Election 2012 -- Obama, Romney hunker down for debate prep [1]

Election 2012 -- Will The Debates Decide The Winner? It's Debatable [2]

Election 2012: Opinion -- America's salvation depends on Catholics [3], Anita Crane reveals mind-blowing number not registered to vote

50 years ago, integrating Old Miss -- Ole Miss reflects on the 50 years since integration [4] and Integrating Ole Miss: A Transformative, Deadly Riot [5]

50 years ago, Michael Harrington, the socialist and former Catholic Work, publishes The Other America: Poverty in America [6]

From Afghanistan -- Three NATO soldiers killed in Afghan suicide bombing [7]

California allows driver's licenses for young undocumented immigrants [8]

'VatiLeaks' trial will be landmark event for Vatican tribunal [9] Record number of justices attends Red Mass [10]

The Philippines -- Catholic Church eyes Calungsod’s sainthood as a way to revive faith [11]

Pope's bid to win over rebel Catholic traditionalists seems at dead end [12]

Press Release: Catholic Charities USA's 2012 Annual Gathering Kicks Off in St. Louis [13]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [14]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.