The Hill Articles: October 16, 2011

Iowa: Cain’s most crucial battleground Deadline looms for Congress to cut deal on unemployment benefits Lawmakers inch closer to compromise over Postal Service rescue plan Piece by piece: Obama wants $35 billion for teachers, first-responders first Pressure mounts on supercommittee to tackle spectrum Cain defends 9-9-9 plan, says ‘most people will pay less’ in taxes Obama: Martin Luther King Jr. was ‘quintessentially American’ Obama dedicates MLK memorial, says ‘Dr. King’s work is not yet complete’ Issa: Justice Dept. answers on Fast and Furious full of ‘inconsistencies’ McCain: Obama administration’s ‘engagement with Iran’ was a ‘failure’ Cantor: Republicans agree there is ‘too much income disparity’ Axelrod: Electorate unsure of Romney’s ‘core principles’ Gingrich: Cain has ‘good chance’ to be nominee if he can sell 9-9-9 tax proposal Feinstein calls for sanctions on Central Bank of Iran, no attacks on Quds Force Axelrod: Obama jobs legislation ‘didn’t die’ Gingrich campaign over $1 million in debt Bachmann, Trump to host ‘tele-townhall’ Groups warn high court of big government intrusion in GPS case FCC, DOJ roadblocks dim prospects for AT&T/T-Mobile merger Many lawmakers holding back support for Romney’s 2012 presidential bid