Dems scramble to save face on jobs bill  —  Democratic leaders in the Senate are scrambling to avoid defections on President Obama's jobs package, which appears headed for defeat on Tuesday.  —  A lack of Democratic unity on the president's bill would be embarrassing for the White House …

Obama jobs bill may not get 51 in Senate  —  President Barack Obama's jobs plan is at risk of getting less than 51 votes Tuesday evening in the Senate as a handful of politically vulnerable moderates hold out on the president's signature economic proposal.  —  Adding to the uncertainty …

If moderate Dems vote No on jobs bill, they're only hurting themselves  —  Top pollster Stanley Greenberg is not shy about criticizing the White House when he thinks it's warranted, and his opinion is widely respected by Democrats in Congress.  So if Greenberg tells moderate Senate Democrats …

Chris Christie to endorse Mitt Romney  —  Chris Christie, the man who much of the sidelined establishment and donor class among Republicans had hoped would run for president, is backing Mitt Romney for president, a Romney official confirms to POLITICO.  —  The endorsement is expected at a 3 p.m. press conference.

Inside the Cain Tax Plan  —  Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul.  —  With recent polls showing increased support for Herman Cain as the G.O.P. presidential nominee …

Who Really Owns The NYPD?  Turns Out It's Not Such A Rhetorical Question  —  I wrote last week about the multi-million dollar contribution to the NYPD from JPChase, but it turns out the corporate influence goes much deeper than that.  Pam Martens, an activist who successfully sued the NYPD …

The Milquetoast Radicals  —  The U.S. economy is probably going to stink for a few more years.  It is beset by short-term problems (low consumer demand, uncertain housing prices, too much debt) and long-term problems (wage stagnation, rising health care costs, eroding human capital).