Obama: You can't change Washington from the inside (Updated)  —  A surprising comment from President Barack Obama, at the Univision forum in Florida earlier, on things he has learned after four years: “You can't change Washington from the inside.”  —  It's a tricky thing to claim outsider status …

Polls: Obama ahead in Colorado, Iowa and Wisconsin  —  President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in Colorado, Iowa and Wisconsin, reaching the key 50 percent support threshold in all three battlegrounds, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of these states.

Warren-Brown Post-Debate Analysis (Videos added)  —  I will add to this, and embed videos when available, but here's my quick take.  (Full video here)  —  Very strong opening for Brown on fake Cherokee issue.  He didn't handle it the way I would have, but he picked an issue …

What working class whites really think about dependency and redistribution  —  It's been widely observed that Mitt Romney's attacks on Obama over Medicare, welfare, dependency and “redistribution” are about driving up Romney's share of working class white support.

Rick Perry Blames Separation Of Church And State On Satan  —  In a conference call with fellow evangelicals earlier this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) shared his thoughts on the origins of the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.  Rather than tracing the idea …

Whoa: Devastating CBS News Benghazi Report Slams Obama Administration  —  There were so many critical elements of this CBS News report on Libya, I wasn't sure which one to highlight in a juicy headline.  Just watch:  —  Let's count the revelations embedded within this minute-and-a-half long clip:

Romney Supporters Clash With Protesters In Florida  —  “Get a job.”  “I'm proud to be one percent.”  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Supporters and opponents of Mitt Romney faced off outside of the Republican nominee's rally here in an at-times-violent confrontation.

Willard Milhous Romney  —  Be careful about writing Mitt Romney's political obituary before they fill him with formaldehyde and pour him into his mahogany condo.  Like that other frequent Republican presidential candidate, Richard Nixon, Romney has a remarkable talent for stepping into it …

Obama administration airs ads in Pakistan, condemning anti-Islam film  —  The Obama administration is airing ads on Pakistani television condemning the anti-Islamic film “The Innocence of Muslims,” a State Department spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.  —  “As you know, after the video came out …

Obama slammed on Fast and Furious in Spanish-language TV interview: Shouldn't you ‘fire’ Holder?  —  Interviewers on Spanish-language television network Univision grilled President Barack Obama about the Operation Fast and Furious scandal plaguing his administration in an interview on Thursday.

Apple Maps App Takes Reality Distortion to a Whole New Level  —  Apple may some day deliver a mobile mapping application that bests Google's, but the new Maps app in iOS 6 — the latest iteration of its mobile operating system — isn't it.  Not yet, anyway.

Georgette and Lyn: A tale of two sisters  —  “I don't know much about Lyn,” Barbara Walters says, adding that her friend Georgette “gives very interesting cocktail parties for friends.  Her sister usually coordinates it.”  —  Fire and ice  —  In Tampa, the Romney campaign offered …

State of the Race, Part 2: Why Romney Wins  —  This is the second in a three-part series on the state of the race.  Yesterday, I laid out the reasons why Barack Obama will win the presidency.  Today, I press the case for Mitt Romney.  —  The basic argument for why Romney is being written off far too early is pretty simple.

Obama campaign continues to raise debate expectations for Romney  —  The Obama campaign released a new memo Thursday meant to raise expectations for Mitt Romney in the upcoming presidential debates.  —  “He's quick, polished, and ready with a punchy attack against the President,” …

This Too Shall Pass, but What Follows Is Crucial  —  Romney has had a bad week, but he can recover—if he tells voters more clearly what he would do as president.  —  It's over.  Gov. Mitt Romney's statements last week about the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, followed by the release …

Unanswered questions about the attack in Libya  —  Two news reports suggest that the White House line of “the movie made them do it” is a false account of what occurred in the consulate attack and brutal murder of our diplomatic personnel in Libya.  However, national security spokesman Thomas Vietor insisted …

Anti-jihad ‘savage’ ads going up in subway  —  A provocative ad that equates some Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up next week in the New York City subway system, just as violent protests in the Middle East over an anti-Islamic film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad.

Noonan: Romney Needs a New CEO  —  How to save a listing campaign, the Baker Way.  —  “Nothing is written.”  That was T.E. Lawrence to the Arab tribesmen in Robert Bolt's screenplay, a masterpiece, of “Lawrence of Arabia.”  You write no one off.  Nothing is inevitable.  Life is news—"What happened today?"

Mitt Romney ‘Dyed His Face Brown’ to Appeal to Latino Voters  —  Mitt Romney currently trails President Obama among registered Latino voters by nearly 40%, and getting caught saying things like “it would be helpful to be Latino” certainly isn't helping.  —  But has it gotten so bad that Romney …

Why is the Coalition failing to tackle our broken care system?  —  It is scandalous to force people to sell their homes to pay for care  —  Will David Cameron and Nick Clegg deliver a fair funding model to ease family worries?  —  Our social care system is broken, but will the Government …

Tim Kaine Explained  —  The candidate's spox cleans up his debate remarks in a short TPM interview. … I think I see the problem.  Tim Kaine was elected twice to statewide office in Virginia, narrowly both times (Lt. Gov. in 2001, governor in 2005).  He earned the sort of pragmatism …

Chick-fil-A no longer will fund traditional-marriage groups  —  Chick-fil-A stopped funding traditional-marriage groups in an effort to open a new Chicago restaurant, but the company initially kept quiet about the decision, prompting gay rights groups to speculate that the company feared a backlash from conservative customers.

Elderly woman who botched religious fresco demands royalties  —  The elderly Spanish woman who ruined a religious fresco with her botched restoration is now demanding royalties from her work after it became an unlikely tourist attraction.  —  Ecce Homo by 19th-century painter Elías …