Here's tonight's run-down on the Congressional races:

Franken Ad: GOP Ads Lie About Me Being Angry
Al Franken, who has taken the lead in the latest polls of the Minnesota Senate race, has this new one-minute TV ad, showing in detail how a Republican attack ad has twisted around footage of him doing a humorous impersonation of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone in order to make Franken look manic and angry:

"Look familiar?" the announcer says. "That's right. Ads for Norm Coleman use this footage of Al Franken telling this story about Paul Wellstone and his son and try to make is seem like he was angry. Minnesota deserves better."

Polls: Dems Ahead In Alaska's Congressional Races
A new poll from Alaska pollster Ivan Moore shows Sen. Ted Stevens (R) and Rep. Don Young (R), both tainted by scandal, trailing their Democratic opponents. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) leads Stevens 49%-45%, and former state Rep. Ethan Berkowitz has a wider lead of 51%-42% over Don Young.

Business Group Tells Kentucky Women Voters: Lunsford Supports Unions And Discrimination
In another sign of just how seriously the GOP is taking the possibility that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) could lose re-election, the pro-GOP business group Employee Freedom Action Committee has a new mailer lambasting Democratic candidate Bruce Lunsford, urging women voters to support him. The reason: "Big Labor bosses have a history of corruption and sexual discrimination, and Bruce Lunsford supports their radical agenda.

Poll: Chambliss Up By Three
A new Strategic Vision (R) poll of Georgia gives Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) a 47%-44% lead over Democratic candidate Jim Martin, within the ±3% margin of error. Chambliss once seemed absolutely safe in this red state, but the economic crisis has drastically reduced his support and given him only a narrow lead over the Dem in the most recent polls.

Poll: Dems Could Pick Up New York House Seat
A new Research 2000 poll shows Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY) trailing Democrat Eric Massa 49%-42%, corroborating a SurveyUSA poll from earlier this week that showed Massa ahead. Kuhl narrowly defeated Massa back in 2006, and the Democrat never really stopped running -- and he might just win this time.

New Merkley Ad Features Wyden
Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has this new ad in his bid to unseat GOP Sen. Gordon Smith. This new ad feature the state's other Senator, Democrat Ron Wyden:

Wyden's involvement in an ad for Merkley is a big deal for two reasons: One, he is quite popular and could possibly be a Senator-For-Life barring some unforeseen scandal. And second, Wyden and Smith were very friendly in years past, and had a sort of non-aggression pact with each other -- so Wyden's move to campaign against Smith is a sign that the gloves have really come off in this race.

GOP Candidate Calls For Lie Detectors At Debate
Former Rep. Mike Sodrel (R-IN) and his local Republican organization are calling for the candidates at an upcoming debate to hook themselves up to lie detectors. Neither Rep. Baron Hill (D), who defeated Sodrel in 2006, nor the local university sponsoring the debate are agreeing to do this.