Man shot to death near Occupy Oakland camp  —  (11-10) 19:11 PST OAKLAND — A man was shot and killed this evening near the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall, inflaming debate over whether the month-old gathering should be allowed to remain.  —  The man, whom several Occupy campers …

Jerry Sandusky Rumored to Have Been ‘Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors,’ Says Mark Madden  —  In April, Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden wrote a story revealing Penn State for much of the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky's alleged child rape that has been exposed in the past week.

Newt Hits Perry on the Way Down … - One of Cain's Accusers Settled for $45,000.  Is That a Lot for a Sexual Harassment Payout?  — The Beautiful, Painful Love Affair at the Heart of J. Edgar - Surprise!  NCIS Is the Smartest Procedural on Television.

Stunning Triumph for 99%: Obama Sends Keystone XL Back to State for Review, McKibben Calls This “A Very Important Day” … That's Bill McKibben's headline at Tar Sands Action (full statement below).  —  In a stunning reversal of a “done deal,” the Obama administration has sent …

Fire Eric Holder  —  It's tempting to get distracted with the horse race aspect of electoral politics during a primary season.  But as pundits talk about “who's up and who's down” in the 24 hour news cycle, we must keep our eye on the ball with the Obama administration.

Why Barack Obama Has a Good Chance of Winning a Second Term  —  And why Nate Silver may have underestimated his chances  —  According to the Time-for-Change forecasting model, which has correctly predicted the winner of the popular vote in every presidential election since 1988 …

True LGBTQ Stories: Houston Mayor Annise Parker's Young and Forbidden Love (VIDEO)  —  Lgbt , I'm From Driftwood , Annise Parker , Annise Parker Gay , Annise Parker Houston , Annise Parker Lesbian , Houston Annise Parker , Lgbt Stories , Lgbtq Stories , True Lgbt Stories , Gay Voices News

Rick Perry's Collapse Is The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Him  —  Within seconds of Rick Perry's onstage collapse last night, the political world had almost unanimously declared the time of death for the Texas Governor's presidential campaign.  —  But Perry's spectacular meltdown …

Tuberculosis Breaks Out At Occupy Atlanta's Base  —  ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - The home base for Occupy Atlanta has tested positive for tuberculosis.  —  The Fulton County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that residents at the homeless shelter where protesters have been occupying have contracted the drug-resistant disease.

Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign  —  WASHINGTON — Dennis B. Ross, a seasoned diplomat who has been one of President Obama's most influential advisers on Iran, the Middle East peace process and the political upheaval in the Arab world, will leave the White House in December, a senior administration official said on Thursday.

Crushing Our Better Angels: How Tribalism & Self-Identity Force Us to Support Penn State, Herman Cain and Rick Perry  —  My first love, as a kid, was baseball.  No, strike that, that's not quite right.  —  My first love, as a kid, was the Los Angeles Dodgers.

CITIZEN JOURNALIST VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED AT #OCCUPYSANDIEGO  —  Enough is enough, Time to end this. use real bullets  —  This is great,thank you POTUS, your whole party has embraced these idiots!  Unbelievable Shame on you thugs!  —  Why is this, once again, NOT a surprise - The Socialist Leftists being violent.

The Perilous Perry Pattern  —  I just got back from Fox where several people were talking up the fact that Perry is using last night's gaffe to his “advantage.”  Bill Hemmer even asked me about it on air.  Apparently Perry is available to any media outlet that wants him today.

Dear Herman Cain  —  I owe you a good bit of my present career in radio.  You leaving opened the door for me.  —  I still believe you can win the Republican nomination.  —  I still believe you can beat Barack Obama.  —  I still believe you can be one of the most inspiring Presidents since Ronald Reagan.