House Republicans face pressure on extension of payroll tax cut  —  House Republicans faced mounting pressure Wednesday from critics inside and outside the party who worry that their standoff with President Obama over whether to extend a payroll tax cut could do lasting damage to the GOP.

Mitt Romney Rx: A bloody nose  —  Here is one way to look at Mitt Romney's challenge from Newt Gingrich: As one more humiliation delivered by Republican activists who have made clear over and over that they would really, really prefer to fall in love with someone, anyone, whose name is not Mitt Romney.

Mayor Calls For Budget Cuts To Offset Millions In Occupy LA Costs  —  LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The City of Los Angeles reportedly faces millions of dollars in expenses brought about by the Occupy LA movement.  —  City agencies have been ordered to calculate what was spent on the Occupy LA protests.