Declaration of the Occupation of New York City  —  As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together.  We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality  —  (updated below)  —  It was first reported in January of last year that the Obama administration had compiled a hit list of American citizens whom the President had ordered assassinated without any due process, and one of those Americans was Anwar al-Awlaki.

Huckabee looks again at Republican presidential bid  —  (Reuters) - Mike Huckabee has been approached by Republican and conservative activists unhappy with the current crop of presidential hopefuls and he is considering entering the fray, two sources who have spoken with Huckabee told Reuters.

Bernie Marcus on Obama White House: ‘Amateurs Surrounded by Amateurs’  —  ATLANTA - The Georgian who every Republican presidential candidate wants in his camp still hasn't decided who he's going to back.  But although Bernie Marcus believes in abortion and gun control, he knows who he won't support: Barack Obama.

Chris Christie is not too fat to be president  —  There is a sudden rash of op-eds arguing that Chris Christie is too fat to be president.  Over at Bloomberg View, my colleague Michael Kinsley makes the case.  Here at The Washington Post, my colleague Eugene Robinson does the, ahem, heavy lifting.

California breaks from 50-state probe into mortgage lenders [Updated]  —  California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will no longer take part in a national foreclosure probe of some of the nation's biggest banks, which are accused of pervasive misconduct in dealing with troubled homeowners.

A Thin Line on Skirts  —  Note to women in the South Park Slope and surrounding Brooklyn: You might want to think twice before wearing shorts or skirts when you walk home alone at night.  —  That's the message some women say police officers are spreading as they step up patrols in the area …

Supreme Court term could influence 2012 election  —  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opens a potentially epic term Monday that could roil debate in the 2012 presidential election campaign.  —  The justices have taken a raft of cases that would affect people in their daily lives …

After immigration ruling at Foley school with Hispanic population, students cry, withdraw, no-show  —  FOLEY, Alabama — Many of the 223 Hispanic students at Foley Elementary came to school Thursday crying and afraid, said Principal Bill Lawrence.  —  Nineteen of them withdrew …

Warren Buffett sparks storm over millionaires' tax-rate hike  —  Investment guru Warren Buffett set off a political firestorm Friday with a series of interviews in which he appeared to distance himself from the tax policy proposal President Obama introduced under the billionaire's name.

Cornell Belcher: Cain's “Brainwashed” Remark Was “Racist, Bigoted”  —  Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher says there is a media “double-standard” over Herman Cain saying blacks have been “brainwashed.”  Belcher calls Mr. Cain a bigot and a racist and says this incident is a “teachable moment.”

Republican, Democratic Party Images Equally Negative  —  Approval of Republicans, Democrats in Congress at or near record lows  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans have similar, mostly negative views of the Republican and the Democratic parties.  Gallup's Sept. 8-11 update on party favorable …

NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, and the death of EU Fiscal Union  —  Judging by the commentary, there has been a colossal misunderstanding around the world of what has just has happened in Germany.  The significance of yesterday's vote by the Bundestag to make the EU's €440bn rescue fund (EFSF) more flexible is not that the outcome was a “Yes”.

The Piketon Promise: Amid Solyndra, Will The Obama Administration Betray Southern Ohio?  —  Hundreds of Southern Ohio workers stand to lose their jobs if the Obama Administration reneges on the president's promise to support an energy project in the small town of Piketon, OH.

Bicycles Are Cheap  —  One of the stranger political phenomena of the past 10 years has been the extent to which the non-automobile transportation in many cities has been coded a “white” area of concern.  When someone writes a piece about the growing market for automobiles in China …

Defeatism  —  Martin Wolf is getting frantic, as well he should.  The austerians have brought us to the brink of a vast disaster.  A recession in Europe looks more likely than not; and the question for the United States is not whether a lost decade is possible, but whether there is any plausible way to avoid one.