Exclusive: 2 women accused Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior  —  During Herman Cain's tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain …

Bombs, Bridges and Jobs  —  A few years back Representative Barney Frank coined an apt phrase for many of his colleagues: weaponized Keynesians, defined as those who believe “that the government does not create jobs when it funds the building of bridges or important research or retrains workers …

Rick Perry's Unusual Speech Performance (VIDEO) … Republican Presidential Primary , Elections 2012 , Rick Perry , Video , New Hampshire , Back Surgery , Speech , Politics News  —  WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry raised some eyebrows Friday night …

A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs  —  I grew up as an only child, with a single mother.  Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif.  I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us.

The Hill Poll: Fears about inequality in income grow  —  Two-thirds of likely voters say the American middle class is shrinking, and 55 percent believe income inequality has become a big problem for the country, according to this week's The Hill Poll.  —  Only 14 percent of respondents …

Cain Smears Planned Parenthood: Accuses Group of ‘Genocide,’ Says Its Goal Is To ‘Kill Black Babies’  —  Today on Face The Nation, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain claimed that Planned Parenthood wants to “kill black babies” and is part of an organized effort to commit “genocide” against the black community:

Pakistan Spy Agency's Help Sought for Afghan Talks  —  WASHINGTON — Just a month after accusing Pakistan's spy agency of secretly supporting the Haqqani terrorist network, which has mounted attacks on Americans, the Obama administration is now relying on the same intelligence service …

OWS camp gets really commie-cal  —  Some 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters saw red yesterday — giving an enthusiastic welcome to a genuine communist.  —  Alex Callinicos, a professor of European Studies at Kings College in London, announced to his rapt audience, “I am a Marxist.”

Concerns Are Raised About Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes  —  These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill — their own children.  —  Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs of success from the first release into the environment of mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene …

Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare  —  (Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier.  In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.  —  It also gave workers a mandate …

Election laws tightening in GOP-run states  —  Republicans in states like Florida are making it more challenging to vote or to register others.  Democrats say it's an effort to disenfranchise students, the elderly, the poor, the disabled and minorities — and to unseat President Obama.