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With Union Leader endorsement, can Newt Gingrich catch Mitt Romney?

Christian Science Monitor - 
The New Hampshire Union Leader's endorsement of Newt Gingrich is a major boost. Is it enough to put Newt Gingrich into contention in New Hampshire, and beyond?

Occupy protests heat up; 4 arrested in LA

USA Today - 
DAVIS, Calif. - Occupy Wall Street protests heated up across the nation Monday with arrests in Los Angeles, refusal to move in Philadelphia and a call for strikes across the University of California's 10 campuses.

Rep. Barney Frank won't seek re-election

USA Today - 
Frank represents Massachusetts' 4th District. He is expected to hold a news conference today to discuss the announcement, WHDH reports.

Anti-Brownback tweet explodes on web

Politico - 
A Twitter controversy is making an internet star out of Kansas high school student Emma Sullivan, after Gov. Sam Brownback's office reported a disparaging tweet she made to her school's principal, who then demanded she write an apology note.

Suspect in East Coast Rapes Challenges Extradition

ABC News - 
A man suspected in rapes along the East Coast is challenging his extradition from Connecticut to Virginia. Attorneys for Aaron Thomas are expected to fight the move to another jurisdiction on Monday in New Haven Superior Court.

Utah man to face charges of viewing child porn on plane

USA Today - 
Grant Smith, 47, was arrested on arrival in Boston after a fellow passenger saw what he was viewing, took a photo of it and alerted police.

Suspect in Wal-Mart pepper spray attack refuses to talk with LAPD

Los Angeles Times - 
A woman under investigation for allegedly attacking 20 shoppers at a Wal-Mart Black Friday sale with pepper spray evoked her right to against self-incrimination to Los Angeles police officials.

Robert Champion, a 26-year-old drum major, became ill and died after a game

CNN - 
(CNN) -- The family of Robert Champion, a Florida university drum major who died on November 20, will hold a news conference Monday where they will announce their decision to file a lawsuit against the school.

New Democratic attack on Romney uses Leno, Conan, Reagan

Los Angeles Times - 
Should Mitt Romney survive the Newtian Surge and fend off any other challenges from his rivals for the GOP nomination, a preview of what awaits him in the general election can be found in a new television ad crafted by the Democratic ...

Baby injured after enraged mother tries to run over father

MyFox Tampa Bay - 
Police say an 18-month-old baby was thrown into the dashboard of a car when her mother attempted to run over the girl's father in Tampa.

Vt. artist: I'll fight Chick-fil-A for my kale

The Associated Press - 
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A folk artist expanding his home business built around the words "eat more kale" says he's ready to fight root-to-feather to protect his phrase from what he sees as an assault by Chick-fil-A, which holds the trademark to the ...

Report: Police search home for missing Florida mom Michelle Parker

CBS News - 
(CBS) ORLANDO, Fla. - Police have raided a home in search of 33-year-old mother Michelle Parker, who went missing the same day her episode of "The People's Court" aired.

Mother and Boyfriend Charged After Boy Killed on Fourth Birthday

Fox News - 
November 27, 2011: This photo shows Cesar Ruiz and Crystal Valdez, who are accused in the murder of Valdez's son Christopher, who was killed on his fourth birthday.

Obama hosting EU leaders in White House summit

San Francisco Chronicle - 
President Barack Obama is hosting European Union leaders for a summit Monday that is likely to focus on the European debt crisis. Obama will meet at the White House with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President Jose ...

White House Shooting Suspect Back In Court

KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas - 
By the CNN Wire Staff WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate the president in a shooting incident outside the White House will return to court Monday for a preliminary hearing.

Occupy Philly ignores eviction order, awaits police response

Los Angeles Times - 
Dozens of Occupy Philly protesters remained in a park outside Philadelphia's City Hall on Monday after ignoring a Sunday evening deadline to leave, unsure whether police would enforce an eviction order and vowing to stand firm if they did.

GOP support grows for ban on 'insider' congressional stock trading

The Hill (blog) - 
House and Senate Republicans over the last few weeks have stepped up their support for a Democratic bill that would prohibit members of Congress from making stock, swaps and commodity trades based on ...

Poll: Obama wins over Bush

The State Column - 
According to a CBS/Vanity Fair poll released Monday, former President George W. Bush would lose to Barack Obama by 9 percentage points if he were to run in the 2012 presidential election.

Herman Cain: An implausible candidate

CBS News - 
Republican presidential candidate, businessman Herman Cain speaks during a rally with supporters ,Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Nashua, NH (AP Photo/Jim Cole) TALLADEGA, Ala.

Chicagoans line up to honor memory of Maggie Daley

Boston Herald - 
CHICAGO -- As hymns sung by a small choir echoed off stone walls, former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley stood for hours in front of his wife's copper-colored casket to shake hands and accept kisses on the cheek from ...