The Case for Panic  —  Deadly, irrational, and determined, the intruder snuck across a weakened perimeter.  Eluding capture, the intruder was detained only after missteps and close calls.  The spin began soon after the threat was isolated.  Information was selectively leaked.

Bogus Congressman Said to Get Backstage at Obama Event  —  An unidentified man posing as a member of Congress made it into a secure area backstage at President Barack Obama's appearance at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner in Washington Sept. 27, according to a White House official.

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton plans midterm blitz  —  Hillary Clinton has mapped out much of her political schedule through Election Day, an itinerary that focuses on helping Senate candidates and includes trips to a half-dozen states, including Kentucky and presidential early states Iowa and New Hampshire …

The Return of the GOP Hawks  —  Not that they ever really left.  —  The Republican flirtation with dovish noninterventionism is over.  It wasn't much of a fling.  —  For five years, we've been hearing that foreign policy and national security issues would split the Republican party.

Has Kim Jong-Un lost control of North Korea?  Pyongyang is on lockdown and nation's former intelligence officer says Kim has ALREADY been overthrown  —  A former North Korean counter-intelligence officer has claimed that Kim Jong-Un is no longer in control of the nation and is now just a ‘puppet leader’.

ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning; American threatened  —  (CNN) — A short video released by ISIS on Friday shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning.  —  Before he is killed, Henning speaks to the camera, referencing the British Parliament's decision to join the bombing campaign against ISIS.

Protest Camps in Hong Kong Come Under Assault  —  HONG KONG — Pro-democracy protesters in two parts of Hong Kong came under assault on Friday from men seeking to break apart their encampments, surrounding them and tearing down their tents.  —  The protesters said the attackers were pro-government gangs …

Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops  —  Among states with the most Republicans, Kansas has the fewest conservatives  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground state in the 2014 midterm election, with two longtime Republican fixtures …

Obama Factor in 2014 Vote Similar to 2010  —  As in 2010, more say they will vote to oppose rather than support him  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters are more likely to view their choice of candidate in this year's midterm elections as a message of opposition (32%) rather than support (20%) for President Barack Obama.

Colo. Ed Board Member: Give U.S. Credit For Voluntarily Ending Slavery  —  A member of Colorado's state Board of Education argued that the fact that the United States voluntarily ended slavery proved “American execptionalism” and this perspective should be taught to students in a recent Facebook post …

EXCLUSIVE: GOPer Ernst Backed Arresting Feds Over Obamacare In 2012 Survey  —  State Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, once said she would support legislation that would allow “local law enforcement to arrest federal officials attempting to implement” Obamacare.

David Perdue: ‘I spent most of my career’ outsourcing  —  David Perdue has run aggressively as a “job creator,” touting his record as a top executive with Fortune 500 companies as the chief selling point in his Georgia Senate campaign.  —  Yet during a controversial chapter in his record …

Monica Wehby Also Plagiarized Her New Health Care Plan  —  The Oregon Senate candidate's first health care plan copied from a Karl Rove survey; her new plan includes copied sections from her primary opponent.  She's a doctor.  —  Monica Wehby For Senate / Via Facebook: monicafororegon

Labor Participation Rate Drops To 36 Year Low; Record 92.6 Million Americans Not In Labor Force  —  While by now everyone should know the answer, for those curious why the US unemployment rate just slid once more to a meager 5.9%, the lowest print since the summer of 2008 …