Ambassador Susan Rice: U.S. Not ‘Impotent’ in Muslim World  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told me this morning on “This Week” that the United States is not “impotent” in the face of violent anti-American protests sweeping the Muslim world.

Neocons Slither Back  —  PAUL RYAN has not sautéed in foreign policy in his years on Capitol Hill.  The 42-year-old congressman is no Middle East savant; till now, his idea of a border dispute has more likely involved Wisconsin and Illinois.  —  Yet Ryan got up at the Values Voter Summit …

Pelosi says Ryan pick makes it easier for Dems to take House  —  (CNN) - Mitt Romney's pick of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate will give Democrats a better shot at retaking control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, said in an interview airing Sunday.

Romney Camp Decides: The Economy Isn't Enough  —  “It's not enough just to criticize,” says Ryan.  Agrees an aide: “We have to bring more to the table.”  —  OLDSMAR, Fla. — Mitt Romney's campaign for president appears to have quietly abandoned its guiding assumption …

My Take: It's time for Islamophobic evangelicals to choose  —  Editor's Note: Brian D. McLaren is author of “Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?  Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World” (Jericho Books/Hachette Book Group).  —  I was raised as an evangelical Christian …

Poll: Elizabeth Warren opens 6-point edge on Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race  —  By ROBERT RIZZUTO and SHIRA SCHOENBERG  —  SPRINGFIELD — With 50 days left until Massachusetts voters decide who will represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years, Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren …

Tea party picking its battles  —  O'Donnell mulling '14 run as movement grows  —  MILLSBORO — Tea party faithful in the First State didn't have a lot to celebrate on primary election night, with a victory for one favored candidate, but loss after loss in other primary contests for state House and Senate seats.

Leon Panetta: Protests likely to continue  —  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead, but he says the violence expected by the United States appears to be leveling off.  —  He said Sunday the Pentagon has …

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's children moved away from father's Lower East Side district — but still vote in dad's elections  —  Did he really need the extra votes?  —  Three of powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's adult children remained registered to vote in their father's Lower …

Can Rick Santorum And Ron Paul Really Get Along?  —  Libertarians and social conservatives stage rival Washington summits.  Libertarians can be “very positive,” he says Santorum.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tony Perkins concedes that the Values Voter Summit was a little smaller than usual in 2012.

Feds: U.S. teen held in ‘jihad’ terrorist bomb attempt at Chicago bar  —  Adel Daoud, 18, of Hillside, was arrested Friday night when he tried to blow up what he thought was a car bomb in front of a downtown bar (Posted Sep 15, 2012)  —  Adel Daoud, 18, of Hillside, was arrested Friday night …