The Hill Articles: July 14, 2011

Reg Watch Pentagon declares the Internet a war domain OVERNIGHT MONEY: Time for a breather A royal meal OVERNIGHT TECH: Lawmakers focus on online privacy Appointments Reid scolds senators for showing up late to votes GOP light bulb amendment likely to pass Friday after earlier defeat We need a Doha December package OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Another healthcare provision under bipartisan assault Obama, lawmakers to take break from talks Cuts to farm subsidies will not open up global markets McClintock says required sale of SPR oil in energy bill a ‘scandal’ Job-killing corporate jet tax Speaker in name only OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Offshore drilling returns to spotlight Blunt testing waters for stand-alone TAA bill in Senate Weyants World: July 15, 2011 Lawmakers put stitches in 9/11 flag Business group: Scrap pilot rest mandate AARP: Fewer plans will make exchanges easier to use DAY’S END ROUNDUP U.S. Telecom opposes cuts to the Universal Service Fund Pawlenty makes big ad buy ahead of Ames, Iowa straw poll & debate Videos: Mud-slinging picks up as debt talks break down Senate Dems fundraise off of Obama’s ‘don’t call my bluff’ warning Landrieu, Murkowski widen revenue-sharing proposal in bid for support Rep. Ellison injures knee in House gym Aide: McCain will oppose Pentagon plan to pay for new F-35 fighter cost spike Oil prices, stocks drop on Bernanke comments that no stimulus is planned Obama missed chance to connect at Twitter town hall Senate quells Sessions protest against VA apropos bill House votes to allow firearms on lands managed by Army Corps Frank: Credit rater wrong on future bailouts Rep. Jackson Lee sued for discrimination Another provision of healthcare reform law comes under bipartisan assault Feinstein bill would limit political robocalls, allow legal action against robocallers McConnell signs onto Tea Party-backed-balanced budget bill Palin PAC raises $1.6M in first half of year McCain: DOD shouldn’t pay $1 billion for Air Force tanker contract cost overrun House rejects $820 million in cuts to Department of Energy Former Capitol Police deputy chief arrested Dems assail proposed GOP cut to rail stimulus funds White House joins Reid-McConnell side talks on fall-back plan Iowa conservative: We stand by ‘marriage vow’ for GOP candidates Proposed immigration detention bill must never become law Cut spending to grow the economy House Republicans vote to subpoena White House over solar loan guarantee EPA chief: Bush-era ozone rule not ‘legally defensible’ Calif. House candidate Bera posts huge fundraising number White House asks GOP to go for the ‘holy grail’ in deficit package Boehner, Cantor say they’re ‘on the same page’ in talks with the president Wall street reform act deserves implementation now TSA introduces ‘known-traveler’ program Romney encourages Obama to embrace DeMint-backed pledge House panel calls for stringent online privacy protections Audit: IRS not quick to inform taxpayers about accidental disclosures Dem asks Issa to investigate News Corp. Spending bill pits rail proponents against those seeking flood repairs Common sense on Iran Kal Penn leaving White House job Generic ‘Republican candidate’ leads Obama by 8 points Rep. Pingree: Amtrak Downeaster workers should be praised for accident response Christie Vilsack raises $424,000 in second quarter Sessions attempts to derail VA funding bill until a budget is passed Mistrial declared in Clemens perjury case Medical device-makers tout flat prices as government seeks cuts Ladies shriek for “Harry Potter” star in D.C. Eric Cantor, Brutus Bush debuts sloppy signature on baseball cards Tea Party group to host first Twitter presidential debate Elizabeth Warren fends off GOP critics at Oversight hearing Rep. Bill Johnson’s Twitter hacked, graphic image put in profile Inouye urges movement on veterans spending bill Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld patted down by TSA The Keep Our Communities Safe Act has the wrong priorities Voldemort beats Harry Potter — at least in campaign donations Boehner sees no need for Camp David summit Varney and Obama’s antitrust legacy GOP Senate dark horse posts solid fundraising start in NM Solar company defends outlook ahead of White House subpoena vote Republicans dismiss Social Security warning from ‘scarer-in-chief’ Warnings piling up on failure to raise debt ceiling Schumer: Cantor ‘standing in the way’ of any debt-limit deal passing the House Pelosi and Bush, a relationship that is getting friendlier HHS awards first round of health reform grants for school-based health centers Corker: Most senators are ‘two-bit pawns’ Senate energy panel to vote on offshore drilling-safety bill next week Cuts to rail stimulus funds scheduled for debate in House House Republicans discuss bill to tie debt to budget amendment BULB act sheds light on the politics of the new Republican Party Rangel says cutting government spending will hurt African-Americans Advocates shine spotlight on people with special health needs as White House weighs Medicaid cuts Roskam surprises interns with Dennis Hastert Sen. Franken says he likes Bachmann despite politics Carnahan’s fundraising indicates he’ll run for office again S&P issued private credit-rating warning to Senate Democrats Sen. Hatch raises $1.3M in second quarter Reform needed to end the railroad pricing monopoly Personalizing medicine to combat the cost of health care Initial unemployment claims drop for second straight week Warren for Governor Reid: Cantor acted ‘childish’ and shouldn’t be at the negotiation table Gut check your influence House Republican revives effort to repeal light bulb standards Ron Paul to run ads criticizing GOP on debt-ceiling compromise Wall Street weighs in on debt talks Sen. Nelson seeks to protect Social Security payments with new Treasury authority Deep moral issues are at stake in the budget debate News bites: China chides News bites: Spotify launches in U.S. News bites: Utility giant shelves carbon capture plan, pirates hinder climate research, and more Obama’s “recovery” worst in modern times News bites: Not dressed for flight Quinnipiac poll finds more voters would blame GOP on debt News bites: Raising Medicare age carries big savings Thursday: Energy and water in the House, mil-con in the Senate McCaskill: GOP looks like ‘hot, sloppy mess’ Paul: Barriers to third-party presidential run a ‘shame’ Palin: 2012 decision ‘coming rapidly’ In 2010, Pawlenty praised rival Bachmann for ‘leadership’, ‘guts’ and ‘persistence’ MORNING READ Following debate on nuclear amendments, House adjourns Key Democrat testifies against healthcare reform bill’s Medicare cost-control panel McConnell’s gambit splits both parties Navy Department could face $10 billion in budget cuts Obama chastises Cantor, repeats warning over short-term proposals GOP amendment strips funding for new gun-sale requirements House Homeland Security chairman wants investigation of News Corp.