Hospital Worker Who Handled Ebola Samples Is on Cruise Ship  —  A Dallas health care worker who handled clinical specimens from an Ebola-infected patient is on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, with the worker self-quarantined and being monitored for signs of infection, the State Department said in a statement.

GOP blasts Obama Ebola czar pick  —  No sooner had the White House announced that it had selected Ron Klain to coordinate the administration's response to concerns about the Ebola virus than several congressional Republicans were expressing anger about the pick.  —  Most highlighted Klain's past as a political operative.

Ron Klain is a great choice for Ebola czar  —  Something I learned during the first two years of the Obama administration, when the staff infighting was at its worst: if you wanted to get somebody to say something nice, ask them about Ron Klain.  —  Klain entered the administration as Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff.

Obama: ‘My Credit Card Was Rejected’  —  In what must have been an awkward moment for everyone involved, President Barack Obama said his credit card was declined at a New York City restaurant last month.  —  “My credit card was rejected.  It turned out I guess I don't use it enough,” …