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The Hill Articles: June 13, 2011
June 13
Coalition of business, unions and others work to save patent bill
Panetta looks to be hands-on manager
Market bear looms over talks on debt ceiling
Bottom Line
Dem concerned House panel’s probe may jeopardize Justice Dept. case
Wireless broadband is a call to action
Pelosi reiterates call for Weiner’s resignation
US must maintain an environment where its tech sector can flourish
Wireless broadband, spectrum policy to play a vital role in U.S. job creation
California congressman:
I was not kicked out of Iraq!
LIVEBLOG: The NH GOP primary debate
Ohio governor takes
a swipe at LeBron James
Pawlenty a better bowler than Obama — but who isn’t?
Maryland Rep. Cummings’s
nephew shot to death
Menendez: Bush tax cuts one of the greatest ‘failed jobs programs’
Rep. Weiner requests two week leave of absence
Weiner: Let’s talk about Medicare
Armstrong Williams’s ‘Reawakening Virtues’ out next month
Media’s slant on ‘us versus them’ in politics is wrong
House approves project labor amendment to VA bill by one vote
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: High noon for ethanol
Player of the Week: Vice President Joe Biden
Separate and unequal
Obama on Weiner: ‘If it was me, I would resign’
Preventing a cyber Sept. 11
OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Romney in the spotlight
Weiner’s decline and fall
Michelle Obama: Being president has taken a toll on her husband
Michelle Obama on California fundraising swing
Weyants World: June 14, 2011
White House: Farm spending bill cuts would cause hunger
Proposal punishes TRICARE beneficiaries
Actor Mark Ruffalo releases video to raise awareness of “fracking”
Actor Mark Ruffalo releases video to raise awareness of ‘fracking’
GOP senator hammers Obama, Senate Democrats for sluggish economy
Graham to block Commerce nominee over Boeing complaint
OVERNIGHT TECH: Obama talks high-skilled workers in NC
Catfish fight looming in House this week
Dems’ pre-debate spin: Romney, Pawlenty would revive Bush policies
Television for the 21st century
Cantor: Tackle energy subsidies in tax reform plan, not debt talks
Christine O’Donnell to live tweet GOP primary debate
Amtrak touts ‘international peer review’ of high-speed rail plans
Senate Dem leadership works against Coburn ethanol plan
Rep. Bono Mack releases draft of data breach bill
HHS reg review won’t include new healthcare reform rules
Rep. Sherman again forces War Powers vote
Colombia moving forward on trade-deal requirements
Judiciary chairman: Al Qaeda threat no reason to change gun laws
Upcoming ethanol vote splits Senate Republicans
GOP stands by McKinsey study
House Republicans attack labor in military construction, VA bill
Indiana Senate candidate to apologize for ‘assault’ on conservative blogger
GOP senators to Obama: Don’t give US money to IMF for Greece
Interior beefs up offshore inspections with multiperson teams
Obama touts energy-efficient light bulbs
Rep. Edwards protests against Ryan at town-hall meeting
Airlines bring in $3 billion in bag fees in 2010
GOP freshmen: Stop recess appointments by stopping recess
Speaker Boehner cracks joke about Rep. Weiner
House GOP leader warns economy will sink if debt-ceiling deal isn’t reached
Open-government groups want E-Gov fund restored
States still facing budget challenges post-recession
Ohio governor swipes at LeBron James
New Jersey Dems slam spending cuts in rail security
House Republican claims campaign finance exoneration
Cantor: Dems should strip Weiner of committee posts
Audit to determine whether college reg was leaked to Wall Street
Dupont, GE snag POTUS-adjacent seats at jobs meetings
Sarah Palin sucker-punches mainstream media with emails
The continuing war against Sarah Palin and Nikki Haley
GOP, Dem members call for rejection of House patent reform bill
Amendment would force White House to report on debt’s threat to national security
Mr. President: Yes you can stop deporting DREAMers
Saving lives through innovation
Embracing the new media landscape
Online activists head to Minneapolis
Report: Looming EPA rules unlikely to hamper power reliability
Google moving ‘beyond the mobile Web’
Poll: 58 percent want Medicare kept as is
‘This is the moment. This is the time.’
White House announces spending transparency board
Pawlenty seeks distance between Bush fiscal policies and his
New solicitor general expected to argue mandate cases
GOP plan to revamp flood insurance program reported to House
Obama CIO, CTO go to Foo Camp
Judge considers Edwards trial delay
Issa bill would create single website for government spending data
Head of Energy Information Administration resigns
Kaine: It’s a ‘major problem’ that Senate Dems haven’t passed a 2012 budget
White House won’t say Weiner should resign
Summers suggests more stimulus
News bites: Anonymous targets Spanish police
Rail to be discussed in Washington and Boston
The keys to economic growth
Medicaid advocates say cuts would hurt kids
NC, MI bus companies shut down as House panel nears
What to watch for in tonight’s GOP primary debate in New Hampshire
Clinton backs Calif. Dem facing special-election runoff
Weyants World: June 13. 2011
Joke’s on the press corps after Palin email witch-hunt turns up zilch
FDIC’s No. 2 tapped for top spot
Pawlenty a better bowler than Obama — but who isn’t?
Outdated mandates fail our students
Issa gets the jump on Biden with transparency bill
Deep cuts to homeland security grants put our communities at risk
Confronting a silent epidemic
A vote for patent reform will stimulate U.S. innovation
George Mitchell returns to DLA Piper after stint as Mideast envoy for Obama
Huntsman moving toward entering presidential race soon
Conservative group talks up Texas Gov. Perry in New Hampshire
News bites: Obama’s Wall Street waltz
Monday: House, Senate start at 2 p.m.
Romney seizes on economic angst in pre-debate Web video
What ever happened to the responsibility to protect?
The week ahead: Jaczko heads to Capitol Hill amid criticism over Yucca handling
Week Ahead: Obama huddles with jobs council
Boehner cracks joke about Rep. Weiner
Obama hits the road to talk jobs
News bites: New approach to medical malpractice?
Five things to watch for in Monday’s GOP presidential debate
News bites: Mistrust hobbled Japan’s nuke response, Sarah Palin’s scorn for Big Oil, and more
This week: Lawmakers, Biden increase meetings schedule to hammer out a debt deal
HILL POLL: Politicians, Congress unethical — and getting worse
Tick, tick: Time’s up on debt limit
OPINION: Don’t use amendment to dodge debt-ceiling action
Healthcare law prompts Ellmers’s run
OPINION: GOP forsakes middle, aids rich
The Week Ahead: Deficit talks times three
Romney widens lead over GOP field heading into major NH debate
Liberal group goes on offensive in NH ahead of debate
The Hill Hexagon: Anthony Weiner criticized, ridiculed
Doggett: Texas GOP’s redistricting plan aims to eliminate white Dems