The Hill Articles: October 24, 2011

Player of the week: Vice President Biden Q&A with With Jennifer Siebel Newsom How to beat gambling Al Capones Bipartisan successes on energy Inside the Office of Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah): Tanner Mitchell GOP mocks Obama’s new ‘can’t wait’ slogan, tells Senate to act Bottom Line House approves final bills for Monday Podesta stepping down from Center for American Progress DeMint: Cain not ‘as disciplined as he needs to be’ Kevin Coughlin drops out of Senate race in Ohio OVERNIGHT TECH: Judge grills Sprint on bid to block AT&T/T-Mobile merger Obama’s hollow victories Utilizing ‘smart power’ OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Oil industry hopes to rebut pipeline criticism Weyants World: October 25, 2011 OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Barbour pitches Medicaid flexibility House passes bill defying Europe’s aircraft emissions rules Perry campaign into high gear with big-name hires, Iowa ads Obama uses new campaign theme to strike Congress Reports: Passenger tries to open plane door mid-flight Obama: ‘We’re not gonna wait for Congress’ OVERNIGHT MONEY: President Obama pitches jobs out West Environmentalists press lawmakers not to reject EU emissions trading Cain says Rove attacking his campaign to help Romney Mourdock nabs FreedomWorks nod in Indiana Senate primary DAY’S END ROUNDUP House easily approves federal land-use bills GOP governors oppose Obama plan to cut Medicaid spending IRS accepts public suggestions Aviation, travel groups push Congress to ban EU emissions plan Durbin: Thanks to US, Iraq’s fate now in Iraqi hands Nebraska governor calls special session on Keystone pipeline Cain makes nationwide radio ad buy to promote 9-9-9 plan Inspector general report faults oversight of Medicaid prescription drug program Obama campaign warns Tumblr followers: ‘There will be trolls among you’ Housing industry advocates back mortgage plan, call for broader action Cardoza: Mortgage crisis ‘crushing my constituents’ Report: Cain, Gingrich to square off in Lincoln-Douglas-style debate EPA’s proposed power-sector air rules will weaken American manufacturing Energy Department threatened by cyber attacks, report says Romney files to be on New Hampshire ballot Lots of leaves make for hair-raising photo of First Lady Opposition to drug benefit merger heats up Rice: Bush administration dismissed concerns about Iraq’s security Maryland governor urges deficit panel to reject ‘federalized’ Internet poker Healthcare reform law’s backers hope to reclaim ‘ObamaCare’ label Huntsman: ‘There’s not a whole lot conservative’ about Romney Union vies to represent Virgin America flight attendants FTC approves Google Buzz settlement New Obama campaign adviser lobbied for Keystone pipeline NPR host steps aside to avoid conflict of interest with Obama campaign Democratic Rep. Andrews uses Twitter to encourage Wall Street protesters Rural telecom firms bash broadband plan in letter to Obama Ros-Lehtinen invites public questions for Clinton Huntsman: Romney doing well because he’s been running for the last six years White House sides with Senate on bill to freeze defense spending Republicans co-opt Obama Twitter hashtag to attack economic record Toomey still optimistic supercommittee will succeed Fed official: Housing, supercommittee headline economy’s challenges House Dems: Obama’s response to mortgage crisis is insufficient Majority of Americans favor ditching Electoral College Obama administration tries to reset federal response to mortgage crisis IRS on track to enforce taxes and penalties from healthcare law Capitol Hill Agenda: Oct. 24, 2011 Poll: Rick Perry in Nevada freefall Study finds no evidence that climate change caused more severe flooding Obama campaign brings on ex-lobbyist as senior adviser Republicans attack Obama’s economic record ahead of his West Coast trip HHS to award $42M in primary care bonuses Lawmakers on board with housing changes, demand more Lieberman and McCain named true ‘patriots’ Consumer groups: Obama more generous to Big Pharma in trade talks Immune to Reality: A view on the withdrawal from Iraq Lead control: An investment with economic (and health) returns Rep. Frank says military spending must fall to ease deficit The Ron Paul news blackout, and other news blackouts Viva Las Vegas Cain: ‘May as well get used’ to my sense of humor New FCC site to offer cybersecurity help for small businesses Longtime CBS newsman Bob Schieffer: ‘I’m going to be working for a while’ Rove calls Cain’s gaffes ‘really deadly’ Weyants World: October 24, 2011 GOP Rep: Libyan people, not Obama, deserve credit for Gadhafi’s demise News bites: CWA boss says settlement likely in AT&T/T-Mobile case Canadian PM confident White House will allow Keystone pipeline The high price of EPA regulations Huntsman writes letter to Sununu arguing Romney isn’t ‘principled conservative’ This Week in Tech: Lawmakers to explore legalized Internet gambling What’s next for Sarah Palin? How about a ‘supercommittee’ of governors? Cain hardens stance on anti-gay marriage amendment Steve Forbes backs Perry for president Lawmakers’ websites improving, report finds House looks to reject European emissions rules for US airlines Cain raises more than $1 million per week in October Tommy Thompson’s younger brother dies Monday: Land-use bills up in the House News bites: Study finds ‘reliable evidence’ of climate change News bites: Housing fixer-upper EU aviation rule faces House vote Sen. Barrasso: Biden’s crime comments ‘over the top’ Romney says he’d vote for Perry against Obama Gov. Daniels: GOP has strong 2012 field News bites: Rising health costs spark Medicaid, military cuts The week ahead: BP spill fund, airline carbon emissions in focus Week ahead: CLASS Act dead, but not gone Nevada, Texas illustrate difficulties of 2012 congressional redistricting Tensions over immigration tear away at GOP candidates Rep. Gardner takes aim at regulatory reach of the federal government The Week Ahead: President Obama’s West Coast swing Opinion: Lessons learned Opinion: Economic policy reaches a tipping point too perilous to breach Where some key states stand in redistricting processes The Hill Poll: Voters say US is in decline THIS WEEK: Supercommittee crunch time Survey says China boosts profits, jobs for US companies