AM BRIEF: OCTOBER 21, 2010

1. GOPS's Social Security plan would cut benefits for high earners, raise retirement age. [The Washington Post]
2. 'Brisk' activity at North Korean nuke site. [MSNBC]
3. Appeals court keeps military's gay policy for now. [Associated Press]
4. GOP group challenges outright citizenship birthright. [USA Today]
5. Did Sarah Palin desecrate the American flag? [Salon]
6. Armed with only iPhones, a rock band goes viral. [Associated Press]