MoveOn Supporter Brutally Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter  —  The Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate may have been staid, but things were not so outside the debate.  A Kentucky reader sends word that according to the local Fox affiliate, a young woman affiliated with MoveOn.org was brutally attacked …

Obama Gets a Caustic Welcome in Rhode Island  —  WOONSOCKET, R.I. - Welcome to Rhode Island, where Democratic politics are so quirky that the party's nominee for governor welcomed President Obama on Monday by declaring, on live radio, that the president could “take his endorsement and really shove it.”

EXCLUSIVE: Aide to Harry Reid Lied to Feds, Submitted False Documents About Sham Marriage  —  An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly lied to federal immigration and FBI agents and submitted false federal documents to the Department of Homeland Security to cover …

Aide fired over Florida debate foul  —  Tampa (CNN) - Alex Sink's campaign violated rules Monday evening at the CNN/St. Petersburg Times Florida gubernatorial debate when her make-up artist delivered a message during a television break.  —  Sink, the Democratic nominee …

Treasury Draws Negative Yield for First Time During TIPS Sale  —  The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time at a U.S. debt auction as investors bet the Federal Reserve will be successful in sparking inflation.

Lisa's Gall vs. Miller's Honor  —  I have never seen a candidate stoop as low as was seen last night in Alaska's senatorial debate.  —  Alaska's Joe Miller is facing a tough three-way race for U.S. Senate.  Though Joe decisively defeated the incumbent Senator in the primary …

Treasury Hid A.I.G. Loss, Report Says  —  The United States Treasury concealed $40 billion in likely taxpayer losses on the bailout of the American International Group earlier this month, when it abandoned its usual method for valuing investments, according to a report by the special inspector general …

SIGTARP Calls Out Tim Geithner On Various Violations Including Data Manipulation, Lack Of Transparency, “Cruel” Cynicism, And Gross Incompetence  —  SigTarp Neil Barofsky has just released the most scathing critique of all the idiots in the administration, with a particular soft spot for Tim Geithner.

Sarah Palin Gets Gift of Pink Underwear from Sheriff Arpaio  —  ABC News' Mary Bruce Reports:  —  Add this to list of bizarre and unusual campaign trail antics: at last week's Tea Party Express rally in Phoenix, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio welcomed Sarah Palin with a pair of pink underwear.

Jon Stewart's march is no laughing matter  —  I don't know about you, but my heart sank when I read about Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March, planned for the Mall next weekend.  My heart sank further when I learned that liberal groups, lacking any better ideas, have decided to take this endeavor seriously.

No Second Thoughts  —  When times get tough, it's really important to believe in yourself.  This is something the Democrats have done splendidly this year.  The polls have been terrible, and the party may be heading for a historic defeat, but Democrats have done a magnificent job of maintaining their own self-esteem.

RECESSION ELECTION  —  Franklin Roosevelt was a lucky man and, in 1932, a lucky candidate.  Start with the name—or, as today's political marketers would say, the brand.  F.D.R.'s name paired that of the twinkly, kindly philosopher of the American Revolution—the Uncle of His Country …

G.O.P. Senate Odds Slip on Colorado, West Virginia Polls  —  While Republicans' position is holding steady in the House — where they are 4:1 favorites to win control of the chamber according to our analysis — their chances of also taking over the Senate declined in today's forecast.

Why I Support Legal Marijuana  —  We should invest in effective education rather than ineffective arrest and incarceration.  —  Our marijuana laws are clearly doing more harm than good.  The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance …

Geithner's Global Central Planning  —  The Chinese government's accumulation of U.S. debt represents a tragic investment decision, not a currency-manipulation effort.  —  Economists are full of bad ideas.  Terrible ideas seem to emerge when the gurus get together to talk about coordinating their bad ideas.

Sharron Angle dodges press at Reno event  —  In recent days, the Nevada Democratic Party has set up a website tracking Republican senate candidate Sharron Angle's expected appearances.  Angle has refused press interviews and hasn't held any public events since the debate.

UK interrogation manuals discovered  —  Exclusive: Methods devised in secret in recent years may breach international law  —  The British military has been training interrogators in techniques that include threats, sensory deprivation and enforced nakedness in an apparent breach of the Geneva conventions, the Guardian has discovered.

Obama's turnout pitch to Latinos: Get out there and punish your “enemies”  —  I wonder how this rhetoric squares with his standard condescending line about Republican-leaning voters not thinking clearly because their minds are clouded by economic anxiety.  Does economic anxiety also explain …

After the Midterms: Why Democrats Move to the Center, and Republicans Don't  —  What's Your Reaction:  —  If Republicans succeed in taking over the House and come even close to gaining a majority in the Senate, expect calls for the president to “move to the center.”

Tea Party Nation: Retire Rep. Ellison For Being A Muslim  —  This weekend, Tea Party Nation (TPN) sent an email in support of Lynne Torgerson, who is running against Rep. Keith Ellison in Minnesota.  In the email, TPN lists the reasons Ellison should be “retired.”  Among them: “He is the only Muslim member of congress.”

Assessing Prop 19  —  Tomorrow we'll have new polls out in California and Kentucky.  One of the big questions in California this year has been how big of an impact Proposition 19, the ballot proposal to legalize marijuana, will have on turnout in the state.