The Hill Articles: August 7, 2012

Bottom Line Lobbying World Weyants World: August 8, 2012 Spinmeisters Carville the carnival barker Sugar subsidies out of date Senator close to meeting his mountain-climbing goal Sen. Carper: ‘No way’ wife’s going to high school reunion without me Teen drama comes to DC in new book Deborah Norville wants to teach Obama daughters, Ann Romney how to knit Art Smith talks chicken and politics at ‘Top Chef Masters’ viewing party The real poll numbers Lawmaker seethes as Iran prepares to host 120 ‘non-aligned’ countries PACs losing in Ohio Veepstakes: One last time President Obama to business magazine: ‘I’m not the president of black America’ CIA: Petraeus not in GOP veepstakes DAY’S END ROUNDUP DOT waives truck driver limits for drought conditions Loughner pleads guilty to Arizona shootings that wounded Giffords New Jersey delegation calls for gun control after Colorado, Wisconsin shootings Cardon filming new ad, not winding down campaign Obama calls on Congress to pass stalled farm bill Judge rules GPS tracking rule isn’t retroactive Transportation group: Atlanta not a bellwether for transit funding votes Romney accuses Obama of reversing ‘great accomplishment’ of welfare reform Obama headed to Iowa next week for three-day campaign swing Obama signs bill requiring White House to detail fiscal cliff Senators demand answers on US defense firm’s support to China CDC: Americans aren’t walking enough Poll: Obama leads in swing-state Colorado Bad sign for economy as consumers cut back on debt White House to seek $7B in green energy contracts for military FAA restricts airspace for Democratic, Republican conventions Obama offers form letter for defending his small-business policies Norquist group hits tanning tax Romney: Convention speakers not necessarily excluded from VP search Barney Frank calls Brad Sherman ‘superficial and headline-hunting’ Romney: President serving up ‘Obama-loney’ on the campaign trail Clinton pledges to fight for renewal of trade deal with Africa FAA suspends procedure that led planes to come too close together at DC airport Study: Safety-net hospitals at risk Report: Iran’s nuke work moving ahead of schedule House panel seeks public input on reworking key piece of Dodd-Frank Schumer pushes for second FDIC bailout of NY resort Obama campaign offers chance to play with NBA stars, dine with Michael Jordan New Mandel ad slammed as false by Brown campaign CBO: Deficit at $975B, on pace to top $1T mark for fiscal 2012 Report calls for reassessment of federal cellphone radiation standards White House: Obama never said Romney should pick Petraeus as vice president Reid ‘very confident’ wind credit will clear Senate White House: Romney welfare attacks ‘blatantly dishonest’ Gotye parody duo pines for Obama they ‘used to know’ Newt Gingrich stumps with Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin Romney accuses Obama of ‘gutting’ Clinton-era welfare reform laws Poll: Obama holds slight edge in swing-state North Carolina No YouTube app for new iPhones, iPads Lawmakers urge Obama to help make nation an exporter of natural gas Rep. Flake: Michael Phelps can’t beat the national debt Bitter rivals Israel, Turkey and Greece duke it out in Congress Poll: Romney tied with Obama in Colorado Coordinated Taliban attacks rock Kabul, eastern Afghanistan ahead of US pullout HHS: New rules will save up to $9 billion Report: Atlanta credit ratings could be impacted by transportation tax rejection DSCC attacks Rehberg for voting to raise his own pay Obama Web video uses tax calculator to blast Romney plan Senators call on China to stop producing fake US driver’s licenses Summers attacks King in new Web ad Bipartisan pair of senators tells Bernanke to get tough on bank capital requirements Amtrak offers discount to NFL fans in California Republicans hit Obama for poor business sense on Solyndra The fairness paradox Fighting the terror finance hydra Continuing problems with healthcare law Jared Lee Loughner expected to plead guilty to Tucson shootings Obama fast-tracks federal wind, solar energy projects Job openings hit four-year high Winning the battle against malaria Time to think strategically about America’s message Report: Iran holds US responsible for safety of Iranians captured by Syrian rebels Jimmy Carter to address Charlotte DNC by video MetLife fined $3.2 million for mortgage servicing problems House changes its mind, votes to adjourn until Sept. 10 No Olympic gold for Romney horse Sandra Fluke will campaign with Obama in Colo. on Wednesday Harry Reid battles the Romney-Adelson ticket New Heitkamp ad touts support for veterans’ benefits Mica vows more hearings to reduce GSA’s inventory of unused office space Sen. Lieberman: US should provide Syrian rebels with weapons News bites: Hospital chain put patients at risk Rep. Polis wins social-media contest for House Democrats News bites: Natural gas might have link to seismic activity in Texas Tester touts splits with Obama in new ad New Romney campaign ad says Obama ‘quietly gutted’ welfare reform Obama slams ‘Romney Hood’ tax plan Reid stays defiant, says burden is on Romney to resolve tax questions In Obama super-PAC ad, worker ties wife’s death to Romney News bites: August uptick Dems release mobile app for national convention Inhofe voices ‘serious’ security concerns over Chinese firm’s oil deal Romneyomics trickles down Rick Santorum, Jeb Bush, Sen. Rand Paul to speak at convention Mo. Senate primary is marquee matchup in busy day of contests Speculation grows over Romney VP pick Crossroads GPS launching $7.2 million Senate ad blitz in five swing states