CIA Takes Heat for Role in Libya  —  When the bodies of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, arrived at Andrews Air Force Base after the Sept. 11 attack, they were greeted by the president, the vice president and the secretaries of state and defense.

A Vote for a President to Lead on Climate Change  —  The devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York City and much of the Northeast — in lost lives, lost homes and lost business — brought the stakes of Tuesday's presidential election into sharp relief.

Employment Situation Summary  —  Transmission of material in this release is embargoed USDL-12-2164 until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, November 2, 2012  —  Technical information:  —  Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps

President Barack Obama: My vision for America  —  Editor's note: Barack Obama is president of the United States.  —  (CNN) — For the past few days, all of us have been properly focused on one of the worst storms of our lifetimes.  We mourn those who were lost.

Nonunion Ala. crews turned away from Sandy recovery  —  The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews from Huntsville Utilities learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey.  —  Crews from Huntsville …

White House race tight in 4 key states; Obama up in Virginia: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is very close in four of the critical battleground states expected to decide next week's election, but Obama has built a small lead in Virginia …

Under Attack, Nate Silver Picks the Wrong Defense  —  “Anybody that thinks that this race is anything but a tossup right now is such an ideologue, they should be kept away from typewriters, computers, laptops and microphones for the next 10 days, because they're jokes.”

In Shift, Romney Campaign Approaches Pennsylvania With a New Urgency  —  PHILADELPHIA — First there was quiet.  Then came the “super PACs.”  Now the candidate is on his way.  —  In a striking last-minute shift, the Romney campaign has decided to invest its most precious resource …

Mitt Romney's Italy Comments Spark Anger … FOLLOW:  —  Italy, Video, Mitt Romney Italy, Mitt Romney Italy Comments, Mitt Romney Italy Economy, Romney Europe Economy, Romney Italy, Romney Italy Comments, Romney Italy Economy, Romney Spain, World News  —  After riling Londoners over the summer …

WINNING THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN 2012  —  BOTH CANDIDATES RECEIVED MORE NEGATIVE THAN POSITIVE COVERAGE IN MAINSTREAM NEWS, BUT SOCIAL MEDIA WAS EVEN HARSHER  —  From the conventions to the eve of the final presidential debate, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both received more negative …

The Campaign Is Over, But The Election Isn't  —  The storm, the jobs numbers, and the last decisions.  —  Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama wait in the stands at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1, 2012.  —  Image by Jason Reed / Reuters

Errant Email to Newt Gingrich Supporters Says ‘Obama Is Going to Win’  —  An email message mistakenly sent to Newt Gingrich's list serve this morning told subscribers that President Obama would no doubt win in 2012 and that they should be more worried about Obama's winning in 2016.

Trump takes $5M offer to President Obama off the table after deadline expires  —  The Donald promised to pay the money to a charity of the President's choosing in exchange for him releasing his college records and other paperwork.  Obama steered clear of accepting Trump's proposal.

Liberals fear grand bargain betrayal if Obama wins  —  Labor unions and liberal interest groups are going all-out for President Barack Obama's reelection — but they're just as ready to turn that firepower back on him if he betrays them with a grand bargain.

The choice  —  “Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not.”  That was Barack Obama in 2008.  And he was right.  Reagan was an ideological inflection point, ending a 50-year liberal ascendancy and beginning a 30-year conservative ascendancy.

Judge backs Catholic firm over contraception mandate  —  (Reuters) - A Catholic-owned family business in Michigan does not have to comply with the provision of the new U.S. healthcare law that requires private employers to provide employees with health insurance that covers birth control, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled.