Obama Clings to a Narrow Lead  —  New Poll Shows Him Doing Better Than Romney in Swing States; Both Candidates Face Challenges  —  President Barack Obama has managed to retain a narrow lead in his race for re-election despite a spate of bad economic news and surging GOP optimism …

Issa's Right: Tougher Gun Laws Fast And Furious Goal  —  Scandal: The head of the House oversight panel suggests the real reason for the administration's invoking executive privilege in the Fast and Furious case is to hide proof that the operation was part of a push for gun control.

Boehner: Contempt vote on Holder will proceed  —  Washington (CNN) — The U.S. House will proceed with a vote Thursday on holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding documents involving the failed Fast and Furious weapons operation, Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday.

Dems go AWOL in class war  —  Labor unions hoped to turn the Wisconsin recall election into a rallying cause for their ailing movement.  But a Democratic president couldn't be dragged off the sidelines for the fight.  —  Anti-Wall Street activists were itching to see JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon bashed …

Justices' personal health struggles may influence their decision  —  The Supreme Court justices who will rule Thursday on President Obama's healthcare law have grappled with a wide variety of health issues throughout their lives.  —  The experiences are not expected to play a major role …

Nora Ephron, prolific author and screenwriter, dies at age 71  —  View Photo Gallery — Nora Ephron dies: Ephron, who emerged over the past four decades as one of America's warmest and most acute chroniclers of contemporary culture and society, has died.  She was 71.