Poll: Romney retakes lead in GOP race, Gingrich moves to second  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential race is being shaken up again, with Mitt Romney retaking the lead, Newt Gingrich surging into second place, and Herman Cain dropping to third place, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll released Friday.

White House delivers Solyndra docs, rebuffs full GOP subpoena  —  The White House on Friday rejected House Republicans' subpoena for all internal communications related to the $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee, instead providing 135 pages of documents that administration officials say meet the …

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.

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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 …

To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan  —  WITH a single bold act, President Obama could correct the country's course, help assure his re-election, and preserve our children's future.  —  He needs to redefine America's mindset about national security away from the old defense mentality …

Congress Members Took Part in Insider Trading: Abramoff  —  As many as a dozen members of Congress and their aides took part in insider trading based on foreknowledge of market moving information on Capitol Hill, disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff told CNBC in an interview.

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

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?

Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Governor, Couldn't Discuss Inquiry  —  For months, Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania had reason to suspect a sexual abuse scandal was going to explode at Penn State University.  He also had no way to talk about it, or to prepare for it.

Occupy Oakland campers defy city demand to leave  —  (11-11) 18:39 PST OAKLAND — One day after a man was shot and killed outside the Occupy Oakland encampment, activists said the killing was not connected to their settlement and vowed to remain despite a city demand that they leave immediately.

James O'Keefe Is Capitalizing on the Cult of Journalistic Objectivity  —  His latest sting is yet more evidence that pretending reporters have no opinions or biases is no longer tenable  —  Here's how Brooke Gladstone, host of the NPR show On the Media, summed up one obligation of professional journalists …

Police Investigate Anti-Semitic Arson, Vandalism In Midwood; Neighbor Captures Spree On Video  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was shock and outrage in Brooklyn on Friday after several cars were torched and numerous examples of anti-Semitic vandalism took place in Midwood.

Gingrich Says God Forgave Him  —  Newt Gingrich told the Christian Broadcast Network that he sought God's “forgiveness” for his extramarital affairs.  —  Said Gingrich: “There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country …

Cain on Camera Joking About Anita Hill  —  Even as he is facing his own sexual harassment scandal, Herman Cain was caught on tape Thursday joking about Anita Hill, the college professor who lodged similar accusations against Clarence Thomas decades ago.  —  The exchange between Mr. Cain …

Jay-Z Selling Occupy Wall Street T-Shirts; No Plans to Share Profits With Protestors … Jay-Z is releasing a new line of T-shirts in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement Friday via his Rocawear clothing label, but he doesn't plan to share any of the profits with the protesters.

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 …

No, Tax Expenditures Will Never Go Away  —  And it's important to recognize that.  It's why people like me are a bit more fond of, say, the mortgage interest deduction than we otherwise would be.  It's because it's a goody that not-super-rich people actually get.

Corporations Hate Regulation, Until They Love It  —  The “Volcker rule” is a simple thing.  Basically, it says that if you're a bank that takes deposits and benefits from federal deposit insurance, you can't also make risky trades that might blow up your bank and cost the taxpayers a bundle.

Employer-Based Health Insurance Continues to Trend Down  —  Uninsured rate remains elevated at 17.3% in the third quarter of 2011  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of American adults who get their health insurance from an employer continues to decline, falling to 44.5% in the third quarter of this year.