New Woman Accusing Herman Cain Of Sexual Harassment Hires Gloria Allred  —  A new woman alleging sexual harassment by presidential hopeful Herman Cain will break her silence at a news conference with her powerhouse attorney Gloria Allred Monday afternoon in New York City, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

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 …

Here Comes the Sun  —  For decades the story of technology has been dominated, in the popular mind and to a large extent in reality, by computing and the things you can do with it.  Moore's Law — in which the price of computing power falls roughly 50 percent every 18 months …

On electoral map, Obama still has routes to victory in 2012, despite low ratings  —  There's no question that President Obama faces one of the most challenging political environments in modern memory as he prepares to try to win a second term next November.  —  But with one year …

SB 5 headed for big defeat  —  Labor is poised for a big victory in Ohio Tuesday.  PPP's final poll on Issue 2 finds 59% of voters plan to reject Senate Bill 5, with only 36% voting for approval.  —  What might be most remarkable about the 23 point margin in this poll is that it's exactly identical …

Michele Bachmann: ‘If Anyone Will Not Work, Neither Should He Eat’  —  GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann promised to significantly lower funding to social safety net programs during a speech at the Family Research Council this morning, going so far as to suggest that people who can't work should not eat.

Bill Clinton's back, with a plan to help the economy  —  A few dozen ideas, in fact, about ways large and small to get unemployed Americans back to work — from granting property tax breaks for investments that create jobs to painting every flat tar roof in U.S. cities white for the energy savings.

Occupy until ‘2025’!  —  Now they want to Occupy the Future.  —  Determined Occupy Wall Street demonstrators have vowed they're not leaving Zuccotti Park anytime soon, and their online agenda suggests they mean business — with events scheduled through Oct. 26, 2025.

Noam Chomsky Versus Me  —  I was a bit surprised to learn that while on vacation, Noam Chomsky took a shot at me during his Acceptance speech for the 2011 Sydney Peace Prize.  I'm especially surprised to see the particular shot he took, since I actually took myself to be making a Chomskyish point at the time.

IAEA says foreign expertise has brought Iran to threshold of nuclear capability  —  Intelligence provided to U.N. nuclear officials shows that Iran's government has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon, receiving assistance from foreign scientists to overcome key technical hurdles …

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:

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.

Down to the wire on Personhood Amendment  —  It looks like the race to watch in Mississippi on Tuesday night will be the state's proposed ‘Personhood Amendment,’ which would make the state's laws regarding abortion and birth control the strictest of any state in the country.

A Hidden Toll as States Shift to Contract Workers  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Like many states and local governments struggling to cut costs, Michigan hopes to replace some government employees with contract workers who will do the same job for less.  —  Ginny Townsend, 41 …

Name and Shame?  Obama May Go Public with Lawmakers' Funding Requests  —  Draft White House memo would require federal agencies to reveal special funding requests from members of Congress.  —  In a move that could escalate hostilities with Congress, President Obama may be planning to use …

Protester hangs from Tappan Zee Bridge with sign  —  ROCKLAND COUNTY (WABC) — A protester was seen hanging some 75 feet down from the Tappan Zee Bridge Monday morning.  —  The protester was sitting on a sign suspended from the bottom of a ladder hanging from the span.