Rick Perry slips, Herman Cain rises in bid for GOP nomination, poll finds  —  After a quick rise in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has experienced an almost equally dramatic decline, losing about half of his support over the past month, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

On Wall Street, a Protest Matures  —  “I think a good deal of the bankers should be in jail.”  —  That is what Andrew Cole, an unemployed 24-year-old graduate of Bucknell University, told me Monday morning in Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

The Definition of Insanity  —  Why no one wants to repeal a program that everyone knows is a fraud.  —  The Obama health-care plan passed 18 months ago, and its cynicism still manages to astonish.  Witness the spectacle surrounding one of its flagship new entitlements, which is eliciting some remarkable concessions from its drafters.

House Republicans Request Special Counsel to Probe Holder on ‘Fast and Furious’  —  EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are calling for a special counsel to determine whether Attorney General Holder perjured himself during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Operation Fast and Furious, Fox News has learned.

After Ruling, Hispanics Flee an Alabama Town  —  ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — The vanishing began Wednesday night, the most frightened families packing up their cars as soon as they heard the news.  —  They left behind mobile homes, sold fully furnished for a thousand dollars or even less.

Money Dispute May End ‘Simpsons’  —  A money dispute between Fox and the actors who voice the characters on The Simpsons may force the long-running hit series to shut down next spring.  Lloyd Grove reports exclusively.  —  As Homer Simpson would put it, “D'oh!”

In Texas remarks, Obama targets Cantor  —  President Obama on Tuesday plans to target House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, including the Virginia Republican in an all-out assault on the GOP.  —  After making a trip to a bridge in Kentucky to publicly shame House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) …

Buffett says he will release his tax return if Murdoch does  —  Warren Buffett said Tuesday that he would release his tax returns - if NewsCorp chairman Rupert Murdoch did so as well.  —  A cornerstone of President Obama's proposed tax reform is the “Buffett rule”, in which richest Americans …

Herman Cain: ‘Show Me The Science’ That Being Gay Is Not A Choice  —  The ladies of The View today challenged newly crowned Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain on his beliefs about homosexuality.  He confirmed that he would bring back Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and “Yes,” he believes being gay is a choice.

After Solyndra, Other Energy Loans Draw Scrutiny … New revelations continue to surface about the Obama administration's handling of half a billion dollars in federal loan guarantees to the now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra.  —  On Monday, Democrats released a memo that showed …

Bernanke on the Twist, Greece, and Bailouts  —  In an economic policy hearing before Congress, the Federal Reserve chairman addressed some vital questions about the U.S. economy  —  Congress got a few hours to grill Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capital Hill today.

George Lopez: Cain ‘Darker Than Obama, But Whiter On The Inside’  —  On Monday's “Fox and Friends,” liberal comedian George Lopez all but threw the “Oreo” racial slur at Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain: “The Republicans do know that he's darker than Barack Obama...but whiter on the inside.”

Iran Rejects Proposed U.S. Military Hot Line  —  WASHINGTON— Iranian military leaders have rebuffed a plan championed by senior Obama administration officials to establish a military-to-military hot line between Washington and Tehran, increasing U.S. fears about the potential …

The Racial Resentment Checklist  —  As I said when initially discussing Rick Perry's time vacationing at Niggerhead Ranch, the important context here is that there is no racism in America.  Or if there is, it certainly has nothing to do with white people.  And certainly not with conservative white people.

Secret Docs Show Foreclosure Watchdog Doesn't Bark or Bite  —  Why has the administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program been so ineffective in helping struggling homeowners get loan modifications and stay in their homes?  One reason: The government's supervision of the program has apparently ranged from nonexistent to weak.

Pizza delivery guy calls cops on customer who smoked marijuana  —  AURORA - A man says he got much more than a large pizza when he called Papa John's for delivery - he got a visit from Aurora Police.  —  Officers performed a child welfare check and left without filing any charges.