Frustrated Dems lament damage from website bugs … WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated Democrats lamented Wednesday that persistent problems with new health care exchanges have inflicted damage on the public's perception of the already unpopular “Obamacare” — with some lawmakers insisting President Barack Obama …

Here's how the White House just tweaked Obamacare  —  The Obama administration confirmed to The Washington Post a little bit ago that it is indeed tweaking the way the individual mandate works as to not penalize anyone who purchases coverage during this first open enrollment period.

REPORT: SENATE DEMS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2014 TO BACK DELAY OF OBAMACARE ENROLLMENT DEADLINE  —  On Wednesday, CNN's Dana Bash tweeted that all Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2014 will reportedly support a delay of Obamacare's enrollment deadline.  —  Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) …

The Cry of the True Republican  —  I AM a genetic Republican.  —  Five generations of Tafts have served our nation as unwaveringly stalwart Republicans, from Alphonso Taft, who served as attorney general in the late 19th century, through William Howard Taft, who not only was the only person …

Angela Merkel's call to Obama: are you bugging my mobile phone?  —  Germany sees credible evidence of US monitoring of chancellor as NSA surveillance row intensifies  —  Live coverage of reaction to reports of Merkel surveillance  —  The furore over the scale of American mass surveillance revealed …

Arkansas Poll  —  Update: Results from the 2013 Arkansas Poll have been released.  —  Summary Report  —  Survey Questions  —  Arkansas Poll Track Record  —  The mission of the Arkansas Poll is to supply timely, accurate, and impartial public opinion information on matters of policy …

Voter ID Law May Cause Problems for Women Using Maiden Names  —  The state's new voter ID law is meant to prevent voter fraud, but it may be causing some delays at your neighborhood polling place, especially if the name on your driver's license differs from the name on your voter registration card, even a little bit.

GOP Senate Candidate Addressed Conference Hosted by Neo-Confederate Group That Promotes Secessionism  —  Mississippi Republican Chris McDaniel, who is challenging Sen. Thad Cochran and backed by the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Club for Growth, took the stage with a historian who says Lincoln was a Marxist.

EXCLUSIVE: Key suspects in Benghazi attack include former courier, bodyguard for Al Qaeda, sources say  —  At least two of the key suspects in the Benghazi terror attack were at one point working with Al Qaeda senior leadership, sources familiar with the investigation tell Fox News.

Darrell Issa to introduce immigration bill  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is planning to release legislation next week that would provide legal status for six years to undocumented immigrants in the United States, he said in an interview Wednesday.  —  Issa, an influential Republican …

UC Davis pepper-spray officer awarded $38,000  —  (AP Photo/The Enterprise, Wayne Tilcock, File) Photo: Wayne Tilcock, Associated Press  —  (10-23) 17:18 PDT DAVIS — A former UC Davis police officer whose pepper-spraying of protesters gained worldwide notice thanks to a viral video …

The Affordable Care Act's Lower-Than-Projected Premiums Will Save $190 Billion  —  Endnotes and citations are available in the PDF version of this issue brief.  —  The Affordable Care Act is already working: Intense price competition among health plans in the marketplaces for individuals has lowered premiums below projected levels.

‘Very, Very Major’ Social Media Site Co-Founder: Obamacare Technology ‘Sucks’  —  Don't take it from conservatives.  The co-founder of a “very, very major social-media site” has said the criticism of the Obamacare website is fair because the “technology sucks.”