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.”

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

Rubio Develops ‘Romnesia’ While Trying To Explain Romney's Position On Contraception  —  Last week, President Obama joked that some Romney surrogates are suffering from “Romnesia” — an ability to forget the candidate's old positions on major campaign issues, in favor of his new positions.

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 …

GEORGE MCGOVERN DIES; LOST 1972 PRESIDENTIAL BID … SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way - and that he had done so.  —  It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Candidates Seek Foreign Policy Edge in 3rd Debate  —  Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of personal strength and leadership while raising doubts about the steadiness and foreign policy credentials of the other guy.

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.