CBS panned for Republican debate performance  —  The first broadcast network presidential debate this year, which ended its national telecast and switched to a choppy livestream feed two-thirds of the way through the event, produced a storm of complaints from viewers across the country …

Some Democrats refuse to back Obama  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman was treated like an outcast back in 2008 when he broke from the Senate Democratic Caucus and openly opposed Barack Obama's bid for the White House.  —  Asked last week if he'd back Obama in 2012, the Connecticut independent said, “I don't know what I'm going to do.”

The New Progressive Movement  —  OCCUPY WALL STREET and its allied movements around the country are more than a walk in the park.  They are most likely the start of a new era in America.  Historians have noted that American politics moves in long swings.  We are at the end of the 30-year Reagan era …

Debates take toll on Republican field  —  Televised debates have had an outsize impact on this year's Republican presidential race.  But the demands of the debating schedule — Saturday's event in South Carolina was the eleventh major clash — is taking its toll on the candidates, who find themselves constantly preparing for primetime.

US blog: Mossad behind Iran blast  —  Blogger Richard Silverstein claims Israel orchestrated explosion that killed 17 at Iranian missile storage facility, in collaboration with local militant group  —  Dudi Cohen  —  US blogger Israel was the mastermind behind the

Gloria Cain speaks out about sexual harassment allegations  —  In her first televised interview ever, Gloria Cain, wife of Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, sat down with her husband and said that the allegations of sexual harassment against him don't square with the man she knows.

Families say Sandusky had free rein  —  No one said no to Jerry Sandusky.  —  That's the underlying message from those closest to the alleged victims in the child-molestation scandal that has engulfed Pennsylvania State University.  —  After all, Jerry Sandusky, once the heir apparent …

Homework and Jacuzzis as Dorms Move to McMansions in California  —  MERCED, Calif. — Heather Alarab, a junior at the University of California, Merced, and Jill Foster, a freshman, know that their sudden popularity has little to do with their sparkling personalities, intelligence or athletic prowess.

Child Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State; Super Committee Deadlocked?  —  Special Guests: Gov. Tom Corbett, Franco Harris, T.J. Bard, Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. James Clyburn … CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace.  —  A child sex abuse scandal rocks Penn State.

Gay-pride parades in Bx. foe's building  —  They're loud, they're proud, and they're moving in.  —  The Bronx's largest gay-rights group is unfurling its rainbow flag tomorrow at its new headquarters — ironically located in a building funded by, and named after, the city's No. 1 gay-marriage opponent, state Sen. Ruben Diaz.

Police: Occupy San Francisco protesters attack officers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — One San Francisco police officer was slashed by a razor and another had his uniform torn and cheek cut in a clash with Occupy San Francisco protesters Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Occupy Wall Street costs local businesses $479,400!  —  It makes no cents.  —  The Occupy Wall Street movement has cost surrounding businesses $479,400 so far, store owners said.  —  A Post survey of a dozen restaurants, jewelry shops, beauty salons, a chain store and mom …

The epic global leadership fail  —  I'm very excited to announce that Wonkblog will be republishing Pulitzer-prize winner Steve Pearlstein's Sunday Business column.  Steve has long been an inspiration for my work and, more recently, a mentor to me, and I couldn't be prouder to be showcasing his pieces.

Will on Wife's New Job at Perry Campaign  —  On ABC's This Week, George Will addressed the new role his wife, former Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole adviser Mari Maseng, has taken on at the Perry campaign.  Maseng will advise Perry on “messaging and debate preparation” — a timely addition to be sure.

Before Solyndra, a long history of failed government energy projects  —  Solyndra, the solar-panel maker that received more than half a billion dollars in federal loans from the Obama administration only to go bankrupt this fall, isn't the first dud for U.S. government officials trying to play venture capitalist in the energy industry.

Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions  —  Israel has refused to reassure President Barack Obama that it would warn him in advance of any pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities, raising fears that it may be planning a go-it-alone attack as early as next summer.