Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Calls for Holy War on U.S. and Israel Over Anti-Muslim Video

(NewsBusters – Noel Sheppard) *Lead Story*

The Electoral Map’s States of Play

(Wall Street Journal – Laura Meckler and Neil King Jr.) *Must Read*

Teacher who called Romney t-shirt ‘KKK garb’ under investigation

(Daily Caller – Robby Soave)

Obama funder gets insider deal at NASA

(Washington Examiner – Richard Pollock)

Ohio coal miners rally against Obama’s ‘absolute lies’

(Human Events – Neil W. McCabe)

Ryan Drew Blood Early, Then Cruised to Victory Over Unsteady, Flustered Biden

(Forbes – John Tammy)

Obama and Biden were winning—until they faced actual opponents

(Washington Free Beacon – Matthew Continetti)

A public law school faces trial over liberal bias

(Christian Science Monitor – Ryan J. Foley)

Big Banks Hold $222 Trillion in Risky Derivatives

(PJ Media – Rick Moran)

Biden WRONG on Impact of HHS Regulations

(Townhall – Carol Platt Liebau)

Did Obama cover-up the Benghazi attack?

(National Post – Rex Murphy) *Must Read*

New battle with European Union over justice powers

(Daily Reckoning – Patrick Hennessy and David Barrett)

GOP: 40% of every small-business dollar goes to pay for federal regs

(Investor’s Business Daily – Andrew Malcolm)

Drug enforcement related deaths for 2012 reach 50 this week, and 12-year girl was burned during drug raid on wrong house

(AEI Ideas – Mark J. Perry)

Energy Abundance vs. Energized Politicians

(Weekly Standard – Irwin M. Stelzer)

Rise of the $5 Pizza

(Reason – Tim Cavanaugh)

Interior all set to fast-track solar projects on public lands

(Hot Air – Erika Johnsen)

Nursing Home Companies File RICO Lawsuit Against SEIU

(Breitbart – Dr. Susan Barry) *Must Read*

Romney stumps in Ohio as Obama hunkers down for second debate

(Washington Times – David Eldridge)

John McCain: Economy Is ‘Bleeding’ Thanks to Bernanke, Dimon

(Money News – Forrest Jones)