Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President  —  ABC News' Polson Kanneth reports:  —  Sarah Palin will not run for president.  She made the announcement in a letter to supporters Wednesday night.  —  Read Palin's letter here:

Board of Trade has a message for Occupy Chicago  —  Someone at the Board of Trade is getting cheeky with the Occupy Chicago protests.  This photo was taken by someone at the protests.  It shows offices at the Board of Trade Building eight stories up with “We Are The 1%” taped to the windows.

Dem unity, minus Obama  —  After months of squabbling, Democrats on Capitol Hill have united in recent weeks.  And in an unusual twist, they have done it in spite of President Obama.  —  House Democrats, who have helped the GOP pass controversial bills this year, drew the line on a stopgap spending bill last month.

Roger Ailes: I Hired Sarah Palin Because She Was ‘Hot And Got Ratings’ … Fox News , Sarah Palin , Roger Ailes , Cable News , Fox News 15th Anniversary , Fox News Anniversary , Roger Ailes Sarah Palin , Roger Ailes Wolf Blitzer , Media News  —  NEW YORK — As the most powerful man in the universe …

West to Jackson: ‘Take two!’  —  Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) has just one piece of advice for Samuel L. Jackson - focus on your film career and stop talking about politics.  —  “I think Samuel Jackson needs to pay more attention to the upcoming release of the movie ‘Avengers’ next summer and not …

Is CBS News Silencing Fast and Furious Reporter?  —  Yesterday, CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson told radio show host Laura Ingraham that the White House yelled and swore at her over her reporting on the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal tied to the deaths of two U.S. law enforcement agents.

Michelle Obama jokes daughters fight over Secret Service  —  By: CNN White House Producer Alexander Mooney  —  (CNN) - Turns out the Secret Service doesn't just protect the Obamas, they also are the root of a bit of tension between the younger members of the first family.

Washington Post Staff Writer Who Wrote Rick Perry Attack Piece Has Criminal Past  —  On October 1, 2011, the Washington Post's Stephanie McCrummen authored a story for publication in the Post concerning Texas Governor Perry's lease of a hunting spot with an offensive name.

Farmers Strain to Hire American Workers in Place of Migrant Labor  —  OLATHE, Colo. — How can there be a labor shortage when nearly one out of every 11 people in the nation are unemployed?  —  That's the question John Harold asked himself last winter when he was trying to figure out how much help …

Rep. Steve King Daydreams About The Good Ol' Days When Only Property Owners Voted  —  In a Judiciary Committee hearing on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) used his allotted time to daydream out loud about an era of American history when only male property owners were allowed to vote.

Wisconsin Judge Rules No Right to Own a Cow or Drink Its Milk  —  WI Judge to Zinniker, FTCLDF: No “Fundamental Right to Own a Cow, or Consume Its Milk... Am I Making Myself Clear?”  —  ~ David Gumpert  —  FTCLDF  —  In a decision denying basic property rights and even exceeding …

Warren shines in debate debut  —  Elizabeth Warren officially kicked off her much-anticipated foray into the political arena by whacking U.S. Sen. Scott Brown on the economy and trumpeting her record of going “toe-to-toe” with financial behemoths, as she did battle with five Democrats in this first 2012 Senate debate.

Deer Are Found on Brooklyn Shore in Disturbing Circumstances  —  White-tailed deer, tree-browsing icons of the suburban wildlife scene, have been making inroads in New York City.  Their numbers on Staten Island have grown to the point where many residents consider them a nuisance.

Man in the Mirror  —  The unlikely femme fatale from Jersey sashayed into a Trenton news conference and broke a lot of hearts.  (Not Snooki's or Barry's, of course.)  —  Watching Chris Christie hold forth for an hour, it's hard to know whether you want to hug him or slap him.

Hungry Muppet to appear on “Sesame Street”  —  (Reuters) - A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of “Sesame Street”, the show said in a statement on Tuesday.  —  Pink-faced Muppet Lily, whose family deals with food insecurity, will join Big Bird …

With Christie Out, Romney Is Back On Top Of Gop Pack, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Perry Fades As Cain Surges  —  With New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie out of the Republican presidential race, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney jumps to a 22 percent lead …

Green Jobs Training Program Falls Short, Should Return Funds — IG  —  A $500 million green jobs program at the Department of Labor has so far provided only 15 percent of current participants with jobs, leading the agency's inspector general to recommend that the bulk of the money be returned to the Treasury.