Perry raises $17 million  —  Siren, as they say: … The $17 million figure, which a Perry spokesman confirms to me, is almost as much as Mitt Romney raised in his first quarter as a declared presidential candidate this year.  —  It's also more than Rudy Giuliani and John McCain raised …

Russ Feingold endorses Occupy Wall Street: “This will make the Tea Party look like ... a tea party.”  —  “I'm really encouraged by what I'm seeing.  People around the country are finally organizing to stand up to the huge influence of corporations on government and our lives.

Senate Democrats rewrite Obama's jobs bill  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are scrambling to rewrite portions of President Barack Obama's jobs bill, even as Obama tries to blame Republicans for Congress' failure to act.  —  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell moved to call …

Roger Ailes looks back on 15 years of Fox News  —  NEW YORK (AP) — As the most powerful man in the universe, or one of them anyway, Roger Ailes can look back on the first 15 years of his crowning achievement, Fox News Channel, with satisfaction.  And he does.

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 …

O'Reilly: Romney as Eisenhower  —  Many people on the right have been giving Mitt Romney a new look lately, especially in the wake of Christie's decision not to run.  —  Count Fox host Bill O'Reilly among those warming to Romney, as told last night to an incredulous Glenn Beck:

Opposition to Obama grows — strongly  —  Four in 10 Americans “strongly” disapprove of how President Obama is handling job as president in the new Washington Post-ABC News poll, the highest that number has risen during his time in office and a sign of the hardening opposition to him as he seeks a second term.

Obama Gains vs. GOP on Jobs as Congress Hits a New Low  —  Barack Obama has jumped to a 15-point lead over the Republicans in Congress in trust to handle job creation, a sign the beleaguered president's $450 billion jobs package has hit its mark in public opinion.

PM David Cameron re-iterates backing for gay marriage at party conference speech  —  Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken of his support for gay marriage at the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, today.  —  news.PinkPaper.com  —  Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken …

Getting It Right: Dean of George Mason Law Sets Excellent Example  —  All too often here at FIRE, we find ourselves up to our necks in campus censorship.  For example, in just the last few weeks, we've seen a professor threatened by campus police for posting a sci-fi quote and a coalition …

Washington Wants a Say Over Your Minister  —  The Supreme Court weighs whether the feds can decide which church employees are clergy and which aren't.  —  Today, the Obama administration will invite the Supreme Court to open a new front in the culture wars.

Issa to Holder: Admit you knew  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is turning up the heat on Eric Holder, demanding the attorney general “come forward and at least admit” he knew about “Fast and Furious” long before he told Congress he learned about the gun program.