The Hill Articles: November 14, 2011

Streep coming to DC ahead of Thatcher film premiere ‘Morning Joe’ host 
gulps up to five cups 
of coffee during show GOP supercommittee members meet New book reveals the
struggles for the first openly gay US ambassador Michelle Obama: Trips 
to Hawaii are one reason 
I married the president GOP money myths OVERNIGHT HEALTH: SCOTUS tees up health ‘case of the century’ A good deal for Grover Weyants World: November 15 2011 Warren pushes back on Crossroads attacks in first TV ad OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate Commerce Committee to consider FTC nominees Perry: Lawmakers who commit insider trader should be jailed OVERNIGHT MONEY: DeMarco defends Fannie, Freddie bonuses OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Keystone pipeline backers keep pressure on Obama Obama administration extends review of lobbyist gift ban House to return at 6:30 p.m. for post office votes Panetta warns lawmakers of huge military cutbacks if supercommittee fails Senate adjourns early despite daunting workweek ahead Perry: Lawmakers who commit insider trading ‘should be sent to jail’ Romney says ‘no’ to major Iowa events DAY’S END ROUNDUP Energy bill $550 million short on disaster funds Senate GOP seeks inquiry into Severstal loan guarantee Cain has brain freeze on Libya Sen. Scott Brown parts ways with Senate GOP on Consumer Bureau Cain looks to outlast Gingrich surge Supreme Court surprise: Court will also hear Medicaid challenge Lawmakers tweet support for high court hearing on healthcare Van Hollen urges ‘no’ vote on balanced-budget amendment Huntsman super-PAC releases first ad House GOP staffer heads to oil-and-gas group Poll: Gingrich takes the lead DNC chairwoman: Romney would have let Detroit ‘go bankrupt’ Rep. Clyburn ‘not as confident’ supercommittee will reach deal Speaker Boehner to discuss pipeline delay with top Canadian official Lawmaker hopes for ‘expeditious’ removal of healthcare law by Supreme Court Wasserman Schultz hits Romney on auto bailouts Cain accuser’s former boyfriend corroborates harassment claims Romney, Obama campaign spokesmen exchange fire on Twitter Liberal group: Raise taxes on rich now North Dakota lawmakers say $400 million approved for disaster aid funding Coalition accuses broadcasters of undermining FCC rules Herman Cain calls veggie pizzas ‘sissy’ Republicans want details on new financial research office’s budget Sen. Rockefeller ‘angry’ over FAA bill delays Senate could abbreviate its Thanksgiving recess GOP front-runner in Texas Senate race targets Obama Thompson gets four senator endorsements Gingrich blasts supercommittee: It’s ‘the dumbest idea’ I’ve seen in a lifetime HHS makes available $1 billion for innovative healthcare hiring Rep. Allen West: ‘Demi Moore was waterboarded’ in movie ‘G.I. Jane’ Dems target GOP candidates on foreign aid Illinois senators predict supercommittee will reach deal by Nov. 23 Gingrich approves singer Timberlake’s ode to the military Capitol Hill Agenda: Nov. 14, 2011 House Republican leader: GOP should keep word on taxes Santorum says Romney to the left of Obama on same-sex marriage Groups urge Supreme Court to end ‘censorship’ of television broadcasts Bonamici steps down from Oregon Senate ahead of special House race Poll: Americans worried on economy, dissatisfied with country’s direction Thomas, Kagan resist calls for recusal Supreme Court to hear landmark challenge to Obama health law DeMint won’t endorse in GOP primary Appropriators slim down ‘minibus’ to avoid shutdown Meryl Streep coming to D.C. ahead of Thatcher film premiere Poll: Romney and Gingrich now the GOP front-runners Battalion-sized volunteer force shows up for Elizabeth Warren in Boston Buffett: Stimulus won’t fix housing market NCAA now exploits children ‘sexually,’ says liberal Dem lawmaker Weyants World: November 14, 2011 Coast Guard official chosen to police offshore drilling Airline hit with first fine for tarmac delays Polls show Gingrich rising to the top of the GOP primary field Santorum: GOP candidates ‘pandering’ on foreign aid Biden tells Michigan’s GOP governor to listen to Democratic Sen. Stabenow ‘Case of century’: Justices to hear record five-and-a-half hours of oral arguments McCain ‘disappointed’ with GOP candidates’ support for waterboarding Ex-boyfriend of Cain accuser to tell his story at press conference News bites: Theaters turn to UFC to boost sagging box office In the aftermath of Libya: al-Qaeda and refugees GOP front-runner up with his first ad in Texas Senate race CDC launches antibiotic tracking system in hospitals House bill threatens new technology innovation and America jobs The time is now Sen. Coburn targets ‘welfare’ for millionaires GOP sen.: Feds send checks to millionaires for not working Hensarling says it is ‘duty’ of supercommittee to restructure healthcare Cain: Majority of US Muslims share extremist views CBS shamefully shafted Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul in the foreign policy debate Bachmann: Obama ‘clearly wrong’ to end use of waterboarding Chelsea Clinton to work as correspondent for NBC Penn State revisited — another lesson Giffords, Kelly discuss desire to have a child Poll: Cain campaigning pays off in Tennessee News bites: After Keystone delay, Canada looks to Asia This week: Senate panel ponders NASA’s future Maine lawmaker Jon Hinck to challenge Snowe Perry debate gaffe in focus on ‘SNL’ Easy Monday: Senate debates ‘minibus,’ House names post offices The week ahead: Energy secretary to face off with Republicans over Solyndra Rubio defends foreign aid as essential to national security Poll: Romney back on top in GOP field, Perry collapses Chelsea Clinton to work as special correspondent for NBC News Obama, Asian leaders forge green deal Poll: Obama leads top Republicans, but voters sour on economy News bites: Fresh start News bites: Supercommittee eyes higher Medicare costs for wealthy retirees This week: Housing regulator to defend Fannie, Freddie bonuses Week ahead: Supreme Court announces review of healthcare challenges Huizenga’s family debates, 1989 Prague experience shape views The Week Ahead: Clock ticks for deficit panel, government funding Abortion-rights groups take heart from win over Mississippi ‘personhood’ law The Hill Poll: Supercommittee will fail, say voters Hill Poll: Voters split on harassment charges, favor lie detector test What we can learn from Europe’s mess Dem, union victories show their strength If the supercommittee fails… Deal-breaker election looms over supercommittee negotiations MORNING READ This Week in Tech: Online piracy bill moves front and center Supercommittee needs to ‘bite the bullet,’ says President Obama Canada, Mexico want to join talks on Asia-Pacific trade pact Report questions whether lawmakers are trading stock on inside information Gloria Cain says her husband ‘totally respects women’ Dems outraising GOP to protect Senate seats