come on ‘Face the Nation’ this morning and said for the record that Rush Limbaugh takes things out of context?”

Christine O'Donnell Interview With The Brody File  —  In an exclusive sit-down interview with The Brody File, Christine O'Donnell says first time voters in Delaware will propel her to victory on November 2nd despite the media's “double standard” against conservative women.

Democrats hold edge in two key House contests  —  But lead slim in 10th; GOP finds new vigor  —  With the election just a week away, Democrats lead in two of the state's most closely watched congressional races but are battling to hold on amid far greater enthusiasm among Republican voters, according to new Boston Globe polls.

2012: How Sarah Barracuda Becomes President  —  Why do you think Barack Obama is being so nice to Michael Bloomberg?  —  On a pale-gold mid-October afternoon, Sarah Palin takes the stage at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, and the faithful are ready for her.

AK senate hopeful admits earlier policy violation  —  JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller has acknowledged that he was once disciplined for violating policy while he worked as a local government attorney.  —  The admission came Sunday night in an Anchorage debate …

America's Worst Politician  —  The short, ugly career of Alan Grayson.  —  ORLANDO—There are hundreds of plausible nominees for the title of America's Second-Smarmiest Politician, but surely the top spot is un-contested.  Americans of all political persuasions can come together in affirming …

Poll: Independents siding with GOP  —  Republicans are on the verge of broad wins next week for one big reason: independent voters are ready to boot Democrats from office, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll.  —  Expressing deep dissatisfaction …

America hasn't improved much over past 3 decades, Jimmy Carter says  —  America is no better off now than it was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, says former President Jimmy Carter.  From national politics to relationships with other nations, there is a lot of room for improvement.

Just who does Jon Stewart think he is?  —  These days, he can claim to be many things: political satirist, pseudo-anchorman, media critic, author, successful businessman, philanthropist, Emmy Award magnet.  On Monday he arrives in Washington in a new, self-anointed role: as our national voice of reason …

The Next Boom  —  Patrick Doherty and Christopher Leinberger have a great piece in the Washington Monthly about the potentially bright future for walkable urban real estate development.  They observe that population growth plus the declining proportion of Americans who have kids …

Scalia takes Kagan to gun range, sources say  —  According to two witnesses, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took fellow Justice Elena Kagan out for a lesson in skeet shooting at his shooting club in Virginia last week.  —  The witnesses saw Scalia at the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club …

The 2010 campaign, in an alternate universe  —  Newsflash!  Democrats are panicking and will pump out lie after lie...  Oh Christ, Democrat cretins resorting to the same old mantra, “Republicans are gonna starve old people and eat babies...” only Eight More Days... tick tick tick tick...

Falling Into the Chasm  —  This is what happens when you need to leap over an economic chasm — but either can't or won't jump far enough, so that you only get part of the way across.  —  If Democrats do as badly as expected in next week's elections, pundits will rush to interpret the results as a referendum on ideology.