Gillespie says Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain Capital  —  Senior Mitt Romney campaign adviser Ed Gillespie blasted President Obama's attacks on the GOP candidate, saying Romney had been honest about his tenure at the private equity giant Bain Capital.

‘Monica, Monica’ chants taunt Clinton in Egypt  —  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was taunted by chants of “Monica, Monica” by tomato-throwing demonstrators as she visited the Egyptian port city of Alexandria on Sunday.  —  The chants, referring to the Monica Lewinsky scandal when her husband …

Disgraced pol Weiner eyes mayor or public advocate run  —  Anthony Weiner's not shrinking from elected office.  —  The disgraced former congressman — who's sitting on a $4.5 million campaign war chest — is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and “seriously considering” a mayoral run, multiple sources told The Post.

One-on-one with President Obama  —  Unedited interview and full transcript  —  RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) - This is a transcript of President Barack Obama's exclusive interview with WAVY.com's Andy Fox:  —  Q: How Important is Virginia in this election?  —  President: “If we win Virginia then we will win the election.

Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’  —  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jessica Schairer has so much in common with her boss, Chris Faulkner, that a visitor to the day care center they run might get them confused.  —  They are both friendly white women from modest Midwestern backgrounds who left for college …

Kristol: ‘Crazy’ not to show taxes  —  Bill Kristol and the Obama campaign agree on something: Mitt Romney should immediately release his tax returns.  —  “He should release the tax returns tomorrow.  It's crazy,” Kristol said on “Fox News Sunday.”  “You gotta release six, eight, 10 years of back tax returns.

Obama takes break from campaign to hit the links  —  After a week spent campaigning in Iowa and Virginia, President Obama took a break from the trail by hitting the links.  —  Obama headed to Fort Belvoir in Northern Virginia on Sunday for a round of golf.

Obama wants Mideast peace in second term  —  President Obama's agenda for a second term includes bringing peace to the Middle East.  —  “I have not been able to move the peace process forward in the Middle East the way I wanted,” he said in an interview with WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington …

First lady: This election closer than 2008  —  (CNN) - Speaking to supporters at a farm in New York's Hudson Valley on Sunday, first lady Michelle Obama predicted a tighter result in November than the 7-point margin her husband enjoyed over Sen. John McCain in 2008.

Ron Paul gets ‘smoked’ in Nebraska  —  It looks like Ron Paul isn't going to be officially nominated for the presidency in Tampa.  —  His backers failed to win a plurality of delegate slots at the Nebraska GOP convention Saturday, leaving the Texas congressman short of the support necessary …