The Hill Articles: July 17, 2012

Not this time The biggest sin in business Five things Romney should do House votes to request that State Department designate Pakistan-based Haqqani network as terrorists Lawmakers face tough Aug. primary contests Employee misconduct not a widespread issue at Treasury Raise money or wave goodbye OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Cheney meets with congressional Republicans on sequestration OVERNIGHT TECH: Reid could reveal cyber bill timing Wednesday OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Abound Solar collapse draws GOP attention House votes to authorize State Department programs for 2013 Surrogates for Obama and Romney campaigns clash on foreign policy Deepak Chopra Reid says Halliburton ties motivating Cheney to stop defense cuts OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Funding fight resumes Lobbying World OVERNIGHT MONEY: Senate Finance moving to open up Russia trade Heller refuses to echo his campaign’s criticism of Berkley Reid introduces Democratic tax reform plan Nebraska judge dismisses lawsuit over contraception mandate Ethics Committee launches probe of Dem Rep. Robert Andrews House votes to strengthen ties with Israel, sends bill to Obama Romney surrogate apologizes again for saying Obama should ‘learn how to be an American’ Romney in a pickle An electric highway to energy independence Obama kills welfare reform OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Tough talk from Obama and Romney Guessing at the gas pump Use America’s vast energy resources to fix long-term gas price conundrum Weyants World: July 18, 2012 Weyants World: July 18, 2012 Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan Senators introduce bill to force American-made Olympic uniforms The not-so-great ‘Green Fleet’: President Obama’s skewed national defense priorities Palin endorses Steelman in Missouri Poll: Romney gains in swing-state New Hampshire Obama hits Romney for ties to ‘pioneers of outsourcing’ Grassley accuses FDA of acting like communist secret police for spying on employees Senate sees stalemate on flame-retardant furniture safety regs Rep. Conyers wants probe into Detroit-Canada tunnel, bridge bomb threats Shell’s Arctic drilling plan could go down to the wire Romney donor Adelson threatens to sue DCCC for libel McCain: I picked Palin over Romney because she was ‘best fit’ for my campaign Obama in Texas again hammers Romney as jobs outsourcer NARAL blasts GOP spending bill as ‘War on Women’ After Disclose Act defeat, Reid tries again with outsourcing bill A Western emergency Ky. legislature tries to block office space for healthcare exchange Blisters won’t keep journo from charity tennis match John Sununu and the growing desperation of Republicans Cheney warns GOP senators of harm from $500B in defense cuts Obama campaign sues Ohio to restore state’s early-voting days Reid: Cheney motivated to stop defense cuts because of Halliburton ties Romney son told former governor to ‘move on’ after 2008 loss Planned Parenthood sues Arizona in latest funding fight over abortion Disclose Act fails in Senate for second time Lawmakers threaten to cut aid to El Salvador over Supreme Court showdown Pro-Steelman super-PAC has $450K to spend in Missouri Corporations have a right to be represented in Washington Jada Pinkett Smith testifies on fight against human trafficking Hoyer: Dems’ ‘fiscal cliff’ threat different than last year’s Republican default ploy Bono Mack introduces bill to extend FTC’s online fraud powers Wyden keeps quiet on backing Lieberman bill Pawlenty: Sununu has ‘knack for colorful language’ Romney’s Bain answer Regulators ban BPA in baby bottles Mica campaign: Internal poll shows wide lead over Rep. Sandy Adams White House concerned that Assad will use chemical weapons in Syria Romney: Obama remarks anti-business Poll: Romney gains in swing-state Iowa States need to act on long-term budget crises: report Sens. Lieberman, Collins press regulator on electric grid security Bernanke pleads with lawmakers to take action to avoid coming ‘fiscal cliff’ GOP winning political