Andy Rooney dead at 92  —  Andy Rooney, the “60 Minutes” commentator known to generations for his wry, humorous and contentious television essays - a unique genre he is credited with inventing - died Friday night in a hospital in New York City of complications following minor surgery.

Car Plows into Crowd of Occupy D.C. Protesters in Northwest  —  WASHINGTON - At least three Occupy D.C. protesters have been hit by a car at 7th and K Streets in northwest around 9:50 on Friday night.  —  Police say the car hit the first group, then kept driving, and hit a third person before it was stopped.

Under Herman Cain, NRA launched sex harassment fight  —  When sexual harassment complaints against Herman Cain unfolded at the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s, the issue was an all too familiar one for the trade association.  —  In the wake of the televised 1991 Clarence …

The unnecessary ‘jack-booted thugs’ uproar  —  There was a bit of a stir yesterday on some far-right blogs, which claimed that EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called conservatives “jack-booted thugs” in a speech.  —  That's not what happened. … To be sure, this was a popular lie among Republicans …

WAPO Ombudsman Defends Hit Job on Social Security  —  If there were ever any doubts that “Fox on 15th Street” was a fitting label for the Washington Post, Patrick Pexton, the paper's ombudsman removed them with his defense of the Post's front page piece on Social Security last Sunday.

Europe falls victim to a classic Greek tragedy … Like all Greek tragedies, the euro crisis is a story of noble intention poisoned by overweening arrogance.  And like all Greek tragedies, it promises to end badly.  —  Friday's combination of parliamentary drama and farce in Athens has served …

Occupy Protester Arrested In $10M Arson Fire  —  Fire Burned Two Buildings In Fort Collins  —  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Police have arrested an Occupy Fort Collins protester in connection with a $10 million arson fire that damaged dozens of condominiums and businesses in Fort Collins.

Demand Denialism  —  I got to thinking about Frédéric Bastiat again yesterday since I saw an edition of some of his books in a bookshop window.  So I went back and read his “What Is Seen And What Is Not Seen,” which I've seen a lot of people cite as the foundation for their opposition to stimulus policies.

Occupy Boston Occupies Israeli Consulate  —  A contingent from the Occupy Boston “Occupy” protest camp marched late yesterday afternoon to the building that houses the Israeli consulate in Boston and held a brief sit-in in the building's lobby.  Video is here and embedded below.

To Fix Housing, See the Data  —  In Miami recently, I met up with Laurie Goodman, a senior managing director of Amherst Securities.  I'd been trying to meet her ever since I'd read an article that she had written in March entitled “The Case for Principal Reductions.”  But our schedules never seemed to mesh.

WH rejects subpoena request for Solyndra docs  —  President Obama's attorney sent a letter to Congressional investigators on Friday, saying the White House would not cooperate with a subpoena requesting documents related to its doling out a $535 million loan guarantee to now bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra.

Second veteran injured in ‘Occupy Oakland’ violence  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — There are fresh charges of police brutality against a war veteran arrested near an Occupy Oakland demonstration.  —  The veteran, 32-year-old Kayvan Sabeghi, underwent surgery on Friday for a ruptured spleen.

Occupy Philly protests fund-raiser for Romney  —  Members of Occupy Philadelphia and other groups protested late Friday afternoon outside a fund-raiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  —  More than 100 people marched from the Occupy Philly tent city at Dilworth Plaza …