GOP pushes Romney to break from White House's Afghan strategy  —  Some Republican defense hawks are urging Mitt Romney to separate himself from President Obama on Afghanistan and back an extended presence for U.S. troops in the country.  —  The advice comes as the White House hits …

‘The Worst Thing That Has Happened to Our Democratic Election System’  —  Andrew Cohen has been doing a formidable job of covering what is otherwise a substantially under-covered theme in this election year: the efforts to disenfranchise large numbers of voters, especially in swing states.

Romney the giver  —  The big news from tax returns  —  We learned yesterday that last year Mitt Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes on an income of $14 million — and gave $4 million to charity.  —  The year before, he made $21.6 million, paid $3 million in taxes and gave $3 million to charity.

How Romney Packed The Univision Forum  —  Tense moments as the campaign demands to bus in supporters and to retape an introduction.  “A little bit of disrespect,” complains Univision's Salinas.  —  Romney at Univision and Facebook's “Meet the Candidates” forum, moderated by Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos.

Scroll down to watch video from Wednesday' show  —  New revelations: On Wednesday, Anderson Cooper, left, told Senator John McCain, right, that a ‘source familiar with Ambassador Stevens’ thinking' said the envoy was worried about security  —  Mystery source: Cooper admitted two days later …

Messina: Forget The Tied National Polls, We're Winning  —  Says swing state dynamics favor Obama.  —  Image by Charles Dharapak / AP  —  Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters on Saturday that despite national tracking polls showing the president and Romney tied, Obama is still winning.

Paul Ryan Tells Florida Seniors That Obamacare Includes Death Panels  —  Paul Ryan likened a mechanism to control health care spending to “death panels,” during a town hall at the University of Central Florida in Orlando on Saturday.  —  After listening to Ryan repeatedly call for the repeal …

Egypt's New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties  —  CAIRO — On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi said the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values …

Mitt Romney Says, “I Am The Confidence Fairy!”  —  I've coined a few successful turns of phrase over the years, but none, I think, as successful as the confidence fairy — a term I used to refer to the belief that things like austerity in the face of depression would actually be expansionary, because of ... CONFIDENCE.

First Lady: Voting Rights Is ‘Movement of Our Era’  —  Michelle Obama says protecting the right to vote has become the nation's most important civil rights issue.  —  The first lady tells a gathering of black lawmakers and leaders that they owe it to those who fought and died for equal rights …