The Case for Panic  —  Deadly, irrational, and determined, the intruder snuck across a weakened perimeter.  Eluding capture, the intruder was detained only after missteps and close calls.  The spin began soon after the threat was isolated.  Information was selectively leaked.

ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning; American threatened  —  (CNN) — A short video released by ISIS on Friday shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning.  —  Before he is killed, Henning speaks to the camera, referencing the British Parliament's decision to join the bombing campaign against ISIS.

BOSS, COWORKERS OF US EBOLA PATIENT: HE KNEW HE HAD EBOLA, US TRIP WAS ‘DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE’  —  A Liberian man who traveled to the United States four days after having contact with a symptomatic Ebola victim in Monrovia “knew he had Ebola,” according to his former boss, who said he abruptly left his job before the incident.

Has Kim Jong-Un lost control of North Korea?  Pyongyang is on lockdown and nation's former intelligence officer says Kim has ALREADY been overthrown  —  A former North Korean counter-intelligence officer has claimed that Kim Jong-Un is no longer in control of the nation and is now just a ‘puppet leader’.

LIVE: 19 arrested after Mong Kok attacks, police say some have ‘triad backgrounds’  —  Main menu  —  You are here  —  Welcome to our continuing 24-hour Occupy Central coverage.  —  There were clashes in several parts of the city today as anti-Occupy groups took to the streets …

Bogus Congressman Said to Get Backstage at Obama Event  —  An unidentified man posing as a member of Congress made it into a secure area backstage at President Barack Obama's appearance at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner in Washington Sept. 27, according to a White House official.

Obama's Blow to Endangered Democrats  —  Another day, another pivot to jobs for President Barack Obama.  Yesterday's speech at Northwestern University marked the 16th time since he took office that he has announced a refocus on jobs and the economy.  It was also his best effort at a closing argument …

AARP Asks Democrats To Remove Their Name From Their Attack Ad  —  AAMOF.  —  The AARP is asking the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to remove them from an ad attacking Republican Michigan senatorial candidate Terri Lynn Land.  The ad “Deserve” cites the AARP in attacking Land.

Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops  —  Among states with the most Republicans, Kansas has the fewest conservatives  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground state in the 2014 midterm election, with two longtime Republican fixtures …

Lindsey Graham: The Embodiment of Everything Wrong with the GOP  —  Reading this Stephen Hayes report was good for a laugh: … Graham is kidding himself if he thinks he could be the nominee, so I'm not sure what the point of this would be.  The likely 2016 field will already be filled with reliably hawkish candidates.

Missouri Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Granted Elsewhere, State Court Rules  —  The case was brought by 10 same-sex couples who are represented by the ACLU.  —  ACLU of Missouri / Via Twitter: @aclu_mo  —  WASHINGTON — Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples …

Monica Wehby Also Plagiarized Her New Health Care Plan  —  The Oregon Senate candidate's first health care plan copied from a Karl Rove survey; her new plan includes copied sections from her primary opponent.  She's a doctor.  —  Monica Wehby For Senate / Via Facebook: monicafororegon

Obama Factor in 2014 Vote Similar to 2010  —  As in 2010, more say they will vote to oppose rather than support him  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters are more likely to view their choice of candidate in this year's midterm elections as a message of opposition (32%) rather than support (20%) for President Barack Obama.

Colo. Ed Board Member: Give U.S. Credit For Voluntarily Ending Slavery  —  A member of Colorado's state Board of Education argued that the fact that the United States voluntarily ended slavery proved “American execptionalism” and this perspective should be taught to students in a recent Facebook post …