party thong race Senate to take up outsourcing bill after Disclose Act fails Viacom restores online shows after Jon Stewart rips blackout Bingaman to push for expanded oversight of power grid in cybersecurity bill Sens consider one-year delay on automatic cuts to military budget Romney: Releasing tax returns would give more for Obama to ‘lie about’ Senate passes tribal lands bill Union knocks GOP governors on transportation funding rejections Obama administration gives healthcare to seasonal firefighters Climate scientists want ‘serious’ State Dept. review of oil sands emissions Romney surrogate: Obama should ‘learn how to be an American’ Congressman not fond of that ‘Jersey Shore thing’ White House says first lady didn’t rebuff Obama on kiss cam McCain criticizes Dems for lack of bipartisan effort on Disclose Act Unfinished business of international justice Romney surrogate: Obama spent youth ‘in Hawaii smoking something’ Obama nominee lays out path forward for lifting sanctions on Zimbabwe Online privacy: Do we need ‘Do-Not-Track’? Business leaders press for ‘fiscal cliff’ solution Bernanke expects ‘frustratingly slow’ job growth House GOP blasts Obama with welfare-reform data memo Study: High-end tax increases would cost 700K jobs, reduce wages Portman: ‘I have not’ heard from Romney lately Russia, China under pressure to accept US-backed Syrian sanctions Co-ops rally against Obama DOE plan Sen. Paul says he has support to force vote on measure to block Pakistan aid Sessions rips Dems for proposing $14 billion in spending above BCA levels Weiner denies 2013 mayoral run rumors: ‘It’s a clown story, bro’ Study finds long-acting birth control use on the rise Homebuilder confidence is on the rise Reid defends Disclose Act with McConnell’s words Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith pose with Sen. Kerry New ad: GOP should ‘trust’ military leaders on biofuels Controversial spending bill released Obama campaign hits Romney on tax records in Pennsylvania TV ad Sharon Stone, Bill Gates, Jada Pinkett Smith to descend on DC Ethics watchdog ends Grimm probe Ads hit GOP lawmakers for opposing Navy biofuels Romney campaign hires staff for VP pick House looks to block Obama with regulatory freeze bill next week News bites: Batten down the hatch Forced affordable care Romney ad yanked from YouTube over copyright claim Sen. Durbin: ‘Fiscal cliff’ tax hikes ‘not off the table’ News bites: ‘Whatever revs your engines’ Rehberg’s mom says Tester ‘playing politics’ with cancer in new ad RNC Web video hammers Obama over government contracts benefiting donor Tuesday: Disclose Act again in the Senate 15 House incumbents out-raised by challengers DNC uses conservatives to hit Romney on tax returns News bites: Health-law critics zero in on tax-credit rule Cutter: Romney not ‘upfront’ on Bain role, downplays ‘crime’ talk News bites: EU investigates Microsoft over Web browsers Hillary Clinton says Romney ads featuring her ‘a waste of money’ Obama caught on Kiss Cam, sides with ’92 Dream Team Poll: Public says Obama tax plan more fair, helps economy The business of doing good is good business Tuesday’s global agenda: Obama, Romney surrogates face off on US role in the world Banks falling short on money laundering regulations Cheney to meet with House GOP to discuss defense sequester cuts News bites: Setbacks for Shell’s Arctic push, German leader’s climate plea, and more McKeon: Democrats living in a ‘fantasy’ on impending defense budget cuts Groups push to rein in estate tax Self-funding candidates pick up traction in Republican Senate primaries Seeing the Pentagon inside and out MORNING READ GOP, liberals doubt Dem leaders’ tough rhetoric on taxes Obama switches off his teleprompter Puzzled lawmakers hear only silence from ex-Rep. Thaddeus McCotter Senate to take second shot Tuesday to advance DISCLOSE Act Campaign finance reformer McCain votes against DISCLOSE bill because it favors labor Bain ads hit home in swing states Dems hold ‘midnight vigil’ to protest defeat of DISCLOSE bill Saving lives and reducing injuries Player of the Week: Mitt Romney From hope to hopeless