Woman: Herman Cain put hand up my skirt  —  Defense attorney Gloria Allred and her client, Sharon Bialek, held a news conference detailing inappropriate sexual behavior by GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain.  Some of the highlights are below.  We'll have more soon.

Report: Sarkozy calls Netanyahu ‘liar’  —  Microphones accidently left on after G20 meeting pick up private conversation between US, French presidents.  Sarkozy admits he 'can't stand' Israeli premier.  Obama: You're fed up with him?  I have to deal with him every day!  —  Ynet

Thumbs down for Occupy, Tea Party in new nationwide poll  —  The Occupy Wall Street movement may be starting to lose its luster with the American public, with four in ten now saying they have an unfavorable view of the protests, a new nationwide UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.

NoW placed hacking lawyers under surveillance  —  Mr Lewis told Newsnight that he was “devastated” to hear the revelations  —  The News of the World (NoW) hired an ex-police officer early last year to carry out surveillance on two prominent lawyers representing victims of phone hacking, BBC Newsnight has learned.

Conservatives Launch ‘Not Mitt Romney’ Campaign, Warn Of Dire Consequences If Romney Is The GOP Nominee  —  A coalition of conservatives have launched a campaign against Republican front-runner Mitt Romney's candidacy to prevent him from becoming the GOP nominee next year.

Doctor Is Guilty in Michael Jackson's Death  —  LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, among the most famous performers in pop music history, spent his final days in a sleep-deprived haze of medication and misery until finally succumbing to a fatal dose of potent drugs provided by the private physician …

Voting by iPad in Oregon on Tuesday  —  Oregon is thinking differently for its special primary election on Tuesday, according to a report that details the state's new iPad voting pilot program.  —  Some disabled state residents choosing a nominee for the seat left open by disgraced ex-Rep. David Wu …

Independents and moderates agree: GOP deliberately sabotaging Obama's jobs policies  —  Ever since Obama began aggressively calling out the GOP for obstructing his jobs policies, insisting that Republicans are “putting party before country,” pundits have ominously warned that he risks alienating …

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, Politico's Jonathan Martin snicker at journalism's ‘code of ethics’ [VIDEO]  —  The Society of Professional Journalism's code of ethics is unknown to, and easily dismissed by, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.  On “Andrea Mitchell Reports” Monday, the anchor introduced …

Occupy DC becoming increasingly violent, police say  —  Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @Scott_McCabe  —  Mayor Vincent Gray and D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier on Monday said the Occupy DC protesters have grown violent, and the police department will adjust its tactics to ensure the public's safety.

Should Voting Be Mandatory?  —  Or are there already too many people casting ballots?  —  Understanding Nonvoters … What would happen if everybody voted?  In a careful study from 1999, the political scientists Benjamin Highton and Raymond Wolfinger wrote: “Analyses of survey data show …

Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.

Police deal with several incidents at Occupy camp  —  PORTLAND, Ore. - Police arrested two people at the Occupy Portland camp Sunday and dealt with several more incidents, including a man who grew angry when a pizza restaurant ran out of breadsticks.  —  Barry Joe Stull, 53 …

Big labor's backlash  —  All eyes should be on Ohio tomorrow as voters decide whether to roll back Gov. John Kasich's bold public-employee reforms.  Passed this year, the much-needed course correction sharply curtailed collective-bargaining privileges for the state's 350,000 taxpayer-funded workers …

Wishful Thinking And The Road To Eurogeddon  —  Gavyn Davies has a very good piece today offering another way to think about the euromess.  I say “another way to think” advisedly — his analysis of the basics is, as far as I can tell, identical to mine, but he offers a different angle …

Living a lie  —  Joe Paterno issued a statement yesterday regarding the apparent fact that for 43 years Paterno's PSU program harbored a serial child rapist (Jerry Sandusky joined Paterno's staff in 1966 and was running football camps at PSU for ten-year-old boys as late as 2009).  Here it is in full:

Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program, which targeted women, young girls and blacks  —  By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper  —  Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in 1967.