The Hill Articles: June 7, 2011

Lobbying World Time to put short transport vehicles for horses into park Animal welfare must be a priority for US Congress and around the world We must act fast to restore marine life Include pets in preparedness plans for climate-related disasters in US Choose voters over donors on free trade From New York-26 to New York-9 Horse slaughter, off the radar for too long, needs congressional attention US should get out of the horse meat business OVERNIGHT TECH: Commerce to propose cybersecurity policy for industry OVERNIGHT MONEY: Across the river Political parties are more than poles apart Playing politics with war powers Ochocinco tweets advice for Rep. Weiner OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Court to hear mandate arguments Senate to vote Wednesday on debit swipe-fee proposal Herman Cain’s poll numbers President Obama and the truckers Dem needles Park Service over Palin tour A serendipitous blessing Inside the office of Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.): Ana Dru Ellis OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Republicans step up opposition to Commerce nominee Weyants World: June 8, 2011 Stand firm on debt limit Obama presses Bahrain leader on rights A wall of opposition Hatch, liberal group respond to Pawlenty tax plan Obama administration, lawmakers outline markers on trade deals GPS Act would make it illegal to track users without their consent Ford expects sales to increase by 50 percent by 2014 DAY’S END ROUNDUP Paul traveling to NH to court GOP bigwig Panetta will deal with a Pentagon bureaucracy that Gates mastered Dems attack GOP Social Security plan HHS makes $40 million available for states’ chronic disease prevention Dem lawmaker gives Weiner campaign donation to charity Report: ‘Green’ buildings could harm your health Senate Republicans mount opposition to Commerce nominee Documentary sheds new light on billionaires Charles and David Koch Leahy re-introduces bill to make concealing data breaches a crime Five Guy talks convene again Taxpayers footing the bill for improper Medicaid payments for personal care services Defense energy bill will save lives Lamar Smith defends plans to make PTO self-funded New, shorter delay to interchange limits introduced House Democrats: Slash oil tax breaks as part of deficit deal Pelosi asks ethics panel to investigate Rep. Weiner’s conduct In search of economic successes, Obama again turns to auto recovery China ends some wind power subsidies to domestic firms Obama: ‘Big chunk’ of Afghan objectives have already been achieved Evan Bayh, Andy Card to hit the road for Chamber campaign Eric Cantor calls on Rep. Weiner to resign Gary Johnson rips ‘elitist’ CNN for GOP debate snub It’s official: Jennifer Garner is a Capitol Hill regular Barney Frank asks Obama to reject DoD bill with ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ provisions Durbin inflicts ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ on colleague Government Printing Office to offer buyouts AFL-CIO chief amplifies warning to Democrats Waterways Council: Use emergency funds to dredge Mississippi River FCC has big job to fill with top lawyer headed to bureau Grassley: Huntsman making ‘mistake’ to skip Iowa caucuses Walden pledges deliberative approach to AT&T merger House freshmen call on Obama to develop a debt ceiling plan ‘Playboy’ offers tips to new members who want to cheat Top Bachmann aide goes after Palin for not being ‘serious’ House Dems to Boehner: Put revenues on table Obama: ‘Just a matter of time’ for Gadhafi Senate Republicans urge White House to drop conditions on pending trade deals Senators scramble to halt debit fee rule Anti-tax group: We’re scoring debit card vote Pawlenty speech criticizes Obama as ‘champion of class warfare’ CBO reports small improvement on budget deficit Obama: Recovery ‘uneven’, but he foresees no double-dip recession Patient satisfaction with hospital care on the rise, annual report says McConnell: Dems pursuing agenda ‘radically opposed’ to job creation EPA: State Department review of proposed pipeline is ‘insufficient’ FCC’s Kaplan to lead wireless bureau IBM eyes finish line for patent reform NRCC attacks House Democrats by using Rep. Weiner Rep. Boren won’t seek reelection, giving GOP pick-up opportunity Reid calls House ‘big dark hole’ where legislation gets stuck Hatch sees window closing for trade deals with South Korea, Colombia, Panama Report: ‘Green’ buildings could harm your health EMILY’s List adds three to its “On the List” program Obama and Merkel’s dinner menu: Beef tenderloin, beet salad at 1789 Gallup: Employers holding on to workers Facebook, tech giants back AT&T merger Capt. ‘Sully’s’ plane headed to NC museum, by way of Maryland highways Sen. Leahy seeks to apply U.S. criminal law to contractors like Blackwater China ends wind-power subsidy after U.S. challenge Rogers, Ryan team up to object to patent bill FDA official: GOP amendment could gut preventative food-safety effort Regulators push back risk-retention deadline GOP leader Cantor says debt talks are moving on to healthcare Blunt aide explains support for D Block auction Federal regulators: Nuclear accident plans are lacking RNC chairman demands Weiner’s resignation Small banks will continue to receive high swipe fees Counting down in Afghanistan DeMint files FOIA request to NLRB for information on Boeing suit It’s seersucker time, but not for Boehner Critics of EPA climate regulations monopolize TV news, report says News bites: Dodd-Frank deadlines News bites: Facebook, tech giants like AT&T merger News bites: BHP brings deepwater well online in Gulf Tuesday: Senate Dems move to the economy News bites: Patti LaBelle ‘On Her Own’ in airport lawsuit Consumers and job creators hurt by swipe fees Big mergers: Distinguishing the public interest from special interests No nukes: A government meltdown in Europe Happy anniversary, Bush tax cuts! Our moment in Iran: Exporting democracy through technology The end of Rep. Anthony Weiner News bites: The savings of government health coverage Poll: Romney leads Obama among registered voters Agitator by trade unhappy with Obama Business uncertainty seeps into 2012 Poll: Palin faces roadblocks in 2012 race GOP could push for two-year budget as price of deal to raise debt ceiling GOP chairmen joust for TSA jurisdiction Conservatives press GOP leaders to tough out talks on raising debt ceiling Dem-leaning lobby shops see influx of foreign clients MORNING READ For Obama, problem’s not just the economy Subpoenas are coming in probe of Dept. of Justice gun-tracking program Austan Goolsbee leaving White House Weiner admits sending Twitter pic but says he won’t resign from office