The Hill Articles: August 12, 2011

Candidate Bachmann at Iowa State Fair is late, brief and very well-received SF transit agency blocks cell phone service Obama trades accolades and barbs with Super Bowl champs DAY’S END ROUNDUP Shell’s North Sea oil spill draws U.S. attention Bachmann: Court ruling against individual mandate a ‘welcome relief’ Lugar says House freshman Republicans lack parliamentary gifts Palin steals show at Iowa State Fair FBI investigates Verizon’s sabotage claims Gingrich: Congress should return next week, but for work, not fighting Appeals court rules healthcare law’s individual mandate unconstitutional White House readying two new choices for Fed Board Survey: AT&T deal appears less likely Pawlenty grills, Gingrich seeks healthy options at Iowa State Fair Sen. Kohl: Afghanistan is a ‘bottomless pit’ Pawlenty grills, Gingrich seeks healthy options at Iowa State Fair Sarah Ferguson apparently storms off set during TV interview Clinton urges boycott of Syrian oil Chairman Issa: NLRB a ‘rogue agency’ Rep. Bachmann casts herself as the ‘underdog’ in Saturday’s Iowa straw poll EPA: Smog rule coming ‘shortly’ Pawlenty challenged on gay marriage in Iowa Baucus wants supercommittee to slash deficit beyond congressional mandate Blue Dogs urge supercommittee members to forge bipartisan deal Santorum unhappy with debate treatment Presidential candidate Paul says bipartisanship led to spending spree Appeals court rules healthcare law’s ‘individual mandate’ unconstitutional Former budget director: Supercommittee won’t look to defense for cuts Dems to Issa: Withdraw NLRB Boeing subpoenas Supercommittee is punching bag for GOP presidential hopefuls Congressman’s missing grandchildren found McCotter warns Santorum: ‘Keep an eye on Perry’ Consumer confidence hits 30-year low Nadler seeks to repeal debt ceiling to end GOP leverage Markets up at end of topsy-turvy week Mica responds to newspaper editorial on FAA shutdown Dems want to know if GOP candidates would also reject 10-to-1 debt deal Poll: Majority of Americans don’t blame Obama for economy Britain considers blocking social media Obama administration to launch Brazil energy partnership next week Axelrod: Oil and military, not Perry, boosted Texas jobs New rules on exchanges work in tandem, HHS says Last-minute debt-ceiling debate was ’embarrassing,’ says Dem senator Pawlenty loses iPad in LA Oil industry presses SEC to keep company payment data locked up Put the ‘supercommittee’ under the sunlight Gallup poll: Small businesses express pessimism on economic outlook Retail sales provide spot of good news for the economy Pawlenty: Poor straw poll showing would force him to ‘reassess’ HHS awards $185M in exchange grants Obama’s movie list revealed at celeb fundraiser The debate: Paul wins, Bachmann wins, Perry heads for the OK Corral Business voice: EPA protects health, spurs job creation in clean energy sector House reads list of supercommittee members in quick pro forma session News bites: British government considers social media crackdown Fed dissenter explains reasoning Rep. Jordan worried supercommittee could fall short of agreement Newt Gingrich takes on Chris Wallace — taking his cue from Bill Clinton Dem says Obama erred in debt talks by saying he would meet GOP halfway Wisconsin gov: Message of recall election was focus on jobs News bites: On EPA rules and blackouts News bites: Boxer to Florida News bites: Stock market fears EMILY’s List endorses first five candidates of 2012 cycle Voters prefer Dems to GOP on generic congressional ballot Axelrod says he’d fire campaign staff who smear Romney Bachmann knocks Pawlenty on cap-and-trade at Iowa debate The South rises again as Rick Perry plots run for the White House in 2012 MORNING READ Pawlenty, Bachmann spar in GOP debate while Mitt Romney largely spared Ron Paul polarizing debate audience Bachmann hits Romney on Mass. healthcare plan Obama grasps for anti-Washington anger Gingrich dismisses ‘gotcha question’ on staff departures Bachmann campaign targeting Pawlenty behind the scenes Former Bush strategist says Obama might have to go negative LIVEBLOG: GOP debate in Iowa King hits Perry for treating Iowans like ‘country bumpkins’