Gov. Christie praises Obama response to Hurricane Sandy as ‘outstanding’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) praised President Obama's work to help states battered by Hurricane Sandy as “outstanding” Tuesday, but cautioned that the recovery would be a prolonged effort.

In U.S., 15% of Registered Voters Have Already Cast Ballots  —  Early voting highest in the West and among seniors; similar by party ID  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Fifteen percent of registered voters nationwide have already cast their ballots in this year's election, according to Gallup Daily tracking for the week ending Oct. 28.

Romney and Ryan announce ‘storm relief’ efforts for Tuesday  —  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan scheduled “storm relief” events Tuesday after previously canceling planned campaign rallies.  —  Romney will attend an event in Kettering, Ohio …

Romney Surrogate Reassures Ohio Voters: Mitt Won't Repeal Roe v. Wade  —  In the frenetic push to win all-important Ohio, Mitt Romney's campaign is saying a lot of things to a lot of people.  And on Monday, a top Romney surrogate told a group of Jewish voters in the Buckeye State …

Flailing in Ohio, Romney rolls out Jeep ploy: editorial  —  Mitt Romney is desperate to convince Ohio voters that he's the candidate most committed to the U.S. auto industry — no matter how much confusion he must sow to do it.  —  Last week, Romney recklessly told a large audience in Defiance …

Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services  —  Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi Add Responsibilities to Their Roles  —  Apple® today announced executive management changes that will encourage even more collaboration between …

At least 16 deaths, 7.5 million without power in Superstorm Sandy's wake  —  Much of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city's historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to hundreds of thousands of people.

Nate Silver: One-term celebrity?  —  Nate Silver could be a one-term celebrity.  —  The New York Times's resident political predictor says President Barack Obama currently has a 74.6 percent chance of winning reelection.  It's a prediction that liberals, whose heart rates continue to fluctuate …

Egyptians who vote for draft constitution will go to ‘hell:’ Salafi leader  —  Egyptians who vote for a draft constitution that does not establish “shariah rulings” as the country's main jurisprudence will go “to hell,” a Salafi political leader has said.  —  Adel Afifi, the founder …

Hurricane Sandy has drowned the New York I love  —  The subway is more than mass transit - it's the city's very roots.  The idea of the metro swamped by cold, salt water is unbearable  —  New York is the city I love best, and I'm trying to imagine it from a distance tonight.

How One Well-Connected Pseudonymous Twitter Spread Fake News About Hurricane Sandy  —  The twitter user @comfortablysmug is one of a handful of pseudonymous Manhattan professionals who keep their widely-followed Twitter voices separate from their careers.  His bio describes him as “My Interests …

SANDY STRIKE: Superstorm plays havoc with final week — Obama wants a consolidated Secretary of Business — S.F. Giants sweep World Series — Jim Messina, David Remnick b'days  —  MORNING MINDMELD: We're at a rare, and perhaps fleeting, moment when each campaign thinks it PROBABLY will win, but isn't SURE.