Ebola Policies Made in Panic Cause More Damage  —  With good reason, Americans are deeply confused about the risks of Ebola.  It is a frightening disease, made more so by dueling theories about how best to deal with people arriving from West Africa and by wildly different messages …

Hillary Clinton Corrects Fumbled “Jobs” Line  —  “I short-handed this point the other day.”  —  Mark Makela / Reuters  —  SOMERS, N.Y. — When Hillary Clinton fumbled a line at a rally last Friday — “Don't let anybody tell you that corporations and businesses create jobs” …

Poll: Midterm momentum belongs to GOP  —  Republicans enter the final week of the midterm campaign holding higher ground than the Democrats, aided by public dissatisfaction with President Obama's leadership, with the overall direction of the country and with the federal government's ability …

What Will the GOP Senate Be Like?  —  Republicans promise that if they seize the majority, they'll stop Obama—and stop the Washington gridlock.  Can they really do both?  —  In Kansas recently, Republican Senator Pat Roberts, who's in a tough race for reelection, made a statement that left me puzzled.

House Dems fret debilitating losses  —  The political environment continues to deteriorate for House Democrats ahead of a midterm election that's certain to diminish their ranks.  —  With President Barack Obama's unpopularity hindering their candidates and Republican cash flooding …

Students spring into opposition after Bill Maher announced as keynote speaker  —  In response to an announcement last week that comedian Bill Maher would speak at UC Berkeley's fall commencement, an online petition started circulating Thursday that demanded that the campus rescind its invitation.

Ann Romney blasts Democrat for sexist slur  —  Washington (CNN) — Ann Romney, the wife of former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, condemned South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's Democratic challenger after he mistakenly called her a “whore” — and then chuckled.

Ebola-free nurse Amber Vinson to leave Atlanta hospital  —  Yahoo News 1 hr ago  —  DALLAS - Amber Vinson, one of two Texas nurses to contract Ebola while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, will be released Tuesday from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, officials said.

McConnell tries humor and an old hit in new ad  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), fighting for re-elction in a tight contest, is up with a new humorous ad in the Louisville television market that echoes the famous “Bloodhounds” ad that helped first elect him to the Senate.

Latest Alaska Polls Show Surprising Shift Toward Mark Begich  —  Kansas, Georgia, South Dakota.  We have cycled through a lot of wild-card red states over the last month in surveying the landscape of competitive Senate races.  But the most likely wild card might be the one we always expected: Alaska.

CBC fires Jian Ghomeshi over sex allegations  —  Ousted host of Q denies claims by three women of unwanted sexual violence and threatens to sue broadcaster for $50 million.  —  Ousted host of Q denies claims by three women of unwanted sexual violence and threatens to sue broadcaster for $50 million.

The Old Man And The CIA: Inside A Hemingway-Themed Spy Prom  —  WASHINGTON — Relations between the intelligence community and the media are at such a low ebb it might be hard to believe that there's a reporter who spies deeply admire.  —  But for journalists who might want to follow …

Feds identify suspected ‘second leaker’ for Snowden reporters  —  Yahoo News 2 hrs ago  —  The FBI has identified an employee of a federal contracting firm suspected of being the so-called second leaker who turned over sensitive documents about the U.S. government's terrorist watch list …