Occupy Wall Street protesters stay at $700-a-night hotel  —  Hell no, we won't go — unless we get goose down pillows.  —  A key Occupy Wall Street leader and another protester who leads a double life as a businessman ditched fetid tents and church basements for rooms at a luxurious hotel …

First Lady Michelle Obama Booed At NASCAR Race  —  First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were on hand this afternoon at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to Grand Marshall NASCAR's Sprint Cup finale, and to support Joining Forces, an initiative to hire and train veterans.

Return of the Reagan Democrats?  Blue-collar voters in Macomb County bolting for the GOP, Free Press poll finds  —  WASHINGTON — Are the so-called Reagan Democrats rising up again in Macomb County, this time to take down President Barack Obama?  —  Three years ago, Obama won blue-collar Macomb …

President Yudof responds to campus protest issues  —  University of California President Mark G. Yudof today (Nov. 20) announced the actions he is taking in response to recent campus protest issues:  —  I am appalled by images of University of California students being doused with pepper spray …

SUPERCOMMITTEE PLANS TO ADMIT FAILURE MONDAY, LIKELY WITH TERSE STATEMENT: ‘This marriage is over’ — ALL 12 MEMBERS HAVEN'T MET IN WEEKS: Hail Mary offers continue today — Biden bday  —  BACKSTAGE - HOW THE SUPERCOMMITTEE FLUNKED: The supercommittee last met Nov. 1 - three weeks ago!

Man throws aluminum water bottle at UC Berkeley student's face  —  A man threw an aluminum water bottle at a UC Berkeley student Thursday evening on campus, causing minor injuries to the victim's face.  —  At about 5:09 p.m., the female student was approached by a man at …

Yet New York Times Fail: Ross Douthat Department  —  Why oh why can't we have a better press corps?  —  Ross Douthat: … (1) The democratically-elected representatives of the Greek and the Italian people voted to change the prime minister.  They can do that.  That is part of their democratic process.

Aides: ‘Super Committee’ likely to announce failure to reach debt deal  —  Washington (CNN) — Members of the “super committee” charged with coming up with $1.2 trillion in budget cuts are focused on how to announce failure to reach a deal, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed to CNN Sunday.

After Law School, Associates Learn to Be Lawyers  —  PHILADELPHIA — The lesson today — the ins and outs of closing a deal — seems lifted from Corporate Lawyering 101.  —  “How do you get a merger done?” asks Scott B. Connolly, an attorney.  —  There is silence from three well-dressed people …

California campus police on leave after pepper-spraying  —  Are you there?  Send photos to Open Story  —  (CNN) — The University of California at Davis has placed two police officers on administrative leave after video of them pepper-spraying non-violent protesters at point-blank range sparked outrage at school officials.

Center-right wins Spain election  —  (Reuters) - The opposition People's Party (PP) won a crushing victory in Spain's election on Sunday as voters vented their rage on the ruling Socialists for the worst economic crisis in generations.  —  The Socialists conceded a humiliating defeat …

Ron Paul: ‘Flawed’ US policies led to 9/11  —  Ron Paul said that American policymakers were at least partially at fault for the country being attacked on 9/11 during a discussion of foreign policy on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday.  —  Paul argued that the American military presence in Saudi Arabia …

BINNED: Anti-litter poster that was an ‘insult to Muslims’  —  A Labour council was at the centre of a race row last night after printing a leaflet targeted at Muslims that invoked the name of Allah in urging them to stop littering the streets.  —  Bradford City Council was accused …