U.S. captures Benghazi suspect in secret raid  —  An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Sept. 11, 2012.  The alleged ringleader in the attack has been captured by involving Special Operations forces.

Dana Milbank's Heritage disaster  —  Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank set off a flurry of outraged tweets on Monday night after posting a highly critical recap of a panel event at the Heritage Foundation that, he says, “deteriorated into the ugly taunting of a woman in the room who wore an Islamic head covering.”

What we're hearing at CNN's Clinton town hall  —  Editor's note: Hillary Clinton reacts to the capture of a Benghazi attack suspect live during a CNN town hall meeting at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, moderated by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

Why Libertarians Are Wrong About Drugs  —  Others see a regulated, licensed dispensary model, perhaps with medical supervision.  But misuse of opiate pharmaceuticals already represents the second-largest illicit drug threat in America.  Would there be political corruption in the quest for those dispensary licenses?

BLM Shooting Suspect Is Anti-Government Conspiracy Theorist With Pending Gun Charge  —  The man accused of shooting two law enforcement members in California, including a Bureau of Land Management ranger, has had at least one previous run-in with law enforcement and has described himself as the target of a massive government conspiracy.

IRS Has Lost More Emails...  It's not just Lois Lerner's emails.  The Internal Revenue Service says it can't produce emails from six more employees involved in the targeting of conservative groups, according to two Republicans investigating the scandal.  —  The IRS told Ways …

The great unraveling  —  In one of the PBS series that engages American history (was it The American Experience?  Frontline?  I don't remember and can't find it online), the producers took a look back at the Carter administration.  The show I'm thinking of would have been broadcast some 20 years ago.

Democrat says he's leading black GOTV effort for Cochran  —  A Democratic political operative says he is working with Mississippi Conservatives PAC to drum up votes for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran.  —  James “Scooby Doo” Warren said he has put together a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) plan and is “putting it in place across the whole state.”

Missouri Town Discovers People Don't Like Vacationing Around People Openly Carrying Firearms  —  Turns out, people don't find it particularly relaxing to be surrounded by strangers carrying guns.  —  The Lake Ozark, Missouri Board of Alderman voted last week to ban gun owners from openly carrying firearms …

The GOP's Latest, Embarrassing Retreat from the Obamacare Wars  —  In Republican primary politics it's taken as a given that candidates will scatter rightward toward the sweet spot between reason and disqualifying insanity.  Some will inevitably overshoot.  But Obamacare was supposed …

Rick Perry's ‘Groundhog Day’  —  “Boys, I am going to bless this meal,” Rick Perry said, ducking his head and folding his hands under his chin.  We were sitting at Nate 'n Al, the Jewish Deli in Beverly Hills, and the governor of Texas was looking every bit the regular customer in a tight black polo shirt and designer glasses.

D'Souza baffles Megyn Kelly  —  Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza baffled Megyn Kelly on Monday night with an analogy that compared the United States to a child molesting father.  —  Appearing on Fox's “The Kelly File” to promote his new book, “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” …

Senators Question Obama's Authority For U.S. Military Strikes In Iraq  —  Rand Paul and Senate Democrats say the administration needs to come to Congress before any Iraq operations.  Obama will meet with congressional leaders Wednesday.  —  Sen. Chris Murphy  —  T.J. Kirkpatrick / Getty Images

NC GOPer: Unlike Blacks Or Hispanics, ‘Traditional’ Population Isn't Growing (VIDEO)  —  State House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, said that the “traditional” voting bloc of his home state wasn't growing like as minority populations in an interview he did in 2012.