Cain rises in Post-ABC poll despite scandal; most Republicans dismiss allegations  —  Businessman Herman Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are running nearly even atop the field of 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows …

ACORN Officials Scramble, Firing Workers and Shredding Documents, After Exposed as Players Behind Occupy Wall Street Protests  —  Officials with the revamped ACORN office in New York — operating as New York Communities for Change — have fired staff, shredded reams of documents and told workers …

As Regulators Pressed Changes, Corzine Pushed Back, and Won  —  Months before MF Global teetered on the brink, federal regulators were seeking to rein in the types of risky trades that contributed to the firm's collapse.  But they faced opposition from an influential opponent: Jon S. Corzine …

Modest improvement for job market in October  —  Economy generates 80,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate falls to 9 pct.  —  Companies:  —  Related Quotes  —  SymbolPriceChange  —  BAC  —  6.63  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy added 80,000 jobs in October …

Deranged homeless man goes on violent rampage in Zuccotti Park  —  This is the new face of Zuccotti Park!  —  A deranged homeless man who has been squatting among the Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan went on a violent, early-morning rampage yesterday, cursing incoherently and kicking down tents.

Developer with shotgun scared off Oakland rioters  —  OAKLAND — Oakland developer Phil Tagami is used to working behind the scenes to broker some of the biggest deals in town.  Late Wednesday, he was using different persuasive skills - holding a loaded shotgun to scare away rioters trying to get into a downtown building.

U.S. Tightens Drone Rules  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has made a series of secret concessions in its drone campaign after military and diplomatic officials complained large strikes were damaging the fragile U.S. relationship with Pakistan.  —  The covert drones are credited …

Oligarchy, American Style  —  Inequality is back in the news, largely thanks to Occupy Wall Street, but with an assist from the Congressional Budget Office.  And you know what that means: It's time to roll out the obfuscators!  —  Anyone who has tracked this issue over time knows what I mean.

Political Class Clowns  —  For a Republican Party that has spent the better part of its presidential campaign proving that most of its candidates are not smarter than a fifth grader, the real scandal around frontrunner-of-the-moment Herman Cain is not what he knows.  It's what he doesn't know.

Rick Santorum to talk moral values in Iowa  —  At his Iowa campaign headquarters on Friday, Rick Santorum will kick off a series of three speeches on moral and cultural policies he'd pursue as president.  —  Part of Santorum's “Faith, Family and Freedom” tour, the speech will address topics meant …

The Audacity of Occupy Wall Street  —  This article appeared in the November 21, 2011 edition of The Nation.  —  Recommended by  — First Page - |  - Web Letter (0) - |  - Write a Letter - |  - Take Action - |  - Subscribe Now  —  A few years ago, Joe Therrien …

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Saying Life Begins at Conception Is ‘Extreme and Radical’  —  (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Thursday that for states to enact constitutional amendments that say human life begins at conception is “an extreme and radical step.”

Moore Lashes Out At CBS4 Over Wealth Questions  —  Filmmaker Visits Occupy Denver Protesters  —  DENVER (CBS4) - Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore joined a growing crowd at the “Occupy” Denver protest Thursday evening, but his encounter with CBS4 left him fuming when he was asked …

Google mulls divorcing Chamber of Commerce  —  Google is considering ditching the U.S. Chamber of Commerce out of frustration with its support for legislation that would force Internet companies to police websites that peddle pirated movies and fake Viagra.  —  The rumblings of a defection …