White House clarifies Obama's statement that Egypt is not an ‘ally’  —  President Barack Obama didn't intend to signal any change in the U.S.-Egypt relationship last night when he said Egypt is not an “ally,” the White House told The Cable today.  —  In an interview with Telemundo Wednesday night …

Polls: Obama holds the edge in Florida, Ohio and Virginia  —  President Barack Obama has opened up a five-point lead in the Sunshine State and the “right track” number is now more than 40 percent.  NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  —  After two political conventions and heading into the post-Labor Day sprint …

For immediate release  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months.  Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated.

Mitt Romney tones down embassy critique in Va.  —  FAIRFAX, Va. — Mitt Romney didn't repeat his strong criticism of President Barack Obama over the response to protests at the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya at a campaign rally here Thursday.  —  He did note the death of four Americans …

Feds ID California man's role in anti-Islam film  —  Associated Press/Hani Mohammed - A Yemeni protestor, left, holds a white flag with Islamic inscription in Arabic that reads, “No God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet,” in front of the U.S. embassy during ...more

Pentagon Denies Reports of No Live Ammo for Marines  —  A Marine spokesperson at the Pentagon denied reports that U.S. Marines defending the American embassy in Egypt were not permitted by the State Department to carry live ammunition in a statement to Fox News Thursday.

Top Romney adviser: ‘Apology’ statement fit our narrative, so we ran with it  —  In a post that's generating some attention today, Josh Marshall pointed out that last night's New York Times story detailing the Romney camp's step-by-step thinking on the Embassy attacks was replaced with another version that was missing key reporting.

Revealed: inside story of US envoy's assassination  —  Exclusive: America ‘was warned of embassy attack but did nothing’  —  NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.  PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES

The media lash out  —  The murders of US diplomats in Libya and the attempted storming of the US Embassy in Cairo took place 56 days before the election of America's next president.  —  Apparently, it is the view of much of the mainstream media and foreign-policy establishment that discussing …

Romney's Team Turns On The Press  —  A frustrating week in Boston.  “The polls are close, and so the media starts cheering on their guy,” says one adviser.  —  DULLES, Va. — As Mitt Romney finishes his second week of dismal news coverage — with slipping polls and a combustible international crisis driving …

House Republicans Start Circling Ryan's Budget Chair  —  New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett becomes first to throw his hat in the race to take the reins of the powerful committee — if Ryan wins in November.  —  Image by Reuters/Joshua Roberts / Reuters  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Scott Garrett Thursday became …

EPA Sends Plagiarized Email for Hispanic Heritage Month, Featuring a Picture of Che Guevara  —  In honor of Hispanic heritage month, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out this internal email, featuring content plagiarized from this website and a picture of Che Guevara:

Todd Akin: Obama Doesn't Like America  —  The pariah Senate candidate strikes again, this time commenting on the tragedy in Libya.  —  Zeke Miller  —  an hour ago  —  34 responses

Terrifying: Increases in Real Per Capita Federal Spending Over The Past 35 Years  —  The above chart put together by my frequent collaborator Veronique de Rugy is, simply put, terrifying.  —  It shows the growth in inflation-adjusted federal outlays per capita.

Google's Flawed ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ Search [Updated]  —  When we read about a new Google Search tool that lets you calculate any actor's “Bacon number” — the number of degrees he or she is removed from a Kevin Bacon movie — we immediately started trying it out using names from the political world …

Limbaugh: Al-Qaida “gave up Osama”  —  He says the terrorist group wanted to “mak[e] Obama look good” so he would remain in the White House  —  Polite and serious pundits were shocked when Mitt Romney suggested, and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus outright declared, that President Obama …