The Hill Articles: January 18, 2012

Obama buys ad time in six swing states Democratic Senate hopeful knocks Obama on pipeline Weyants World: January 19, 2012 Issa pushes alternative anti-piracy bill OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Obama’s Keystone rejection unifies GOP OVERNIGHT HEALTH: CLASS repeal moves forward Michelle, Hillary, Elizabeth Opinion: Romney’s 15 percent problem Santorum endorser attacks Romney on Mormonism, homosexuality OVERNIGHT MONEY: Obama heads to Florida to promote travel, tourism DeMint PAC to drop half-million for conservative Senate hopeful in Texas Pentagon starts new initiatives to curb military sexual assault Gingrich proclaims ‘by Saturday we’ll be ahead’ Congress members change Twitter avatars to oppose online piracy bill Obama: Romney’s foreign policy attacks will not survive ‘a serious debate’ ABC News reports Romney has millions parked offshore DAY’S END ROUNDUP For national security, Keystone is a dud GOP mulls legislation to force Keystone approval Animated debate: Pro-Gingrich super PAC imagines Obama-Romney contest Gingrich would consider Palin for his administration GOP Rep. say says 112th has been a ‘lazy’ Congress so far We can’t wait for answers on Keystone decision Pelosi: GOP left Obama ‘very little choice’ on Keystone House approves resolution opposing Obama’s debt-limit hike Poll: Surging Gingrich lops Romney’s lead in South Carolina by nearly half DCCC chairman: Dems have put 76 seats in play Los Angeles mayor: ‘I know bad news is coming’ in Obama budget Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown defends high-speed rail from GOP criticism House GOP wants Clinton to testify on Keystone Boehner: President Obama is ‘selling out American jobs for politics’ Hoyer downplays U.S. debt, says it ‘only’ equals annual GDP Santorum to visit Boeing plant in SC DNC chief is backer of online piracy bill Prominent conservative blogger calls for Perry to exit presidential race Panetta warns US is ‘fully prepared’ to deal with Iran militarily if necessary Boehner: Piracy bill lacks consensus CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven’t worked Basketball star named Cultural Ambassador, towers over Hillary Clinton Rep. Hinchey won’t seek reelection Business execs blame political system for US decline House panel schedules cruise safety hearing How to create new jobs, spur innovation Hatch latest to reverse support of piracy bill Sen. Feinstein blames Tea Party for paralysis as Congress returns Regulators defend 300-page ‘Volcker Rule’ on risky trading Five key senators abandon online piracy bills amid Web protests Paul warns failure to reduce debt will have global consequences Romney pounces on expected Keystone decision Pelosi intensifies call for taxing wealthy, corporations to fund payroll tax holiday Movie association says Internet blackout ‘fails to enlist big sites’ IMF looks to boost funding without US assistance Gingrich: Romney campaign will be ‘unendingly dirty and dishonest’ to win Silicon Valley Dems join Web protest, black out congressional sites Iranian lawmaker claims Obama called for direct talks with Iran Some Republicans say GOP miscalculated on debt ceiling last year Poll: Small businesses want government out of the way DCCC chairman decries GOP ‘hypocrisy’ on Countrywide Rep. Clyburn: Gingrich’s janitor plan about ‘stratifying’ people AFL-CIO chief Trumka rejects White House jobs council report Sen. Blunt withdraws support of piracy bill Sen. Scott Brown defends vote against Obama jobs bill Rahm, Pelosi and Barney Frank dropped from GQ’s latest ‘Most Powerful’ list Illegal immigrant confronts Romney over support for DREAM Act Homebuilders less pessimistic on sluggish housing market Bill Clinton: Neither Gingrich nor Romney can be candid House Republicans rail against Obama’s decision to reject Keystone House Dems buck GOP on call to pay for payroll package with spending cuts Camp: Conference committee likely to meet next week Anti-piracy battle reveals dysfunctional thinking Wiki what? Gingrich dubs his tax reform plan the ‘Mitt Romney flat tax’ Actress Zooey Deschanel tweets Obama letter Lawmakers who support piracy bills under fire Herman Cain to appear with comedian Colbert in South Carolina GOP lawmaker defends Gingrich’s ‘food stamps’ comments on House floor Obama demands to see Betty White’s birth certificate House panel passes bill to repeal healthcare law’s CLASS Act Congressional Record mobile application now available for iPads Was reading this column worth it? Pharisees out to get Romney If Obama said what Newt said, he’d get a standing ‘O’ Ron Paul calls for repeal of detainee rules, slams Lindsey Graham Fractious House GOP tries to unify PETA wants Army to investigate sheep-beating video Obama administration to reject controversial Keystone pipeline Gingrich surging nationally toward Romney in new Rasmussen poll Former GOP leadership staffer joins Monument Policy Group Perry letter to Congress urges them to halve their salaries Healthcare reform advocate blasts White House for caving on public option in new book Romney campaign attacks Gingrich as ‘unreliable leader’ House Dem says Wall Street purposefully targeted minorities Student in the US illegally confronts Romney on DREAM Act Report: Power plant mercury rule won’t cause power outages Rep. Noem poised to earn her college diploma Two Democrats want regulator’s documents on reducing mortgage principal Rep. Poe calls the upper chamber the ‘Siesta Senate’ News bites: Thousands of sites join protest of piracy bills Obama administration claims progress on key healthcare reform provisions Israel ‘very far off’ from decision to attack Iran Tony Perkins: Past transgressions not a barrier to social conservative support Obamas honor St. Louis Cardinals at White House Mortgage applications rose sharply last week Rubio reverses support of piracy bill Mitt Romney/Lew Lehrman 2012 GOP candidates overview GOP looks to limit CFPB, NLRB powers in reaction to ‘recess’ appointments Another Florida House member backs Romney Perry: Romney should release tax returns, prove he’s not a ‘flawed candidate’ Former Obama administration health official jumps to KPMG News bites: Sorry, Pinkberry founder Poll finds Romney and Gingrich tied among Tea Party supporters Wednesday: House to vote on bill opposing debt-ceiling hike News bites: BP’s crystal ball GOP Gov. Christie says Romney should release his tax returns News bites: Slow going Cordray: ‘Responsible’ businesses will welcome consumer watchdog Congress wants to censor you News bites: R&D flight, retail lab testing, and more Court angst for left over healthcare Congress’s gift shops losing money Obama’s tax dilemma: $1M or $250k? Obama’s recess appointments might not hold up in court Industry hoping next FAA bill has smoother ride through Congress Anti-Romney documentary might not be a bane for his campaign after all MORNING READ Security alert at White House while Obamas celebrate first lady’s birthday GOP calls ‘bull’ on Obama’s Keystone delay House Republicans huddle to weigh options if Obama kills Keystone pipeline Unbowed by protests, Lamar Smith to move ahead on piracy bill Republican primary calendar tilts in Romney’s favor after South Carolina Bottom Line Pat Cooper Deep budget cuts endanger crucial US defense exports Senate’s ‘Florida Case’ tells story of major event with miniature details Pelosi distances Dems from Occupy protesters, compares to Tea Party GOP’s Sessions on list of those who received VIP loans US must remain leader in nuclear enrichment Rethink our Russian relationship Time for up-or-down votes in Senate on appointees Boehner swears in new Sergeant-at-Arms in first meeting of 2012 No Child Left Behind deserves high marks Romney’s tax return headache