The Hill Articles: June 14, 2012

OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Bishops discuss HHS mandate, face backlash Obama dines and dashes on Father’s Day lunch OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Study on earthquakes, fracking arrives Friday OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Law of the Sea takes center stage Senate adjourns without striking deal on farm bill amendments GOP conferees: Highway bill ads galvanized supporters OVERNIGHT TECH: House to examine future of video Former Bush officials clash over need for the Law of the Sea Treaty OVERNIGHT MONEY: Farm bill stalls out in Senate Axelrod: Expect GOP to crack under own ‘obstructionism’ Pentagon plans to hold Gay Pride month event OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Showdown in the Buckeye State GOP senator calls foul on Obama speech in Ohio House Dems lay out path to majority Air Force Osprey fleet remains on duty despite recent crash DAY’S END ROUNDUP Rep. Walsh’s net worth in the red Obama challenges Romney in Ohio: ‘Election is about how we grow faster’ Veepstakes wealth: Portman, Ryan in the black, while Rubio, Thune in the red Obama takes friendly fire from House Dem Dem senator: ‘Bogus’ to say humans not causing climate change Sen. Conrad offers compromise to end farm bill subsidy fight Obama vs. Romney in Ohio Report: Geithner pushed Hillary Clinton to replace him at Treasury Lawmakers: F-22 oxygen issue more widespread than previously disclosed Senate advances bill funding Dodd-Frank financial reforms Grassley defends GOP decision to block circuit court nominees Cost issues on Pakistani supply routes resolved, says Levin GOP veep hopefuls court Christian right GOP candidate Kelly won’t make third run for Giffords’s House seat Joan Rivers, misanthrope Dem senator: Humans causing climate change, saying otherwise is ‘bogus’ Steve Jobs taught Obama campaign how to go viral House panel gets to work on one-year extension of Bush tax cuts Scott Brown’s net worth decreased from 2010 to 2011 Obama hits Romney for ‘constant distortions’ on federal spending World Bank head: Use ‘fiscal cliff’ to get US finances on track America must reject Mitt Romney’s European austerity and Ron Paul’s Austrian economics Holder to Issa: Let’s meet face to face Mitt Romney argues Obama’s ‘talk is cheap’ Consumer groups slam Universal-EMI deal ahead of Senate hearing Rubio’s support gets President Obama’s envoy to El Salvador over the top Sen. Inhofe attempts to bring up Pilots’ Bill of Rights legislation Mark Shriver says losing election was ‘big blessing’ Poll: Obama and Romney statistically tied in swing-state Michigan Senate Democrats beat back attempts to defund healthcare law Democrats denounce ‘blatant abuse of power’ in Holder contempt vote Senate confirms nominee for ambassador to El Salvador Federal agency: May was second-warmest on record globally On Republican orthodoxy HBO apologizes for using decapitated G.W. Bush on ‘Game of Thrones’ Senate to hold confirmation hearing for FAA chief Obama awards Israeli President Peres with Medal of Freedom Top Dem says bidding open for ‘United States of Adelson’ GOP senators want answers on health law’s ‘PR campaign’ DSCC spends $250K in Indiana to attack Mourdock’s uncompromising views Inhofe ties EPA chief to Obama’s ‘fine’ comment House, Senate to square off over East Coast missile shield Senate panel rejects attempt to overturn labor board ruling Bill would ban third-party charges on telephone bills Senate GOP blames Democrats for moving goalposts on sequestration deal Senate Republicans blast farm bill revamp Romney books first non-Fox Sunday show appearance Rockefeller questions wireless carriers on unwanted charges Georgia: In need of a closer look from US leaders Study finds Obama ‘blows Romney out of the water’ on Facebook Study: Climate change to increase wildfires Candy Crowley gets roasted (and toasted) at awards dinner Media herd is far too negative about Obama right now Michelle Obama delivers challenge to Food Network’s ‘Restaurant Impossible’ Let the H-2B guestworker program do what it’s supposed to Pelosi, Boehner see wealth drop Gov. Walker: Romney should pick Ryan as VP Ben Affleck talks child survival in D.C. Congressman accompanies jailed American to court in Bolivia Reid: No deal yet on farm amendments, but Senate won’t consider all 250 Dwight Eisenhower, antihero Super-PAC hits Romney on Bain in NH Rumsfeld returns to Capitol Hill Sex-selective abortion issue hits Senate Boehner video aims at Obama before Ohio visit GOP endorses McCaskill-Portman bill to lower tariffs and reduce risk of earmarks Brown says Warren has failed ‘truthfulness’ test Poll: Most Americans blame Bush for poor economy Kosovar President Atifete Jahjaga: The four key ingredients for peace News bites: Jesse ‘The Body-scanned’ Ventura Portman takes sides in GOP ‘earmarks’ fight Excising politics from healthcare News bites: Nokia to slash 10,000 jobs Thursday: Inching forward on the Senate farm bill First-time claims for jobless benefits tick up News bites: Spain drain New Romney ad hits Obama over ‘just fine’ comment News bites: Broccoli, the Supreme Court, and more News bites: State climate battles, Canada looks for oil sands buyers, and more Thursday’s global agenda: Naval warfare on the Potomac Boehner jabs Obama ahead of Ohio visit Capitol cops seek an outsider as chief Obama snubbed me, says McCain Chamber, House Republicans leave discord over the debt ceiling behind Obama heads to Ohio for reboot MORNING READ Russian sale of attack helicopters to Syria endangers trade deal Highway conference leaders trade blame for negotiation breakdown Behind the Dems’ debate Portman sides with the right in clash over tariff exceptions