At Rick Perry's Texas hunting spot, camp's old racially charged name lingered  —  Paint Creek, Tex. — In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family's secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted …

Police Arrest More Than 700 Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge  —  In a tense showdown above the East River, the police arrested more than 700 demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street protests who took to the roadway as they tried to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Cheney wants Obama apology for saying Bush administration ‘overreacted to 9/11’  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney applauded the U.S. drone strike that killed American-born al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki but added that President Obama now owed the Bush administration an apology for claiming they “overreacted to 9/11.”

Exclusive: Democrats push tax hikes first in deficit talks  —  (Reuters) - Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in “super committee” deficit-reduction talks, trying to force Republicans to confront an issue at the heart of this year's budget fights, sources told Reuters.

Obama: Commander in chief must support gay troops  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sharply rebuked his Republican rivals, saying anyone who wants to be commander in chief must support the entire U.S. military, including gay service members.  —  A combative Obama …

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 …

‘Disappointing’ turnout at Warren Buffett-headlined Obama fund-raiser  —  Tycoon Warren Buffett, headliner of last night's fund-raiser for President Obama at the Four Seasons, reiterated his advice for a tax on “ultra-rich people who are paying very low tax rates.”

Supreme Court to hear case on Medicaid rates  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a healthcare case that pits states against the federal government — and Democrats against Democrats.  —  At issue is whether patients and healthcare providers can sue to block states from cutting their Medicaid rates.

Roseanne Barr: Behead Bankers, Rich Who Won't Give Up Wealth  —  Actress, comedienne and now author Roseanne Barr shares her solution for dealing with the rich and how the banks could repay the money the U.S. government bailed them out with in 2008.  “Part of my platform is, of course …

Finally, The Cognoscenti Ask: What Could We Be Thinking?  —  'The way I think about it," Barack Obama told a TV station in Orlando, “is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft.  He has a point.  This is a great, great country that got so soft that 53% …