DEVELOPING: COURT RULES IN CHAMBER'S FAVOR IN EVERY CASE DECIDED SO FAR THIS TERM  —  As we approach the end of the October 2011 Term, it is hard to think about almost anything other than the Court's impending health care decision.  But there is another developing story that has so far been overlooked.

Romney closing the election gap with focus on the economy  —  New polls released this week reveal President Obama holds a very tight lead over Mitt Romney, but that the GOP nominee is closing the gap by focusing on economic issues.  —  According to a Pew Research poll released Thursday …

Texas bank challenging Dodd-Frank, consumer bureau in court  —  A Texas community bank and two advocacy groups are filing suit in U.S. District Court to challenge the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.  —  In particular, the suit will contend that the Consumer Financial …

Obama looks to capitalize on shift in presidential race's momentum  —  President Obama will look to cap a week in which momentum in the presidential race appeared to shift in his favor with a Thursday address to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials in Florida.

Why Women Still Can't Have It All  —  It's time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed.  If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here's what has to change.

Romney's Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas  —  Mitt Romney's financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India.

POLL: Most Republicans Still Believe That Iraq Had WMD  —  A new poll conducted by Dartmouth government professor Benjamin Valentino found that 63 percent of Republican respondents still believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the United States invaded in 2003, even though this assertion has been thoroughly debunked.

‘The Cycle’: MSNBC's New 3 PM Show Features Four Co-Hosts … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  MSNBC, Dylan Ratigan, Msnbc 3 PM, Steve Kornacki, The Cycle, Toure, Toure Msnbc, Media News  —  MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.”  —  The new program …

Fast and Furious front and center  —  Victim becoming a footnote  —  The two most important words in the current Obama administration scandal aren't “Fast” or “Furious.”  They are “Brian Terry.”  —  In December 2010, Brian Terry — a former Marine and police officer turned Border Patrol agent …

Hispanic population soars in presidential swing states  —  Hispanic populations are soaring in toss-up states that will decide the presidential election.  —  Changing demographics in states not usually associated with Hispanic voters has changed the traditional political calculus heading into Election Day.

POLITICO REPORTER TWEETS ANN ROMNEY PENIS JOKE  —  Politico, the unofficial web-branch of MSNBC, and whose staff spends more time on MSNBC than Chris Matthews, has a so-called reporter named Joseph Williams who all but called Mitt Romney a racist on Martin Bashir's show today.

Anna Schwartz, Economist Who Collaborated With Friedman, Dies at 96  —  Anna J. Schwartz, a research economist who wrote monumental works on American financial history in collaboration with the Nobel laureate Milton Friedman while remaining largely in his shadow, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan.

Bob Bauer, Obama Campaign's Top Lawyer, Demands Retraction From Karl Rove … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Karl Rove, Video, Crossroads GPS, American Crossroads, Bob Bauer, Bob Bauer Karl Rove, Karl Rove American Crossroads, Karl Rove Bob Bauer, Karl Rove Crossroads, Karl Rove Crossroads Gps, Karl Rove Letter, Politics News

Jerry Sandusky case: Sandusky's adopted son, Matt, says he is a victim and would have testified, lawyer says  —  BELLEFONTE — Matt Sandusky, through his attorney Andrew Shubin, said that he met with prosecutors this week to say for the first time that he is a molestation victim of Jerry Sandusky, his adopted father.

The Court's Scott Walker Moment  —  On First Amendment Thursday, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court delivered an unsubtle warning to public employee unions: You are living on borrowed time.  —  In Knox v. Service Employees International Union, the five—Chief Justice John Roberts …