The Hill Articles: July 23, 2012

Actress Sharon Stone says that Obama’s reelection chances are ‘spectacular’ Start guessing! Clues about The Hill’s ‘50 Most Beautiful People’ ‘Real Housewife’ of NJ wants to run for Senate Congressman is a Men’s Wearhouse fan Napolitano grabs a bite at Shake Shack OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Lobbyists, GOP get cracking on ‘embryonic’ energy platform OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Healthcare scores on their way Bottom Line In rare move, House rejects two suspension bills White House threatens to veto GOP drilling bill Punish Bachmann From hope to helpless Weyants World: July 24, 2012 OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate to consider overhauling video rules House approves land use bills, Pilot’s Bill of Rights Senate confirms NJ district judge OVERNIGHT MONEY: Ron Paul’s Fed bill hits the House floor OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Foreign Affairs McConnell says Reid turning Majority Leader job into ‘office for a dictator’ OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama ups the ante on defense cuts Rep. McCarthy: Wait and see before proposing restricting gun rights Obama ‘deeply saddened’ by death of Sally Ride GOP Rep. Mica: FAA air traffic control error reporting system needs improvement Cantor: Obama trip to Israel would be ‘four years too late’ Romney says stricter gun laws wouldn’t have prevented Aurora shootings Citing drought, livestock groups push bill to limit production of ethanol DAY’S END ROUNDUP Senate moves closer to tax rate vote TSA announces expedited security screening for flight attendants Coalition looks to battle online sales tax Dems say GOP is hiding controversial labor, health bill White House says Iraq can fend for itself after series of attacks Romney: Obama should have put focus on turning economy Olympics committee commits to manufacturing future uniforms in USA McCarthy: Senate, not House, politicizing fiscal cliff by taking no action New Obama ad says Romney’s ‘top-down approach’ would hurt economy Obama campaign plans ‘The Wire’ fundraiser Obama: Syria will be ‘accountable’ for chemical weapons Romney questions whether Castro 
regime had hand in activist’s death PA Rep.: Sanctions a reminder of Penn State’s ‘moral’ failure Romney campaign denies rumor they bought Twitter followers Sen. McConnell pays tribute to heroes in Colorado shooting Tea Party group goes after GOPers supporting farm bill McCain questions Reid’s decision to take up cyber security bill before defense authorization Michelle Obama to promote ‘Let’s Move’ in London CBO: African trade deal would save the government $5 million President Obama’s offshore drilling plan must be replaced Obama must move beyond negative ads GOP lawmakers, RNC to huddle on energy policy for convention platform Sharon Stone on Obama’s reelection chances: ‘Spectacular’ Senate opens week with moment of silence for victims in Colorado The facts about the Jewish vote GAO: Debt-limit fight cost government $1.3B Sen. Kirk sides with Israel, tweets ‘disappointed’ in BBC Olympics coverage FTC: Consumers should have power to block third-party charges on cellphone bills Facebook triples its lobbying spending from last year Rep. Schakowsky: NRA influence over Congress has ‘gone too far’ Senators scrounge for way to pay for drought bill New NRC chairman can learn from predecessor’s mistakes Russia set to join World Trade Organization on Aug. 22 Clinton announces $150M for AIDS fight Obama team: Romney must prove trip isn’t ‘photo op and fundraising tour’ Senate committee to vote on chemical policy overhaul GOP lawmaker digs further on Libor Syria threatens to use chemical weapons against foreign attacks Road builders want transportation plank in party platforms Weyants World: July 23, 2012 Iraqis can handle resurgent al Qaeda, says DOD House Dem blasts NRA for blocking gun limits in Congress Rep. Maloney: ‘Military-type weapons’ should not be ‘out on the streets’ Biden gives emotional speech to police in wake of shootings in Colorado theater Dems: GOP tax plan costs much more than ours CBO cannot estimate effects of GOP anti-regulations bill Real Housewife of New Jersey wants to run for Senate Is HIV/AIDS financing insufficient? Russian ambassador warns Congress that pending human rights bill ‘not going to be accepted’ Campaigning resumes with Axelrod blasting Romney over tax returns Ohio Sen. Brown campaign fundraises off email exchange with conservative blogger Senate bill would boost penalties on Wall Street securities law violations Study: Contagion would spread fastest from NY, Calif. airports Palin endorses Jeff Flake in Arizona DOJ fires back at Apple over e-book suit House to give auto dealers a break from federal rules Withdrawal of US surge troops in Afghanistan halfway completed Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak: On normal trade relations and the deficit of normalcy Dodd-Frank needs to be amended to stop another meltdown Heller proposes extending veterans’ small-business benefits to spouses, children This Week in Tech: Senators push for cybersecurity with time running out Report: Claims drilling led to health problems based on inaccurate science Vogue editor Anna Wintour and producer Harvey Weinstein to host Obama fundraiser Week ahead: New score for healthcare law News bites: New iPhone to have smaller connector Week ahead: House turns focus to vets transitioning from battlefield Obama campaign touts troop withdrawals ahead of VFW convention The week ahead: Organizers hope Olympic transportation systems are set to go Tough Scott Brown ad hits Warren on Obama’s ‘you didn’t build that’ remark Rehberg ad says Tester ‘playing politics with cancer’ in ‘false attacks’ Monday: Tax debate in the Senate, land-use bills in the House Gallup finds Obama approval rating rising for third straight quarter News bites: Closing in 73 million Americans on the wrong side of the credit divide Trump: ‘Clamor for Mitt Romney’s tax returns has died down’ Report: Herman Cain robocalls Nev. voters to attend Reno rally News bites: Bush marks AIDS conference with op-ed Poll: Romney halves Obama’s lead in Minnesota The week ahead: House Energy Committee set to tackle Yucca Mountain, Solyndra federal loan program Australia’s foreign ministry disputes reporting of Romney meeting Monday’s global agenda: Washington hosts AIDS Summit Report: Weiner’s wife under police protection after receiving threat Romney says Obama visit to Colorado was the ‘right thing’ to do This week: Congress takes on tax rates, Wall Street reform GOP ex-lawmaker: Facts will ‘overwhelm’ GOP opposition to climate change Voters fault Obama for nation’s weak economy News bites: Iran and oil, a big electricity deal, and more Opinion: Heading toward a Sept. surprise Opinion: Struggling for a foreign policy boost, Romney looks overseas Rep. Canseco uses banking background to fight against financial reforms Rewards and risks as Mitt Romney heads abroad amid campaign Mormons on cusp of new powerful era The Hill Poll: Voters blame president most for slow economic recovery Obama meets Colorado victims, laments act of ‘senseless violence’