The Hill Articles: October 12, 2011

Issa subpoenas Justice Department, Holder for Fast and Furious documents Poll: Cain is voters’ first pick for GOP nominee OVERNIGHT MONEY: Roll out the red carpet Top Lobbyists: Grassroots New book reveals more messages from Weiner sexting scandal Top Lobbyists: Associations Political costume sales not so bewitching this Halloween Senate worker to offices: ‘It’s cleanup time!’ Presidential record-holders: Bush dons some shades, Obama’s Twitter account Dinner with Rep. Mary Bono Mack? Don’t serve cooked liver Education policy is a local issue OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Abortion reclaims center stage in House Arthur Scott brought Senate to life through the lens of his camera Let’s get the facts straight on Holder Let’s get the facts straight on Holder Occupy Repatriation OVERNIGHT ENERGY: On BP spill, the gang’s all here GOP headed for center Obama neglects child soldiers House easily approves veterans job training bill Broadband for the 21st century OVERNIGHT TECH: LightSquared says GPS makers waging negative campaign Barney Frank: ‘Rick Perry is jealous of me’ California Dems intensify pressure on Obama to tackle foreclosures Weyants World: October 13, 2011 House approves trade deals with Colombia, Panama, South Korea Sanders: ‘it’s an embarrassment’ that Smithsonian gifts are made in China Sanders complains gifts sold at Smithsonians are not all American made Mandel out raises Sherrod Brown in 3rd quarter Business groups push for business-friendly tax reform Interior Dept. issues BP, contractors violation notices for Gulf oil spill DAY’S END ROUNDUP NH primary could jump up to early December Jeb Bush: Romney is ‘cool, calm, collected’ LightSquared: GPS industry has campaign to discredit company Conrad: GOP would be ‘misusing’ reconciliation to repeal health law Thune introduces own version of ‘Buffett rule’, mockingly solicits donations from wealthy Wireless firms want in on USF reform Poll finds partisan split on Wall Street protests Michelle Obama’s secret shopping trips BlackBerry outage in U.S. caused by backlog of data, company says The gentleman from North Korea… er, North Carolina Survey: Medicare patients clueless about health plan ratings Kohl bill would cut federal spending on drugs Sen. Gillibrand welcomes media return of female former governor Obama tries to retain momentum on jobs Dem: Obama has given into ‘Washington elites’ with trade deals Lawmakers clash over union election bill Lugar raises $840K in third quarter Report card: US unprepared for bio attack, outbreak Gingrich shifts resources to South Carolina in hopes of gaining Tea Party favor Dem: Obama has given into ‘Washington elites’ with trade deals South Korea trade agreement will benefit ‘vicious, undemocratic government’ of North Korea, says Sanders Gov. Brown’s proposed Medicaid cuts ‘untenable’, California Dems warn Flake pressures GOP leaders on omnibus spending bill RNC raises more than $9 million in September Clinton: GOP’s UN reforms put troop withdrawal at risk McConnell: Passing bills is more important than joint caucus when it comes to mending partisan relations Group petitions to stop Planned Parenthood probe Michigan ex-governor: ‘The far right will hate’ my new TV show House Dems show more leeway with Panama FTA Appropriations bills to come to Senate floor Pelosi: House GOP ‘ignoring jobs lost’ by China currency manipulation DNC video hits Romney for Obama tax relief proposals ‘little band-aids’ Fed looks to provide more information to public Levin: ‘Filibustering Republicans’ blocking jobs bill Debating serious issues, GOP field finds time to laugh Treasury official who questioned Solyndra loan revamp called to testify New Joint Chiefs chairman predicts current wars won’t end ‘during my tenure’ Poll finds support for Obama jobs bill Presidential record-holders: Bush dons some shades, Obama’s Twitter account Oversight Committee Dems call DOJ subpoena ‘a political stunt’ DNC chairwoman: Romney’s positions are like ‘trying to nail down Jell-O’ Warren Buffett releases tax figures to GOP Pelosi calls for House vote on China currency bill before trade bills House bill would repeal ‘egregious’ debit card rule Levin: Procedural defeat of Obama’s jobs bill was part of GOP filibuster The problem with PIPA: the Protect IP Act Cain picks up endorsement of former New Hampshire GOP chairman Inspired by Cuba’s pro-democracy leaders In attack on Perry, group claims tort reform made healthcare worse in Texas Rick Perry’s Republican death panel Reid, Boehner play the blame game on Obama jobs