Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan: Buy Less, Pay Less

Call him the “9-9-9 candidate.” That’s his economic plan, and he touts the digits every time he gets a chance to speak at a debate or during an interview, drilling it in like an ad jingle. His plan is simple and easily understood, which might be a plus among voters. Praised by supporters for both its simplicity and its specificity, Cain’s plan drops the current 35 percent corporate tax rate to 9 percent, swaps the six-bracket personal income tax system for a 9 percent flat tax and creates a 9 percent national sales tax. “Our tax code is the 21st century version of slavery,” Cain said in a campaign video publicizing his 9-9-9 plan. “We will replace oppression with prosperity.”

Poll: Rick Perry Still Leads GOP Field of Candidates

In a CNN/ORC International Poll conducted between Friday and Sunday, Perry came out on top, with 28 percent of Republicans and independents saying they support the Texas governor. Perry was followed by Mitt Romney at 21 percent. Newt Gingrich rose to third in the poll, garnering 10 percent while Ron Paul, Herman Cain and Sarah Palin each received 7 percent. Rounding out the bottom of the pack were Michele Bachmann at 4 percent, Rick Santorum at 3 percent and Jon Huntsman at 1 percent.

Could Sarah Palin Get in the Race This Week? - Politics News - ABC News Radio

(WASHINGTON) — This is the week Sarah Palin will tell the world her intentions whether or not she’ll run for president in 2012 — or at least that’s what she indicated to ABC News’ Jake Tapper at the Iowa State Fair last month, telling him September was “practically speaking…kind of a drop-dead timeline” when it comes to “jumping in the ring.” With only five days left in the month, that means this week is the “drop-dead timeline,” right? Not exactly. Since her early August trip to Iowa, she’s backed off on her self-imposed date, but as the days, debates, and campaign events creep by and the state filing deadlines loom, the window may be closing.

Debate Day: GOP Readies for Showdown in Sunshine State

(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Nearly the entire Republican presidential field descends on Florida Thursday for their third debate in as many weeks, and a new poll in the pivotal primary state shows a familiar story line.

Perry Calls Obama ‘President Zero’ in New Campaign Video

Dems, GOP Clash Over Proposed Changes to PA Electoral Plan

Rick Perry to Meet With Donald Trump in New York

After speaking to a conservative Christian audience in Virginia at Liberty University, Perry will attend fundraisers in Virginia, before heading to New York for his private sit down with The Donald and more fundraisers, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

Romney Promises 11.5 Million Jobs: Could He Really Deliver?

(WASHINGTON) — President Obama Thursday night urged Congress to pass a plan that some analysts say will put 1.9 million Americans to work in the next year. But two days earlier, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced a plan that he says will create nearly 10 times as many jobs. Romney, who detailed his jobs agenda in a 161-page book, said in a Las Vegas speech unveiling the plan that if elected, he would push his plan to create 11.5 million jobs in his first term, dropping unemployment to less than 6 percent and boosting gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4 percent annually.

Boehner, Cantor Urge Obama to Convene Meeting before Jobs Address

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor urged President Obama to find common ground with Republicans, asking that he convene a meeting with the top Congressional leadership before his address to a joint session of Congress Thursday “so that we may have the opportunity to constructively discuss your proposals.” “While we each sincerely believe that our own policy prescriptions for economic recovery are what is best for the country, neither of us is likely to convince the other in a manner that results in the full implementation of those policies,” the duo wrote in a letter to the president Tuesday. “While it is important that we continue to debate and discuss our different approaches to job creation, it is also critical that our differences not preclude us from taking action in areas where there is common agreement. We should not approach this as an all or nothing situation.”

Will Rick Perry Leave Burning Texas for GOP Debate?

“That’s a fluid situation at the moment,” Perry said on CBS’ Early Show. “We’re very focused on the events at hand. And the other side of that is we’re pretty good about multitasking as well, whether its Hurricane Ike or Katrina as we brought a lot of people in from Louisiana back over the years. We can do more than one thing pretty well in the state of Texas.”