Doctor in New York City Is Sick With Ebola  —  A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea became the first person in the city to test positive for the virus Thursday, setting off a search for anyone who might have come into contact with him.

CNN Poll: Georgia Senate race statistical tie  —  (CNN) — Democrat Michelle Nunn has a slight 47%-44% edge over Republican David Perdue in the Georgia race for an open Senate seat, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey released Friday.  —  The three-point margin falls within …

Could the ‘Perfect’ Campaign Lose?  —  Kay Hagan is trying to prove months of good work can withstand a national climate that's threatening other Dems.  Republicans are confident she can't.  —  RALEIGH, N.C.—It took Kay Hagan 10 minutes to cover everything she wanted to say about public education.

On Race and Voter ID, John Roberts Wants It Both Ways  —  Once, the chief justice said the only way to stop discriminating on race was to stop discrimination on race.  Now his tune isn't so clear.  —  “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in 2007 …

Baker opens up lead over Coakley in new poll  —  Republican Charlie Baker has opened up a 9-point lead over Democrat Martha Coakley, 45 percent to 36 percent, according to a new Globe poll that depicts a far more comfortable advantage than either candidate for governor has enjoyed in months.

Barack Obama, bewildered bystander  —  The president is upset.  Very upset.  Frustrated and angry.  Seething about the government's handling of Ebola, said the front-page headline in the New York Times last Saturday.  —  There's only one problem with this pose, so obligingly transcribed for him by the Times.

Plutocrats Against Democracy  —  It's always good when leaders tell the truth, especially if that wasn't their intention.  So we should be grateful to Leung Chun-ying, the Beijing-backed leader of Hong Kong, for blurting out the real reason pro-democracy demonstrators can't get what they want …

GOP Gains in Key Senate Races as Gender Gap Narrows  —  In Iowa, Arkansas and Colorado, Democrats' Advantage Among Women Voters Has Diminished  —  In a warning flag for Democrats, recent polls suggest the party is failing to draw enough support from women in three key Senate races—in Iowa …

Gov. Christie feels his minimum wage views were misunderstood, while NJ diner waitresses say he lacks empathy  —  The New Jersey governor, speaking at a Garden State diner, explained that most people missed his point — and he's come to accept that.  Waitress Stacey Ellis said his remarks showed zero empathy for workers like her.

The Great Kansas Tea Party Disaster  —  Extremist Republicans turned their government into a lab experiment of tax cuts and privatization.  And now they may be losing control of one of the reddest states in the nation  —  The Republican party headquarters in Wichita, Kansas …

Ebola Spreads to Mali as WHO Races to Contain Outbreak  —  Mali became the sixth West African country to report a case of Ebola, opening a new front in the international effort to prevent the outbreak of the deadly viral infection from spreading further.  —  A 2-year-old girl who traveled …

Alison Grimes doubles down on a 4-Pinocchio claim  —  “I am Alison Lundergan Grimes and this is the Big Sandy power plant in Louisa, Kentucky.  They are shutting down half the plant and laying off their workers because Mitch McConnell didn't fight to get the scrubbers it needs to reduce coal emissions.