Police: shooter dead after opening fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School  —  A gunman believed to have opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Friday morning is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to two law-enforcement sources.  —  Police have not released details …

CORRECTED: Dems Miss Insulin Pump In Video Of Perdue Signing Young Woman  —  “No pictures on this,” David Perdue jokes, as campaign staffers hold up signs in front of the camera.  Update: Another angle on the video suggests American Bridge didn't capture the whole scene.  —  View Video ›

Exclusive AJC poll: Nathan Deal opens small lead, Senate race in virtual tie  —  Gov. Nathan Deal and Senate candidate David Perdue in July.  (AJC/Greg Bluestein)  —  An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows Gov. Nathan Deal opening up a small lead over Democrat Jason Carter …

Report: Fox News Is Too Negative For Jeb Bush  —  No stranger to taking on his party's most conservative voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is now calling out the bastion of conservative media.  —  CNN's Peter Hamby reported that during a speech Thursday night at a South Carolina fundraiser …

Could non-citizens decide the November election?  —  Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?  Some argue that incidents of voting by non-citizens are so rare as to be inconsequential, with efforts to block fraud a screen for an agenda to prevent poor …

Hillary Clinton: ‘I love ... Elizabeth’  —  BOSTON — Hillary Clinton hit Elizabeth Warren country on Friday, repeatedly praising the anti-big banks Massachusetts senator for going after “those who deserve” it, while rallying voters to put embattled Democrat Martha Coakley in the governor's mansion.

Coeur d'Alene Says Hitching Post Is Exempt From Gay Rights Law … The city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, said a for-profit wedding chapel owned by two ministers doesn't have to perform same-sex marriages.  —  The city has been embroiled in controversy ever since the owners of the Hitching Post sued the city.

Oops: Dem Challenger Slips And Calls Gov. Nikki Haley A ‘Whore’ (VIDEO)  —  A spokeswoman for the South Carolina Democratic Party had a hunch why TPM was getting in contact with her on Friday.  —  “If you take a look at the actual video it's really clear that he got tongue tied …

The Spectacular Implosion Of The GOP's Senate Hopes In Oregon  —  Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley really did not want to run against Monica Wehby.  —  She had the résumé of a formidable challenger: a pediatric neurosurgeon, a pro-choice mom in socially liberal Oregon …

Anthony Weiner Still Doesn't Understand How to Use Twitter  —  It's been three years (only!) since Anthony Weiner's political career went limp because he sent photos of his d**k to random women via social media, and yet he has still not learned how to use Twitter.

Media Should Stop Lecturing Americans About Their Ebola Concerns  —  Like 98 percent of Americans, I've heard the news about Ebola.  I've even followed the news with interest for months, taking seriously the media claims that this was a serious outbreak that had potential to become even more serious.

Friday Cancer Blogging - 24 October 2014  —  A few of you have probably cottoned onto the fact that people don't usually spend a week in the hospital for a broken bone, even a backbone.  So in the long tradition of releasing bad news on Friday afternoon, here's my first-ever Friday news dump.

Sun-Times reporters to owners: We want answers  —  Chicago Sun-Times journalists, who watched one of their political reporters resign this week, are asking the newspaper's owners for reassurance that they won't seek to influence editorial content.  —  The request comes in a petition that's also posted on the reporters' union website.

Revenge of the Democrats: Wealthy liberals top list of super PAC donors in 2014  —  One billionaire has spent more than $70 million on the 2014 elections; Image credit: DonkeyHotey, Flickr  —  In a reversal from 2012, liberal billionaires top the list of biggest super PAC donors with a little …

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 …

Pro-Orman Republican Owes Candidate Big Money  —  Senate candidate Greg Orman of Kansas has been accused by Republicans as a Democrat-in-Independent's clothing, which explains why Orman is surrounding himself with Republicans in the final days of his campaign against GOP incumbent Pat Roberts.

John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Promise Washington the Program It Deserves  —  You both have a reputation for using alcohol to get sources to say things they should not.  Should I have brought a bottle of tequila?  Mark Halperin: That is an urban legend.  It's not like it's never happened …

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 …

Sarah, Bristol & The Recurrence Of The Eternal Victim  —  As you've likely seen Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol have now spoken out about their notorious boozy family brawl, recasting Bristol's attack on the event's host as a morality tale about violence against women and media bias.

Foley Family to White House: You Saved Bergdahl.  Why Not Our Son?  —  After the Obama administration bargained for Bowe Bergdahl's life, the family of ISIS hostage James Foley begged the White House for the same treatment—only to be denied.  —  The parents of James Foley …