Cain details gesture that led to sex accusation  —  Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for the first time has offered a detailed recollection of what led an employee of the National Restaurant Association to lodge a sexual harassment charge against him when he was CEO of the organization.

Va Republican party condemns Loudoun GOP e-mail with an image of Obama shot in the head  —  The Republican Party of Virginia is strongly condemning an e-mail sent by Loudoun County's GOP committee that shows President Obama as a zombie with part of his skull missing and a bullet through his head.

. . And what's wrong with Rick?  Bizarre video shows a ‘rambling, incoherent’ Governor Perry  —  Rick Perry has got people talking - but for all the wrong reasons.  —  The GOP presidential candidate gave a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday night which has prompted concerns from his fans and criticism from his opponents.

Regulators Investigating MF Global for Missing Money  —  Updated  —  Federal regulators have discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in customer money has gone missing from MF Global in recent days, prompting an investigation into the brokerage firm, which is run by Jon S. Corzine …

UNESCO votes to admit Palestine; U.S. cuts off funding  —  NEW YORK — The board of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted Monday to admit Palestine into the organization as its newest member, and the United States promptly responded by cutting off funding for the agency.

TRENDING: Activists propose ‘shutting down’ candidate offices during Iowa caucuses  —  Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Occupy Wall Street activists plan to amass in Iowa one week before the Iowa caucuses - up to the day they're held on Jan. 3, CNN has learned.  —  The plan has been dubbed the …

Ex-Aide: Bachmann ‘Out of ... Ideas’  —  Michele Bachmann has “run out of money and ideas” and can no longer expect to win in Iowa, her former campaign manager told ABC News on Monday.  —  Ed Rollins, who left the campaign in September, said the Minnesota congresswoman had backed off earlier comments …

Occupy Richmond protesters discuss next steps  —  At a gathering at Monroe Park this afternoon, dozens of Occupy Richmond protestors discussed their next steps but ultimately decided only to reconvene at 7 p.m. tonight at the compass area near the library on VCU's Monroe Campus.

Israel and the Apartheid Slander  —  THE Palestinian Authority's request for full United Nations membership has put hope for any two-state solution under increasing pressure.  The need for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians has never been greater.

Some of those Making the Laws Are Corrupt, And Some of Those Enforcing the Laws Are Corrupt  —  Knapp Commission , S.E.C. , Thomas Friedman , Corruption , Nypd Drug Scandal , Nypd Ticket Fixing , Occupy Wall Street , Planting Drugs , New York News  —  What this country needs is a Congress …

Occupy OKC participant found dead in tent at Kerr Park  —  A man involved with Occupy OKC was found dead inside a tent at Kerr Park on Monday afternoon, police said.  The man is thought to have died of natural causes, but the medical examiner's office will determine cause of death.

Say What?  In 30-Year Race, Bonds Beat Stocks  —  The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that's happened since before the Civil War.  —  Fixed-income investments advanced 6.25 percent this year …

The moment man was publicly beheaded in a Saudi Arabian car park for being a ‘sorcerer’  —  Shocking footage has surfaced of a Sudanese man being publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for being a ‘sorcerer’.  —  Crouched on his knees and blindfolded, Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki …

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: I Will Never Recognize a Jewish State; The Capturing of Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Was a Good Thing  —  Following are excerpts from an interview with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, which aired on Dream2 TV on October 23, 2011:  —  Mahmoud Abbas: “First of all …

Eric Cantor criticizes ‘wealth redistribution’ and Occupy protesters during University of Michigan speech  —  Protesters stand after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speak at the Michigan League on the campus of the University of Michigan campus on Monday afternoon.  Joseph Tobianski I AnnArbor.com

Physician declares Obama to be ‘tobacco-free’ after annual check-up  —  President Obama is in good health and is tobacco-free, according to a medical report released by the White House.  —  Obama's examination was performed by Navy captain and Physician to the President Dr. Jeff Kuhlman.