Nov 3, 2011 – I hear many names bandied about in Zuccotti Park, and not just at the fringes. Among the most popular are Karl Marx, Hugo Chávez, Michael Moore, Paul Ehrlich, and Dennis Kucinich. But today I heard a less predictable one spoken more widely: Ron Paul. There are three key reasons...

Nov 3, 2011 – Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Tuesday that he views the Occupy Wall Street movement as “both very good, and very risky.” Why risky? “I think there are a few that attend these rallies that actually want more government — they want to just tax people more and believe...

Nov 3, 2011 – The Federal Reserve is still in quantitative easing mode despite the fact that it announced Wednesday it would hold off any new actions to aid the economy, Republican presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul told Larry Kudlow. “In a way, I think they’re still in QE because [Fed Chairman...

Nov 3, 2011 – Republican presidential contender Herman Cain’s campaign, under pressure within his party to clarify years-old allegations of sexual harassment by the candidate, backed off accusations blaming a rival, Governor Rick Perry of Texas, for reviving the accusations. Cain campaign manager Mark Block said on Fox News today he accepts the...

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Nov 2, 2011 – Priorities USA Action, the super PAC dedicated to helping re-elect President Barack Obama, plans to launch a significant ad campaign on Wednesday against Republican Mitt Romney. The web ads will be their first big paid social media campaign, according to Bill Burton, who helped form the Democratic super PAC...

Nov 2, 2011 – What do the president of the United States, the Dalai Lama, a billionaire drug dealer and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg all have in common? They are all featured on FORBES' annual ranking of the World's Most Powerful People. The ranking takes into account four factors. First, we measured how...

Nov 2, 2011 – Despite three days of intense media scrutiny regarding allegations he had been accused of sexual harassment in the 1990s, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain is dominating in South Carolina. A newly-released poll shows the Georgia businessman maintaining his lead in South Carolina, with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney trailing...

Nov 2, 2011 – Mitt Romney faces an inconvenient truth on climate change. While the former Massachusetts governor often touts his decision not to sign up for a regional cap-and-trade compact, he also glosses over a six-year-old set of carbon dioxide rules that his aides touted at the time as the first in...

Nov 2, 2011 – Israel test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Israel Radio said, amid a heightened public debate over the possibility of an Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear program. "Israel today carried out the test-firing of a rocket propulsion system from the Palmachim base" in central Israel, a Defense Ministry statement said. "This...

Nov 2, 2011 – TEHRAN — Two Iranian soccer players who engaged in “inappropriate” celebratory behavior on national television might face public lashings on the pitch, the semiofficial Fars News Agency reported Tuesday. Members of parliament, sports officials and judges have called for the “swift punishment” of Mohammad Nosrati and Sheys Rezaei, two...

Nov 2, 2011 – DES MOINES -- Speaking at an education forum in Des Moines Tuesday afternoon, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has suffered from lackluster performances in Republican presidential debates, said flatly, "I hate debates." "I hate debates like I used to hate spinning in an aircraft, T-37s," said Perry, a former...

Nov 1, 2011 – Herman Cain's wife, Gloria, is reportedly going to do her first nationally televised interview on Fox News. Gloria Cain's upcoming interview, reported by The New York Times, comes as the GOP presidential candidate has been besieged by questions about allegations he sexually harassed two women who worked for him...

Nov 1, 2011 – When it comes to the bottom line, there are a few reasons that an employer might pay to sweep sexual harassment allegations under the rug instead of fighting them in the courtroom or the court of public opinion. Legal costs and damage control top the list, employment attorneys and...

Nov 1, 2011 – A top political appointee in the Obama Justice Department says he made a "mistake" when he didn't flag questionable tactics used by federal agents in a gun-trafficking case for his superiors last year. Lanny A. Breuer, assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division, told NPR he found...

Nov 1, 2011 – The White House is moving to shore up support for embattled Attorney General Eric Holder as calls for his resignation continue to grow in the light of the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal. Eleven Republican congressmen piled on Holder on Monday, demanding that he quit, adding to 17 others...

Nov 1, 2011 – CARROLL, Ia. — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says the country is finally catching up to his brand of politics and economic thinking. For three decades, the libertarian-leaning Texan has preached limited government, a smaller role not only domestically in the form of lower taxes but also abroad, with...

Nov 1, 2011 – ATHENS — The Greek government was plunged into chaos on Tuesday, as lawmakers rebelled against Prime Minister George Papandreou’s surprise call for a popular referendum on a new debt deal with Greece’s foreign lenders. The revolt by lawmakers and a no-confidence vote planned for Friday raised the prospect...

Nov 1, 2011 – Bank of America Corp. is dropping its plan to charge customers $5 a month for making purchases with their debit cards, a person familiar with the situation said. The move is a dramatic retreat following decisions by several rivals in recent days to drop customer tests of the new...

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Nov 1, 2011 – Our condolences to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose mother passed away this morning. Dorothy Rodham, often credited by her daughter for her success in public life, was 92 years old. "She overcame abandonment and hardship as a young girl to become the remarkable woman she was,"...

Nov 1, 2011 – Ron Paul's presidential campaign is the first to respond to POLITICO's story this evening detailing accusations of inappropriate behavior made against Herman Cain when he headed the National Restaurant Association. Paul campaign chairman Jesse Benton criticized Cain in an email for being soft on the Fed and supporting...