Op-Ed Contributor: The Bush White House Was Deaf to 9/11 Warnings  —  IT was perhaps the most famous presidential briefing in history.  —  On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush received a classified review of the threats posed by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network, Al Qaeda.

Among likely voters, Obama-Romney close  —  Last week's Democratic National Convention helped President Obama improve his standing against Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but did little to reduce voter concern about his handling of the economy.

The Kerry-ization of Mitt Romney  —  Mitt Romney is getting the full John Kerry treatment on national security — and some top Republicans are alarmed by what they see as his ham-handed response to it.  —  Romney — whose convention speech didn't include a salute to the troops or a reference to Afghanistan …

Paul Ryan on Chicago Teachers' Strike: ‘We Stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Paul Ryan crossed party lines and voiced support for one of President Obama's biggest backers today, saying, “We stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel” in his fight with Chicago's teachers …

Poll Shows Obama Getting Lowest Jewish Support Since Carter  —  President Obama may be enjoying a slight, if likely temporary, bounce in the polls this week.  But one of the surveys showing him with a lead in a tight race over Mitt Romney also provides a breakdown of the data that confirms predictions …

Biden recalls own loss while marking ‘bittersweet’ 9/11 anniversary  —  Vice President Joe Biden drew on the sorrow of his own personal losses as he addressed the memorial marking 11 years since United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a Pennsylvania field.  —  “It is a bittersweet moment …

EXCLUSIVE: Parents of SEAL Team Six member say unit endangered by Obama administration statements  —  Identifying the Special Operations Force behind the Usama bin Laden raid amounted to placing a target on the back of the team members as well as their families, according to the parents of Aaron Vaughn …

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Cheney responds to Obama's reportedly poor intelligence briefings attendance  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney took a shot at President Barack Obama late Monday night after it was reported that the president has attended fewer than half of his daily intelligence briefings.

Moody's: Congress must reach fiscal deal to avert downgrade  —  Moody's Investors Service warned Tuesday that Congress will need to strike a deal on the “fiscal cliff” to avoid a second downgrade to the nation's credit rating.  —  The rating agency said that budget negotiations in 2013 …

Netanyahu: World powers have no moral right to block us  —  Prime minister issues harsh response to Washington's refusal to put red lines before Iran, says ‘The world tells Israel to wait.  And I say, wait for what?  Wait until when?’  —  Prime Minister Iran, saying if world powers refused …

The Complete Guide To America's Jobs Crisis And The Failure Of Monetary Policy Using Animated Gifs  —  The following guest post is a complete description of America's jobs crisis and the failure of monetary policy policy to address it.  —  Author Mike Konczal helpfully uses animated .gifs …

Job Creation?  47% Trust Obama, 45% Romney  —  Following another dismal jobs report, voters overwhelmingly rate job creation as important to their vote but are almost evenly divided when it comes to which presidential candidate they trust more on the issue.