Lying About Lies: Why Credibility Matters to Obama  —  The president is trying to reinvent the history of his you-can-keep-it promise on health care.  —  It might not seem possible that President Obama could do more harm to his credibility and the public's faith in government than misleading Americans about health insurance reform.

How to watch the exit polls in the Virginia governor's race  —  Tuesday's elections bring an early Christmas gift for election watchers: exit polling!  The data gathered from people leaving the polls in the Commonwealth should answer a number of key questions at the end of a venomous campaign …

Christie: Romney ‘embarrassed’ about VP vetting leak  —  Watch “The Lead with Jake Tapper” at 4 p.m. ET for our exclusive, sit-down interview with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.  —  Sayreville, New Jersey (CNN) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney called …

After Plagiarism Charges, Paul Announces Office Restructuring  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who in recent weeks has had to explain a series of plagiarism charges, said in an interview Tuesday that he was being held to an unfair standard, but that there would be an office “restructuring” to prevent future occurrences.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits smoking crack  —  Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Tuesday he smoked crack “probably a year ago” when he was in a “drunken stupor,” an admission that follows months of accusations during which he has refused to step down.  —  The allegations that he had been caught on video smoking crack surfaced in May.

GOP Congressional Candidate Told Gay Citizens to Go “Back to California”  —  ...and he could win.  —  Courtesy of the Dean Young Campaign  —  It would be tough to find a political office-seeker less prepared for the job he's running for than Alabama congressional candidate Dean Young.

Liberal push to expand Social Security gains steam  —  Senator Sherrod Brown is joining the push to expand Social Security, and he's making a startling argument: Dems should go on offense on entitlements, rather than let Republicans and Beltway fiscal scolds frame the discussion …

Early Buyers of Health Coverage Are Older Than Expected, Raising Expense Concerns  —  Insurers say the early buyers of health coverage on the nation's troubled new websites are older than expected so far, raising early concerns about the economics of the insurance marketplaces.

4 On Your Side investigates traffic stop nightmare  —  This 4 On Your Side investigation looks into the actions of police officers and doctors in Southern New Mexico.  —  A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office …

Hillary in 2016?  Not So Fast  —  Hillary Clinton of all people knows how political fortunes turn on a dime.  But she must be puzzled nonetheless, and spooked, that over a six-month period when she made no big news whatsoever, her popularity took a double-digit tumble.

Dem poll: Wendy Davis down by 15 in Texas  —  Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Wendy Davis by 15 points in a new Democratic poll of the Texas gubernatorial race, an improvement over his 8-point lead in the same poll in July.  —  The state attorney general holds a 50-35 advantage …