Good morning from The Oval, on a day when President Obama celebrates a sports champion and raises more money.
After a string of meetings with advisers, Obama speaks at a ceremony for the college football champions, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.
Is the Tide's second White House visit in three years.
"The president will also continue his tradition of honoring sports teams for their efforts both on and off the field by recognizin g the efforts by the Crimson Tide to give back to their community," says the White House.
Later this afternoon, Obama attends a campaign fundraising event in Washington, D.C.
The White House also awaits further developments in the Secret Service prostitution scandal. As USA TODAY reported, the Service said that three employees are are leaving the agency over last week's incident in Colombia.
In other news:
The government is failing to warn people about the dangers from lead-smelting factories, reports Alison Young of USA TODAY.
Another poll shows a tight race between Obama and Mitt Romney.
Meanwhile, some voters try to figure out Romney.
The Pentagon copes with the fallout from photos of soldiers standing next to Afghan corpses, USA TODAY's Tom Vanden Brook writes.
India tests a missile that could hit China.
The CIA wants to expand drone attacks in Yemen.
And rest in peace, Dick Clark.
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