Police Arrest More Than 400 Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge  —  In a tense showdown above the East River, the police arrested 400 to 500 demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street protests who took to the roadway as they tried to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Herman Cain communications director resigns  —  Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - The communications director for Herman Cain's presidential campaign has resigned, CNN has learned.  —  Ellen Carmichael told CNN on Saturday her decision is firm but not yet finalized.  —  “I have resigned but the paperwork's not final,” Carmichael said.

Christie Team Assessing How Fast a 2012 Campaign Could Be Mounted  —  WASHINGTON — Chris Christie's political advisers are working to determine whether they could move fast enough to set up effective political operations in Iowa and New Hampshire in the wake of a relentless courtship aimed …

New Fast and Furious docs released by White House  —  WASHINGTON - Late Friday, the White House turned over new documents in the Congressional investigation into the ATF “Fast and Furious” gunwalking scandal.  —  The documents show extensive communications between then-ATF Special Agent …

The Latest Crime Wave: Sending Your Child to a Better School  —  School districts hire special investigators to follow kids home in order to verify their true residences.  —  In case you needed further proof of the American education system's failings, especially in poor and minority communities …

How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia  —  Harold Hamm, discoverer of the Bakken fields of the northern Great Plains, on America's oil future and why OPEC's days are numbered.  —  Harold Hamm, the Oklahoma-based founder and CEO of Continental Resources, the 14th-largest oil company in America, is a man who thinks big.

Hub police arrest 24 in protest vs. B of A  —  Two dozen trespassing protesters were happily hauled off from Bank of America's downtown offices last night in a gesture of civil disobedience against what they say are the leading lender's unfair foreclosure practices.

Bill Clinton wants more credit  —  Among friends and longtime supporters, the 65-year-old looked at ease and spoke lovingly about the aides and Arkansans who helped him get to the White House two decades ago.  —  “We were looking at total meltdown about a week before New Hampshire,” …

Obama to Congress: Get your act together and pass jobs bill  —  President Obama used his weekly radio address to urge Congress “to get its act together” and pass his jobs bill.  —  “It's been almost three weeks since I sent the American Jobs Act to Congress - three weeks since I sent …

Abbas is punished by $200m cut in aid from US  —  Congress makes Palestinians pay for seeking UN recognition  —  The United States Congress has blocked nearly $200m in aid for the Palestinians, threatening projects such as food aid, health care, and support for efforts to build a functioning state.

Obama 3Q haul: $55M or more?  —  The Obama campaign is likely to beat its $55 million target for combined third-quarter contributions to joint party and presidential committees — but likely to lag behind its record-breaking second-quarter haul, according to Democrats involved in the effort.

Iranian pastor faces death for rape, not apostasy - report  —  Washington (CNN) — Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ greatly from his original sentence of apostasy, Iran's semi-official Fars News agency reported Friday.

Temperature Rising: With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Crucial Climate Protectors  —  WISE RIVER, Mont. — The trees spanning many of the mountainsides of western Montana glow an earthy red, like a broadleaf forest at the beginning of autumn.  —  But these trees are not supposed to turn red.