Prominent Pastor Calls Romney's Church a Cult  —  WASHINGTON — A Texas pastor introduced Rick Perry at a major conference of Christian conservatives here on Friday as “a genuine follower of Jesus Christ” and then walked outside and attacked Mitt Romney's religion, calling the Mormon Church …

Rand Paul blames Obama for ‘inflaming’ Occupy Wall Street protests, worries of ‘lawlessness’  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Friday that he believes the Occupy Wall Street protests stem from divisive rhetoric from President Obama, who has called for the richest Americans to pay increased taxes to help close the budget deficit.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

CBO: Deficit is on track to be $1.3 trillion  —  The Congressional Budget Office on Friday said that the federal budget deficit is on track to be $1.3 trillion this year, $14 billion more than the deficit CBO predicted in August.  —  Despite all the wrangling in the spring between Republicans …

ABOUT CHRIS BRENNAN AND CATHERINE LUCEY  —  Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999.  He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

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 …

U.S. State Dept. contacts Khan family  —  An official from the U.S. State Department has called the Charlotte family of al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government's condolences on his death in a U.S. drone attack last week in Yemen, according to a family spokesman.