Abortion Takes Center Stage at Iowa G.O.P. Forum  —  DES MOINES — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas sought to win over social conservative voters in Iowa on Saturday night as he drew a distinction between his opposition to abortion with the views of his leading Republican rivals and declared …

Protesters Occupy GE CEO Jeff Immelt's Connecticut Front Lawn  —  Occupy Wall Street protesters took a field trip from Zuccotti Park on Saturday morning, all the way to the wealthy suburban enclave of New Canaan, Conn., where they took their anger at income and tax disparity to GE CEO Jeff Immelt's front lawn.

The Ugliness Started With Bork  —  On Oct. 23, 1987 — 24 years ago on Sunday — Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court was voted down by the Senate.  All but two Democrats voted “nay.”  —  The rejection of a Supreme Court nominee is unusual but not unheard of (see Clement Haynsworth Jr.).

Maher: If You Showed Michelle Malkin Obama's Resume Without Saying Who It Was She'd ‘Name Her Vibrator “Obama”’  —  Bill Maher on his HBO program Friday said, “If you just presented the Republicans with Obama's resume and didn't say who it was, they would erect statues to this guy.”

Occupy DC focus of ' sensitive'discussions  —  Numerous local and federal agencies are involved in what has been described as “sensitive and delicate” discussions about the future of the Occupy DC camp in McPherson Square downtown, but as of now the protest will be able to continue, Park Service officials and police said Saturday.

WaPo's “skeptic” actually has backed global warming for 30 years  —  The first rule of journalism is “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”  Brad Plumer of the Washington Post overlooked that rule in reporting that an alleged global warming skeptic is now a convert — because the …

Monster Prediction From BofA: Another US Debt Downgrade Is Coming In Just A Few Weeks  —  In an analyst note, Bofa/ML Ethan S. Harris drops a bit of a bombshell prediction:  —  We expect a moderate slowdown in the beginning of next year, as two small policy shocks—another debt downgrade and fiscal tightening—hit the economy.

Cain, Now Running as Outsider, Came to Washington as Lobbyist  —  WASHINGTON — Herman Cain, the Republican presidential candidate with the sharp wit and easy-to-remember tax plan, is a cancer survivor, radio host and former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza.

As Libya takes stock, Moammar Kadafi's hidden riches astound  —  New estimates of the former leader's assets — more than $200 billion — are called ‘staggering.’ If they prove true, he would rank among the world's most rapacious leaders.  —  A revolutionary fighter exits the drainage pipe …

‘World Of Opera’ Dumped By NPR Because Host Participated In Occupy DC Protest … Npr , National Public Radio , Lisa Simeone , Occupy Dc , Occupy Wall Street , Wdav , World Of Opera , Media News  —  WASHINGTON — NPR will no longer distribute the member station-produced program “World of Opera” …

Nevada reschedules caucus for February 4  —  (CNN) - Under pressure and amid threats of candidates boycotting the state, the Nevada Republican Party pushed back the date of its caucus to February 4.  —  The state's GOP central committee voted in overwhelming favor of the new date on Saturday.