Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity.

POLITICO poll: Alarm, anxiety as election looms  —  An overwhelming majority of voters in the most competitive 2014 elections say it feels as if events in the United States are “out of control” and expressed mounting alarm about terrorism, anxiety about Ebola and harsh skepticism …

The uphill battle for Obama's new “Ebola czar”  —  Shares -  —  In the two and a half days since President Obama announced that Ron Klain would head up the federal government's response to the Ebola crisis he's already come under a barrage of criticism from Republicans for the fact …

U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS  —  Not only are foodstuffs, medical supplies—even clinics—going to ISIS, the distribution networks are paying ISIS ‘taxes’ and putting ISIS people on their payrolls.  —  GAZIANTEP, Turkey — While U.S. warplanes strike at the militants …

Tennessee state Sen. Jim Summerville arrested for stalking, assault one month after public intoxication charge  —  The outgoing Republican senator was arrested twice this weekend after a Dickson, Tenn., neighbor filed stalking charges and Summerville allegedly threatened her the next day.

The Obama Brief  —  The President considers his judicial legacy. … “Of course I drink during the day—I'm way too tired to drink at night.”  —  BUY OR LICENSE »

Nigeria Is Ebola-Free: Here's What They Did Right  —  It's been 42 days since the last new case  —  The World Health Organization declared Nigeria free of Ebola on Monday, a containment victory in an outbreak that has stymied other countries' response efforts.

At least 70 ISIS bodies dropped off at Syrian hospital, opposition says  —  (CNN) — ISIS has apparently taken a heavy hit over the past several days.  The bodies of at least 70 fighters for the terror group have been dropped off over four days at a hospital in the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, a Syrian opposition group told CNN.

Gay GOP House candidate: Harassment allegations driven by my sexuality  —  SAN DIEGO — Under fire amid sexual harassment allegations, GOP House candidate Carl DeMaio is saying Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) is behind the “outrageous, despicable, disgraceful, unethical” claims against him.

Republican priorities for 2015  —  A GOP led Congress in 2015 will pass a serious agenda, or expose an obstructionist Obama.  —  By all signs, Americans are preparing to send Washington a clear message in the 2014 elections.  —  The question is, will Washington listen?

Dozens Declared Free of Ebola Risk in Texas  —  DALLAS — At least one chapter of the Ebola saga neared a close here Sunday, as most of the dozens of people who had direct or indirect contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died of Ebola here, had been told by officials …

The Trouble with Early Voting  —  Early and absentee voting have their place, but they are becoming the rule not the exception.  —  The headline in the Florida's Sun-Sentinel newspaper this weekend says it all: “People Who Vote Before Election Could Decide Outcome of Governor's Race.”

Watch Keene's Pumpkin Festival Coordinator Physically Confront Reporter Amid Rioting  —  Keene, NH- Saturday's celebration of the annual Pumpkin Festival in Keene, New Hampshire turned chaotic as Keene State College students and travelers to the event became drunk and disorderly.

Paul Krugman's sloppy, wet kiss  —  Krugman's ode to Obama in Rolling Stone seems like the work of someone who hasn't read Krugman the last six years  —  Paul Krugman is easily the best newspaper columnist at work today; for years, he has been the only American columnist who matters.

EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION QUIETLY PREPARES ‘SURGE’ OF MILLIONS OF NEW IMMIGRANT IDS  —  Despite no official action from the president ahead of the election, the Obama administration has quietly begun preparing to issue millions of work authorization permits, suggesting the implementation …