Santorum unveils zero-zero-zero plan  —  Rick Santorum came out with his own economic plan Friday to top the 9-9-9 plan pushed by Herman Cain.  —  “I've got a better plan.  It's the zero-zero-zero plan,” the GOP presidential candidate and former senator told the Value Voters Summit.

White House: Cantor's ‘Mob’ Criticism Of Occupy Wall Street Is ‘Hypocrisy Unbound’  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is speaking out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to the thousands of Americans taking to the streets for the Occupy Wall Street movement, the White House said Friday.

Solyndra loan deal: Warnings about legality came from within Obama administration  —  Energy Department officials were warned that their plan to help a failing solar company by restructuring its $535 million federal loan could violate the law and should be cleared with the Justice Department …

Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet  —  A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones.  —  The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago …

AN AMERICAN CENTURY—A STRATEGY TO SECURE AMERICA'S ENDURING INTERESTS AND IDEALS  —  The Constitution places responsibility for national defense and foreign relations on the shoulders of the president.  The president must have the judgment, vision, wisdom, and leadership qualities to understand …

GOP lauds pro-trade proposals, ignores Obama's pitch for jobs bill  —  Washington (CNN) - This week's radio spokesperson for the Republican Party said he is “glad to see that President Obama finally” did something to his liking.  —  South Dakota Sen. John Thune during the weekly Republican address …

Attorney General Eric Holder fires back on Fast & Furious  —  Attorney General Eric Holder is denying charges that he misled Congress about his knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious, and he's denouncing lawmakers for “political posturing” in their strident criticism of the ill-fated gunrunning probe.

One Reason We Need The 99 Percent Movement  —  Two good charts from Planet Money:  —  If you know a lot of young people, your social reality is of an economy in crisis.  If you know a lot of older people, things look better.  —  Again, if everyone you know has a BA …

Steve Jobs Funeral Is Friday  —  The funeral for Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s co-founder, is taking place Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.  —  The funeral is characterized as a small private gathering, this person said.  The person wouldn't say where or when the event was taking place …

Meet the Contraption That Wants to Replace Central Park Horses  —  The faux-vintage electric car that horse advocates want to replace Central Park's carriage horses has classic white-walled tires, running boards, mahogany and an “ah-hoogah” horn.  —  On Thursday, in a fourth-floor conference room …

Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings unnecessary, probe suggests  —  iWatch News investigation documents $1.9 billion in wasted federal health care expenditures  —  Terry Waddell knew that her 87-year-old mother did not have long to live.

‘An unforced economic error’  —  Following up on this morning's job numbers, it's worth reemphasizing a point the right generally prefers to ignore: spending cuts are making unemployment worse.  Dealing with the jobs crisis is hard enough, and conservative policies are akin to throwing an anvil at a drowning economy.