What the Costumes Reveal  —  On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party.  The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes.

Cain tells Paul supporters to ‘be respectful’ during speech  —  (CNN) — Herman Cain spoke to a rowdy crowd of supporters in Alabama Saturday - they just weren't all his.  —  Trying to make a point about foreign policy, Cain was loudly interrupted by spectators in the crowd waving Ron Paul signs and yelling, “That is absurd.”

‘Occupy’ demonstrators battle wind and cold as storm moves in  —  New York (CNN) — Demonstrators encamped in a Lower Manhattan park faced New York's first snow storm of the season Saturday without the benefit of propane tanks and generators that they had been using to cook food and keep warm.

Denial In Depth  —  Columbia Journalism Review has a takedown of a “study” from American Enterprise Institute purporting to show that inequality hasn't increased, after all.  What's striking is the way AEI doesn't even resort to the usual practice of concocting misleading numbers …

Population Bomb Epic Fail  —  On Monday, the world's 7 billionth person is expected to be born.  Somewhere.  Look for the media and the usual worn-out handwringers to strike up the usual dirge.  I'm sure Paul Ehrlich has a full dance card for the day.  The “Tom Friedman Random Column Generator” …

GOP getting in way of change, Biden tells Democrats, teachers union  —  (Jacob Langston, Orlando Sentinel / October 28, 2011)  —  Vice President Joe Biden turned a dinner speech to Florida Democrats at Walt Disney World into a pep rally Friday night, blasting Republicans as obstructionists …

Message to the 99%: Help Stop the 1% From Using the Super Committee to Rob the American People  —  The 1% is using the super-secret Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (a.k.a. the Super Committee), to reach directly into the pockets of the 99% and steal hundreds of billions of dollars from them.

13 Americans Among Those Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 13 American soldiers were among more than 20 people killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked an armored NATO shuttle bus in Kabul on Saturday, a Western military official confirmed.

Rocket fire rocks south  —  South under fire again in wake of IAF attack in Gaza: Alarm sounds in various southern communities.  Man hit by shrapnel in Gan Yavne; rocket hits school courtyard in Ashdod.  Second barrage targets residential building, one injured.  Islamic Jihad claims responsibility

Station's users rail vs. Occupy  —  Commuters upset over dirty ‘mess’  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  Commuters and merchants in South Station say they are fed up with Occupy Boston squatters who are hogging electrical outlets and taking sponge baths in bathroom sinks …

West Sees Libya as Ripe at Last for Businesses  —  WASHINGTON — The guns in Libya have barely quieted, and NATO's military assistance to the rebellion that toppled Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not end officially until Monday.  But a new invasion force is already plotting its own landing on the shores of Tripoli.

MSNBC Analyst: GOP Sees Herman Cain as a ‘Black Man Who Knows His Place’  —  On Martin Bashir's television program this afternoon, Democratic strategist and MSNBC analyst Karen Finney said that Republicans are supporting Herman Cain because of his race:  —  “One of the things about Herman Cain is …

Report: Fights erupt among Occupy Wall Street protesters  —  Fights are erupting among Occupy Wall Street protesters, so much so that one corner of Zuccotti Park has emerged where protesters say they won't go for fear of their safety, the New York Daily News is reporting.