The Hill Articles: March 22, 2012

Rep. King: GOP hopefuls not fighting hard enough for balanced budget Senate to take up postal reform or Big Oil tax breaks on Monday Senate poised to tackle postal reform OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Happy Birthday ACA Obama applauds Senate approval of insider-trading bill Dem hits Dem on public option on health law anniversary OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Republicans rain on Obama’s Keystone parade OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC panel proposes cybersecurity guidelines OVERNIGHT MONEY: Obama expected to name World Bank chief Sens. Carper, Alexander reveal secret nicknames for each other Obama closes tour with swing-state pitch for green energy GOP tax-writers to examine tax extenders DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama heckled during energy speech in Ohio Social media becoming ‘mainstream’ at State Department, says aide Trump warns Ryan budget ‘very dangerous for Republicans’ Ongoing budget cutbacks could affect congressional security Pollution no match for motherly love Kony resolution catches on in Senate FEC: Rick Perry can alter presidential campaign committee to PAC or super-PAC Pelosi: Healthcare law is ‘ironclad’ GOP lawmaker says Obama not telling the truth on energy production Bernanke vs. gold: a rebuttal Report: Top 10 governors on Twitter include 8 Republicans Report: Healthcare critics outspending supporters three-to-one on TV ads Senate to vote on bill killing oil tax breaks Democrats probe iPhone social apps Republican leaders racking up ‘yes’ votes on Rep. Ryan’s budget Ann Romney: Mitt ‘always’ breaks into song on horseback Romney campaign says Santorum’s continued presence helps Obama AFSCME endorses Critz over Altmire in Pa. Dem primary IRS chief to lawmakers: Act on tax extenders by year’s end Democrats turn Republicans’ Medicare argument against them DNC releases second ad mocking Romney over Etch A Sketch Shipbuilding budget falls short of Navy’s needs, says top admiral General: ‘Significant combat power’ needed in Afghanistan in 2013 Romney reassures DeMint of his conservative credentials at DC meeting Report: Members of Congress find ways to keep money in the family Local groups revolt against Tea Party Express Durbin to explore if New Orleans Saints ‘bounty system’ should be federal crime Boehner not impressed by Obama’s push for southern part of Keystone pipeline Poll: Obama widens lead in Virginia Barney Frank calls for simplified Volcker Rule by Labor Day The GOP’s assault on labor rights: What is happening in the states? Turner presses NATO expansion to former Soviet states Lawmakers hit bipartisan note following STOCK Act passage Obama administration uses health law powers to call out rate hikes in nine states Conservatives backing Ryan’s budget plan to avoid automatic defense cuts Feds accuse AT&T of making millions from calls by Nigerian scam artists GOP lawmaker: Senate Republicans would back short-term highway bill Romney aide jokes about Etch A Sketch comments on Twitter Warren: Obama needs to finish his evolution on same-sex marriage Rep. West offers sweeping vision for keeping America secure in the new century Bartlett to step down at Financial Services Roundtable Senate passes bill on insider trading, sends measure to Obama Dems pressure Boehner to use Democratic votes to help pass highway bill Male lawmakers to receive knit uteruses in the mail Fight for small businesses, protect our community pharmacies Polls: Santorum leads Louisiana, Romney pulls away nationally Obama campaign launches new website supporting healthcare reform Housing prices flat in January, could signal bottom Obama says he’s making Keystone pipeline a ‘priority’ Cantor on transportation bill delay: ‘We’re just out of money’ Stanley Tucci advocates for the arts on Capitol Hill Senate passes House GOP’s JOBS Act Mourdock gets Indiana Right to Life endorsement; Lugar gets unhelpful Specter shout-out Obama faces Friday deadline to pick next World Bank chief Poll: Female voters put Obama in the lead Gingrich: Romney’s prior statements on gas prices ‘why I’m still running’ EPA chief: No date yet for power plant carbon rules Warren backs gay marriage plank for Democratic platform Dennis Miller picks Romney for moderate appeal Obama says he’s added pipeline ‘to encircle Earth and then some’ Report: 49 states moving forward with healthcare reform despite repeal rhetoric Senators look to ease Volcker Rule worries as deadline approaches Poll: McMahon tops GOP Senate field in Connecticut but would lose in general Premeditated murder Roundtable chief: US getting beat ‘all over the world’ on tax rate Etch A Sketch Prop 8 lawyers threaten to sue over ‘R’ rating for ‘Bully’ documentary Berenstain Bears bring Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand together House approves the repeal of cost-cutting healthcare board Campaign insists RNC rule won’t prevent Gingrich nomination Stop the nightmare in Sudan Sen. Udall on adding Peyton Manning to Broncos roster: ‘Blue and orange, baby!’ Mortgage rates tick up above 4 percent House strips language in GOP health bill linking Commerce Clause to healthcare John Edwards ‘categorically denies’ involvement in NYC prostitution ring House panel calls for export reform to help small defense firms Ann Romney: ‘I laughed’ at Robert De Niro’s first lady joke Obesity: the economic case for action Allen West says those questioning his support for Ryan budget on a ‘suicide mission’ Today’s MADD drives dangerous new policies The Achilles’ heel of the Affordable Care Act Newt Gingrich’s racist campaign is dying Romney in DC for meetings with leading congressional Republicans Study: Republicans take the lead on Twitter engagement Tea Party group backs Steelman for McCaskill seat Conservative RSC to offer alternative budget in floor vote Keystone project imperative — now Reid: Tea Party-dominated House a ‘dark’ and ‘disorganized’ legislative hole Romney in 2006 said high gas prices were ‘probably here to stay’ GOP Sen. Hutchison defends Planned Parenthood, rips Rick Perry Rep. Chu to make personal plea against military hazing A year after scandal, Anthony Weiner’s Twitter page still up Weekly unemployment claims fall to four-year low ACLU blasts employers who demand workers’ Facebook passwords Dem lawmaker looks to impose minimum nationwide penalties for passing a stopped school bus Obama: Romney ‘pretending’ he came up with different healthcare plan News bites: Not so safe haven Obama: Solyndra layoffs ‘heartbreaking’ Mitt ‘Etch A Sketch’ Romney, Ron ‘Etch A Sketch’ Paul, and the supreme hypocrisy of the GOP right News bites: Zynga buys startup OMGPOP Senators call on Obama to halt further Afghan troop withdrawals Kissell touts poll showing him in the lead Rick Perry would rather stay Texas governor than be Gingrich’s vice president News bites: Automatic Romney on air in Wisconsin, next likely battleground The black community’s accountability News bites: Climate change and ‘The Hunger Games’ News bites: Anniversary edition Gingrich: Obama more sympathetic to Muslims than to Catholic Church Poll: Majority favor Keystone XL pipeline Jeb Bush: Romney should pick Sen. Rubio as running mate Missouri Senate candidate becomes litmus test for ‘Washington outsider’ campaign strategy Sen. Wyden — it’s Reid on line one and Schumer on line two DCCC: No room for deadbeat Dems House Dems facing tough primaries find Obama ‘very selective’ in picking sides Mills takes her seat in Obama’s Cabinet GOP leadership rankled by resolution calling for attorney general’s head MORNING READ Thursday: Health board repeal in the House; JOBS, STOCK acts in the Senate Out on tour: Obama changes the backdrop to push his energy message Outrage among House GOP after Manzullo ousted in primary battle Ryan budget passes committee by one vote Obama vows to drill ‘everywhere we can’ An air of inevitability grows around Romney after decisive primary win GOP lines up to punt on highway bill