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.

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.

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.

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’.

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 …

LIVE: 19 arrested after Mong Kok attacks, police say some have ‘triad backgrounds’  —  Main menu  —  You are here  —  Welcome to our continuing 24-hour Occupy Central coverage.  —  There were clashes in several parts of the city today as anti-Occupy groups took to the streets …

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.

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's Blow to Endangered Democrats  —  Another day, another pivot to jobs for President Barack Obama.  Yesterday's speech at Northwestern University marked the 16th time since he took office that he has announced a refocus on jobs and the economy.  It was also his best effort at a closing argument …

Hazmat at Ebola quarantined apartment  —  (CNN) — A hazardous materials team has arrived at the Dallas apartment where four contacts of U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan are under quarantine.  —  The family members — Duncan's partner, who asked to be referred to only by her first name …

AARP Asks Democrats To Remove Their Name From Their Attack Ad  —  AAMOF.  —  The AARP is asking the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to remove them from an ad attacking Republican Michigan senatorial candidate Terri Lynn Land.  The ad “Deserve” cites the AARP in attacking Land.

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

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 …

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.