Abortion Takes Center Stage at Iowa G.O.P. Forum  —  DES MOINES — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas sought to win over social conservative voters in Iowa on Saturday night as he drew a distinction between his opposition to abortion with the views of his leading Republican rivals and declared …

Protesters Occupy GE CEO Jeff Immelt's Connecticut Front Lawn  —  Occupy Wall Street protesters took a field trip from Zuccotti Park on Saturday morning, all the way to the wealthy suburban enclave of New Canaan, Conn., where they took their anger at income and tax disparity to GE CEO Jeff Immelt's front lawn.

The Red State in Your Future  —  Voters around the country are concluding it's better to be red than dead—applying a whole meaning to an old phrase.  If you do not currently live in a red state, there's a good chance you will be in the near future.  Either you will flee to a red state …

Afghanistan would side with Pakistan in war with US, says Hamid Karzai  —  President says Afghans ‘will never betray their brother’ in TV interview aired days after Kabul visit by Hillary Clinton  —  The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said he would side with Pakistan in the event of war …

Police again arrest Occupy Chicago protesters in Grant Park  —  Chicago police arrested about 130 Occupy Chicago protesters starting about 1 a.m. today after the group returned to Grant Park for the second weekend Saturday night and tried to maintain a camp in the park after its official closing time.

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.).

Cain, Now Running as Outsider, Came to Washington as Lobbyist  —  WASHINGTON — Herman Cain, the Republican presidential candidate with the sharp wit and easy-to-remember tax plan, is a cancer survivor, radio host and former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza.

Sununu to endorse Romney for President  —  MANCHESTER — Former Gov. John H. Sununu on Monday will throw his considerable political influence behind Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  —  “I'm viewed as a good, solid conservative Republican and I'm supporting a good …

Biden focused on reelection fight, but ‘not closing any door’ on 2016 run  —  Vice President Joe Biden says he has not decided whether to run for president in 2016.  —  Speaking Sunday on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Biden said he would decide on a 2016 run later but right …

Republicans in Congress are in a quandary on jobs  —  Many are finding that opposing President Obama's $447-billion plan isn't enough.  They say they need an alternative.  —  Reporting from Stuart, Fla.— Surrounded by a group of eager businessmen in a South Florida boardroom …