George McGovern |  1922-2012: George McGovern, a Liberal Trounced but Not Silenced, Dies at 90  —  George McGovern, the United States senator who won the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1972 as an opponent of the war in Vietnam and a champion of liberal causes …

NBC/WSJ poll: Presidential contest now tied  —  Heading into Monday's final debate and with just over two weeks until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are now tied nationally, according the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

UN WARNS AMERICANS: DO NOT ELECT MITT ROMNEY  —  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights has warned Americans not to elect Republican Mitt Romney in next month's presidential election, saying that doing so would be “a democratic mandate for torture.”

Iranian Media: Romney Will Steal Election, Riots Expected  —  Iran's government mouthpiece Press TV panics over US polls and warns that race riots will occur if Romney rigs vote.  —  Iran's government mouthpiece Press TV is panicking over the prospect of a defeat for President Barack Obama …

‘Gender Gap’ Near Historic Highs  —  If only women voted, President Obama would be on track for a landslide re-election, equaling or exceeding his margin of victory over John McCain in 2008.  Mr. Obama would be an overwhelming favorite in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and most every other place …

Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 4 others, then commits suicide at Azana Spa in Brookfield  —  Brookfield - Three women were killed and four wounded in a domestic violence shooting rampage late Sunday morning at the Azana Salon & Spa, across the street from Brookfield Square Mall.

A Football Draw for Romney's Staff and the Press  —  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Mitt Romney will be participating in his own political version of Monday Night Football when he faces off against President Obama in their final debate of the campaign cycle.  But on Sunday morning …

Rep. Steve King Won't Say If He Believes Contraception Should Be Legal  —  Iowa Congressman Steve King (R) pointedly refused to say whether he believes contraception should be sold legally in the United States.  King, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, criticized the seminal Supreme Court decision …

Obama makes late push for black voters  —  Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images / SF  —  As we roll into the final presidential debate, the polls show a very tight race.  One thing they don't show, however, is how race is a factor in the election.  —  By my estimate, you have to build …

Bloomberg Raises ‘Socialism’ Label in Discussing Warren  —  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has just started a new “super PAC,” did not reserve his strong words to President Obama and Mitt Romney during his 40-minute interview with The New York Times on Friday.

Romney Family Investment Ties To Voting Machine Company That Could Decide The Election Causing Concern  —  (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)  —  It's 3:00 a.m. on November 7, 2012.  —  With the painfully close presidential election now down to who wins the battleground state of Ohio …

McCaskill continues to lead by 6  —  PPP's newest poll of the Missouri Senate race finds little change from three weeks ago.  Claire McCaskill leads Todd Akin 46-40.  The only shift is Libertarian Jonathan Dine's support dropping from 9% to 6% with those folks moving into the undecided column.

Obama campaign accepted foreign Web donation — and may be hiding more  —  The Obama re-election campaign has accepted at least one foreign donation in violation of the law — and does nothing to check on the provenance of millions of dollars in other contributions, a watchdog group alleges.

LESS THAN DOZEN SHOW FOR SANDRA FLUKE'S OBAMA ‘RALLY’ IN RENO  —  Sandra Fluke, the woman at the center of a media firestorm earlier this year after Rush Limbaugh called her a “slut,” spoke Saturday in front of about 10 people at the Sak 'N Save in north Reno.