Obama urges supercommittee leaders to reach deal; warns against undoing consequences of failing to reach accord  —  President Obama called the Democratic and Republican chairmen of Congress's special deficit reduction supercommittee Friday and urged them to reach a deal …

Facts show Fannie, Freddie led mortgage market to the collapse  —  “We are delighted to participate in this historic event, and we are particularly proud that a substantial portion of the $8 billion commitment will directly benefit lower income Americans,” Countrywide Financial President Angelo Mozilo …

One Occupy protester arrested at conservative conference in Denver  —  Both Tina Korbe and I are attending the FreedomWorks BlogCon 2011, where a handful of Occupy Denver protesters started a protest in the lobby.  That prompted a loud counterprotest from the attendees here, and one arrest of an Occupier.

On Veterans Day, State Rep. Rick Womick (R-TN) Calls For Purging Muslims From The Military  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from the “Preserving Freedom Conference” in Nashville, TN.  —  State Rep. Rick Womick (R-TN) speaks to ThinkProgress at an anti-Muslim conference in Tennessee

AN OPEN LETTER TO OCCUPY OAKLAND FROM THE OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION  —  On behalf of the 645 Oakland police officers we represent, this letter comes to you out of duty to protect the Oakland community and its citizens.  —  Oakland police officers are the 99% and we understand and sympathize with your message.

Senate candidate Clark Durant: 'I am Debbie Stabenow's worst nightmare'  —  GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Senate candidate Clark Durant told a group of students at Calvin College on Thursday that he had “three comments” he wanted to make about Rick Perry's foot-in-mouth performance in last night's GOP debate at Oakland University.

Obama touts rare bipartisan effort on veterans' jobs bill  —  In his weekly address, President Obama celebrated a rare moment of bipartisanship in Washington that aims to help veterans find work.  —  A bill that would boost unemployment services for veterans and eliminate a widely hated tax rule …

Wilson Ramos rescued, safe in Venezuela  —  Wilson Ramos has been rescued in Venezuela and is with the police on his way back home, his agent, Gustavo Mercano, said in a phone conversation.  The Interior Minster called to tell the family at roughly 10 minutes before 10 p.m. East Coast time.

Gene Simmons gives economics lecture  —  Rocker Gene Simmons shared the secrets of his success with students in London on Thursday night at a surprise economics lecture.  —  The KISS singer held a special workshop, entitled Dream Big with Gene Simmons, at the prestigious London Business School …

Egyptian pyramid closes briefly over 11/11/11 rumour mill  —  Giza's Great Pyramid, according to reports, target of new age or masonic events to mark not so rare calendrical moment  —  It has stood tall for over 4,500 years, withstanding wars, freak weather events and even the occasional revolution.

Occupy Wall Street is winning  —  Whatever the objectives of protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street, they have succeeded in engaging the country in a conversation about income inequality.  —  A quick search of the news—including print articles, web stories and broadcast transcripts …

Police arrest EDL members to ‘avert planned attack’ in London  —  Three bailed and 176 released without charge after reports of threats to attack Occupy protesters outside St Paul's  —  Police arrested 179 members of the English Defence League after reports of repeated threats …

Herman Cain Played the Race Card, But Liberals Are the Ones Who Dealt It  —  Let us imagine for a moment that a woman came forth claiming that Barack Obama had sexually harassed her fifteen years ago.  What would the reaction be from liberal partisans, and assorted other supporters?

My Questions for the Next GOP Debate  —  Had I been on the panel for Wednesday's economics debate, I'd have opened with the question: “Are taxes lower or higher today than on the day President Obama was sworn into office?”  Just for fun.  —  CBS and National Journal asked me among others …

Anita Hill has ‘no comment’ on Cain  —  Anita Hill refused to comment directly on the Herman Cain sexual harassment charges but said she felt “gratified” that a more mature discussion about the issue could take place in 2011.  —  Speaking as a member of Time magazine's Person of the Year panel earlier …

Man found dead in Pioneer Park, Occupy SLC ordered to leave both camps  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after a man was found dead inside a tent at Pioneer Park, Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank announced Friday he could no longer allow camping in the park or anywhere in the city.

Michelle to Serve as NASCAR Grand Marshal  —  The White House is dispatching Michelle Obama to serve as Grand Marshal of the Nov. 20 season-ending NASCAR Ford 400, a move that seems clearly designed to woo NASCAR voters while also burnishing the first lady's credentials as a regular gal.