The Hill Articles: December 22, 2012

Obama to attend Inouye funeral in Hawaii Obama begins vacation with round of golf Failure of Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ may help unemployment benefits extension White House condemns violence in Kenya White House petition calls for deportation of CNN host Energy Department’s nuclear weapons chief stepping down Senior EU official, lawmakers hope Kerry elevates climate at State Critics line up against Hagel as he awaits news on Defense secretary nomination Pressure grows on Senate Democrats to act on ‘fiscal cliff’ in wake of ‘Plan B’ Postal workers continue hunger strike against proposed delivery cuts Former U.S. Marine released from Mexican prison, State Dept. confirms CIA: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is ‘not a documentary’ Obamas arrive in Hawaii Heitkamp adds to office staff Wall Street watchdog undergoing makeover After pushback, rules governing international money transfers reworked Obama honors U.S. service members in weekly address Boehner challenges Obama, Democrats to act on ‘fiscal cliff’ Fearing primaries, Republican members opted to shun Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ House, Senate recess until Thursday Sessions compares last-minute vote on deficit deal to ‘Communist Russia’