bill Senate accused of diverting nuclear funds to water projects FCC announces free computer-training partnership with Best Buy, Microsoft Gibson Guitar hires lobby firm for fight against regulation Survey: Economy hurting hiring at tech firms House Republicans: White House plan for infrastructure bank ‘dead on arrival’ A-listers join forces with First Lady for PSAs Waxman compares Republican defenders of food marketers to tobacco champions Rangel calls on religious leaders to guide protesters Rep. Murphy gets primary challenger in Pa. White House blasts bill to override EPA coal ash rules, stops short of veto threat Conrad, Sessions still seeking agreement on budget reforms BP, Transocean officials set for Thursday grilling Boehner says Obama administration should hold Iran’s ‘feet to the fire’ Republican calls for more infrastructure spending than Obama’s proposal Lingle seeks middle ground in Hawaii Senate campaign Harkin defies Obama, tells supercommittee to leave health law’s prevention fund alone Hatch denounces Perry-affiliated preacher who called Mormonism ‘not Christianity’ Schumer: Senate Democrats could ‘pick up a seat or two’ in 2012 Schumer’s strategy: Tie GOP in 2012 to rising Tea Party unpopularity Biden: Cain’s 9-9-9 plan would hurt middle class West raises almost $2M for reelection On EPA rules, let the public clear the air ‘Underwear bomber’ pleads guilty on eight felony charges Solar industry: Extension of grant program will create jobs Cummings knocks ‘strange’ GOP attack on auto efficiency rules New book reveals more messages from Weiner sexting scandal McConnell, Reid exchange accusations over sabotaging the economy BlackBerry outage spreads to Americas Protect children with disabilities from school violence Today’s congressional hearing spotlights true administration position on jobs Reid determined to pass Obama’s jobs bill in pieces Chamber: Uncertainty over Volcker Rule ‘thicker than pea soup’ Report to lay groundwork for Bingaman’s ‘clean energy standard’ Cain argues 9-9-9 plan won’t hit poor Mortgage applications on the rise The debates minus Sarah Palin Panetta: Additional military cuts ‘nuts’ Casey gets Republican challenger in PA Silly government, parenting is for parents House Dems look to tie trade deals to NAFTA ‘Scarlet L’ for K Street returns as Obama sharpens 2012 rhetoric on lobbyists Blue Dogs backing corporate tax holiday Christie: Romney endorsement wasn’t a ‘close call’ Clinton: Keystone pipeline review is fair News bites: Unfriendly skies Poll: 4 in 5 New Jersey voters glad Christie didn’t run Army weapons, training likely to be hit hardest by more spending cuts Pawlenty regrets decisions in presidential campaign Cain: Opponents ‘misrepresented’ 9-9-9 plan Wednesday: Congress to pass long-stalled FTAs News bites: FCC to announce partnership to expand broadband News bites: Oil demand forecast cut as economy flounders Axelrod to raise Obama dough in Arizona Romney snags Dennis Hastert, more endorsements Biden: Iran bomb plot an ‘outrageous act’ Is there a black mindset? NEWS BITES: Bachmann’s IPAB claims fall flat News bites: Eyes still on Bratislava House Republicans take to video to tout USPS plan Trade deal votes to divide Democrats Mitt Romney and Herman Cain: A tale of two GOP businessmen Obama: Victim or professional victim? Huntsman: Much promise, little delivery Deficit super panel is not yet at square one Rep. King calls failed bomb plot an “act of war” Cain asks Romney if his 169-page economic plan is ‘simple’ Cain takes center stage in GOP debate House starts FTA debate before adjourning Bachmann on Cain’s 9-9-9 plan: ‘The devil’s in the details’ Huntsman sets his sights on Romney at GOP debate Cain and Romney bump heads on economic plans Romney defends TARP, questions auto bailouts Huntsman: I thought 9-9-9 ‘was the price of a pizza’ Gingrich wants to put Barney Frank, Chris Dodd in jail GOP candidates attack Cain 9-9-9 plan as exploitable, unlikely to pass Perry calls expanding U.S. drilling ‘key’ to economic plan Both parties wary of linking jobs plans Senate GOP tweaks Reid for holding jobs vote open Finance sector girds for battle on ‘Volcker Rule’ for banks Cain defends 9-9-9 plan as not ‘off a pizza box’ Christie endorses Romney, underscores front-runner status In GOP debate, Gingrich explodes at Democrats, Bernanke Obama says Senate defeat of jobs bill ‘by no means the end of this fight’ House quickly approves two more veterans bills Republicans seek Treasury testimony at Friday Solyndra hearing Senate puts pressure on House, China by passing currency bill Lobbying world