Ann Romney launches new center to study neurological diseases  —  Let some in the political world obsess over whether Mitt Romney plans to run for president for a third time — Ann Romney has a bigger project in mind.  —  On Tuesday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston …

Feds rethinking Ebola strategy  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said it is starting to “rethink” its Ebola strategy after the first-ever US transmission of the virus put a “relatively large” number of healthcare workers at risk.

Republicans Need to Call Off the Voting Wars—for Their Own Good  —  We are now three weeks to Election Day, which means we are deep into another round of the voting wars—the ceaseless legislative, legal and regulatory battle over which Americans can vote, and when and where and with what paperwork they must do so.

Priscilla and I are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola.  —  The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point.  It has infected 8,400 people so far, but it is spreading very quickly and projections suggest it could infect 1 million people …

Jimmy John's Makes Low-Wage Workers Sign ‘Oppressive’ Noncompete Agreements  —  If you're considering working at a Jimmy John's sandwich shop, you may want to read the fine print on your job application.  —  A Jimmy John's employment agreement provided to The Huffington Post includes a …

McConnell says Ky. healthcare exchange can stay but not ObamaCare  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said Monday he wouldn't mind if the state healthcare insurance exchange known as Kentucky Kynect stayed but reiterated his call for the full repeal of ObamaCare.

The Inflation Imputation  —  In 2010, I co-signed an open letter warning that the Fed's experiment with an unprecedented level of loose monetary policy - in amount, and in unorthodox method - created a risk of serious inflation.  Sporadically journalists and others have noted that this risk …

He'll Fight Every Day for the Poetry of South Dakota  —  In my piece today on South Dakota's unpredictable Senate race, I noted how the candidates there represented a departure from the cookie-cutter homogeneity that is now commonplace in races around the country.

Oscar Pistorius trial: Call for community service angers prosecutor  —  South African athlete Oscar Pistorius should not go to jail over the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his sentencing hearing has been told.  —  A probation officer appearing for the defence said Pistorius should serve house arrest and community service.

New dimensions in racial tensions  —  A cafeteria food fight turned into a riot at South High School in Minneapolis in February last year.  The school's security officers were insufficient to the task.  Police officers dispatched to the scene sprayed mace and placed the school on lockdown to get a handle on the situation.

COLORADO SENATE: IN CLOSE RACE, MOMENTUM FAVORS GARDNER OVER UDALL, POLL FINDS  —  Watch Molly Hughes and Chuck Plunkett discuss polling results  —  A new Denver Post poll shows Colorado's marquee U.S. Senate race is shifting toward Republican Cory Gardner, as President Barack Obama's sagging …

Obamacare website won't reveal insurance costs for 2015 until after election  —  States with key Senate races face double-digit premium hikes

OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Pentagon sees security threat from climate  —  THE TOPLINE: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday unveiled a plan to integrate threats from climate change into all defense “plans, operations and training,” signaling a comprehensive effort to tackle global warming.

Abortion Is Great  —  A new book argues that the left needs to stop the “awfulization” of abortion and embrace it as a social good.  —  I had an abortion.  I was not in a libertine college-girl phase, although frankly it's none of your business.  I was already a mother of two …

It's more expensive to live in D.C. than New York, study says  —  Updated at 8:10 p.m. to include additional information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics  —  The Washington region ranks as the most expensive place to live in the country, ahead of the pricey markets of New York and San Francisco, according to a government study.

The Secret Money Buying Wisconsin's Laws  —  An accidentally released court filing reveals how one company secretly gave money to a nonprofit that helped get favorable mining legislation passed.  —  When billionaire Chris Cline's company bought an option to mine a swath of northern Wisconsin in 2010 …