Neighbors ‘not surprised’ ‘hippie’ left family to join Wall Street protesters  —  By BOBBY MARTINEZ in DeLand, Fla., and LIZ SADLER in New York  —  The Florida mom who ditched her banker husband and four kids to live in Zuccotti Park squalor is a hippie homemaker whose neighbors are horrified …

Maher: If You Showed Michelle Malkin Obama's Resume Without Saying Who It Was She'd ‘Name Her Vibrator “Obama”’  —  Bill Maher on his HBO program Friday said, “If you just presented the Republicans with Obama's resume and didn't say who it was, they would erect statues to this guy.”

‘World Of Opera’ Dumped By NPR Because Host Participated In Occupy DC Protest … Npr , National Public Radio , Lisa Simeone , Occupy Dc , Occupy Wall Street , Wdav , World Of Opera , Media News  —  WASHINGTON — NPR will no longer distribute the member station-produced program “World of Opera” …

Herman Cain's Numerology Fixation  —  As the former Godfather's Pizza CEO continues his rise in the presidential race, Michelle Cottle wonders when the candidate's peculiar obsession with supernatural signs and signals is going to become a subject of interest.  —  Raise your hand if you have a favorite number.

Despite Difficult Talks, U.S. and Iraq Had Expected Some American Troops to Stay  —  BAGHDAD — President Obama's announcement on Friday that all American troops would leave Iraq by the end of the year was an occasion for celebration for many, but some top American military officials were dismayed …

Tea Party Activist Christine O'Donnell Donates to Romney, Says Movement Isn't Being Fair to Him  —  Christine O'Donnell, the former Republican Senate candidate and a Tea Party favorite during the 2010 election, said in an exclusive interview with ABC News that she has not only given money …

Nevada helps resolve calendar chaos  —  Finally conceding defeat to New Hampshire in the Republican calendar stare-down, Nevada's GOP on Saturday voted to move its caucus date from Jan. 14 to Feb. 4.  —  New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner is now expected to set his state's first-in-the-nation primary for Jan. 10.

As Libya takes stock, Moammar Kadafi's hidden riches astound  —  New estimates of the former leader's assets — more than $200 billion — are called ‘staggering.’ If they prove true, he would rank among the world's most rapacious leaders.  —  A revolutionary fighter exits the drainage pipe …

Silicon Valley makes a big investment in Obama's reelection  —  Silicon Valley is lining up behind President Obama's reelection bid, donating more money to his campaign than to any of his Republican rivals.  —  Computer and Internet companies have donated more than $1.2 million …

The Ugliness Started With Bork  —  On Oct. 23, 1987 — 24 years ago on Sunday — Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court was voted down by the Senate.  All but two Democrats voted “nay.”  —  The rejection of a Supreme Court nominee is unusual but not unheard of (see Clement Haynsworth Jr.).

“We Don't Need a Warrant, We're ICE”  —  On the night of October 20, 2010, Angel Enrique and Jesus Antonio were in bed in their small, two-bedroom apartment in the Clairmont complex in Nashville.  The doors and windows were all shut and locked.  Suddenly there was a loud banging at the door and voices shouting “Police!” and “Policia!”

St Paul's Cathedral announces closure due to ‘Occupy’ protesters  —  It seemed a gesture of Christian tolerance when a clergyman at St Paul's Cathedral told police to allow anti-capitalist protesters camped outside to continue their demonstration.  —  But the alliance appeared …

Public Parks Should Be Occupied  —  Lurking at the end of an article about how McPherson Square is a more friendly tent camp cite than Freedom Plaza, Lydia DePillis offers a more provocative point: … New York City doesn't have this problem, but Washington, DC and some other American cities …