Police Clear Zuccotti Park of Protesters  —  Hundreds of New York City police officers cleared Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters early Tuesday, arresting dozens of people there after warning them that the nearly two-month-old camp would be “cleared and restored” …

Dems fear Supreme Court will rule against Obama on healthcare reform  —  Democrats on Capitol Hill are worried that the Supreme Court will rule against President Obama's healthcare reform law.  —  Over the last couple weeks, congressional Democrats have told The Hill that the law faces danger …

Republican Candidates in Four-Way Dead Heat  —  Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a dead heat as the top choices for Iowans likely to attend the Jan. 3 Republican presidential caucuses.  —  A Bloomberg News poll shows Cain at 20 percent, Paul at 19 percent …

Jerry Sandusky to Bob Costas in exclusive ‘Rock Center’ interview: 'I shouldn't have showered with those kids.'  —  By Jessica Hopper  —  UPDATED: Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky admitted to showering and horsing around with young boys, but said he is not a pedophile …

What Is the Quickest Way to Make Congress More Corrupt?  —  As part of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Governor Rick Perry wants to “Uproot and Overhaul” Washington D.C. with specific reforms to each branch of government.  The proposals include a …

Krugman vs Summers: The debate  —  I'm glad I found myself in Toronto this evening, because tonight's Munk Debate was illuminating and enjoyable.  The motion was that “North America faces a Japan-style era of high unemployment and slow growth”; Paul Krugman was arguing for it, while Larry Summers was arguing against.

Solyndra: Energy Dept. pushed firm to keep layoffs quiet until after midterms  —  The Obama administration urged officers of the struggling solar company Solyndra to postpone announcing planned layoffs until after the November 2010 midterm elections, newly released e-mails show.

Students Lose Zeal for Aiding Obama Again  —  LAS VEGAS — For much of the presidential election of 2008, Barack Obama's campaign was Emma Guerrero's life.  She was one of a dozen volunteers who showed up at an Obama campaign office here every night, taking time from her studies at the University of Nevada …

‘Secret farm bill’ primed for passage in debt deal  —  Lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture committees are trying to write a new five-year farm bill through the supercommittee process.  —  The legislators are using the supercommittee to avoid what would be a more public …