The Hill Articles: May 9, 2012

Armed Services panel backs East Coast missile defense site Obama needs to tip the balance Q & A with Robert Caro, author, ‘The Passage of Power’ Dogs wreak havoc on interview with Rep. Grimm Senate will take up House Export-Import Bank bill, continues debate on Dems’ student loan bill At home in Mintwood Place Rockefeller draws line in the sand over critical infrastructure ’80s TV stars talk senior hunger on the Hill Senators’ Mother’s Day plans: Flowers for 
Klobuchar, McCain; 
Rubio keeps lips sealed OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Food fight over Obama’s burger habit, school bake sales in Mass. No Playboy mansion visit for rabbi (and candidate) House wraps up Wednesday evening amendment votes, more debate expected OVERNIGHT TECH: Durbin suggests new legislation in wake of Google Wi-Fi snooping case Putin snubs Obama, will miss G8 summit Democratic National 
Convention chooses 
official barbecue sauce A question 
of character The great populist wave House to Eric Holder: Stop lying to us State Department to Congress: More money for Arab countries OVERNIGHT BALLOT BOX: Obama endorses gay marriage Weyants World: May 10, 2012 Boehner opposes gay marriage, says congressional Republicans ‘focused in on the economy’ OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Bay of Rigs? Cuban drilling in focus Ethics investigation of Buchanan extended OVERNIGHT MONEY: House aims to tackle automatic budget cuts bill FDA proposal threatens access to care for asthma and allergy patients FCC takes calls to pull Fox’s broadcast licenses ‘very seriously’ Rep. McKinley – We live here with the coal ash Scott Brown touts independence in first TV ad Hovde poll has him in dead heat with Tommy Thompson GOP Sen. Hatch weighs in on gay marriage DAYS END ROUNDUP Democrats set to unveil their own sequester replacement plan Lawmakers debate missile shield, clash over ‘hot mic’ moment Pelosi, other Democrats quick to hail Obama’s support for gay marriage GOP lawmaker calls for TSA chief to resign Senate broadens protections on whistleblowers Romney opposes gay marriage, says Obama ‘changed his view’ Reform and reauthorize Flood Insurance Program now Powell: Bush administration’s National Security Council never met to discuss war in Iraq Top social conservative worried the right may lose on gay marriage Huckabee fundraising to oppose gay marriage, calls it ‘defining issue’ for election Dem senator suggests next student loan vote will take place Thursday GOP hammers TSA for idle equipment Gay GOP groups knock Obama for too little, too late on endorsing gay marriage Dem pollster: Independents want candidates to address money in politics Fox News anchor: Obama ‘now in the 21st century’ on gay marriage Rep. Frank: Romney ‘mindless’ to suggest eliminating HUD Senate Commerce to hold FCC oversight hearing RNC chairman: Obama ‘played politics,’ GOP ‘clear’ in opposition to same-sex marriage No compromise GOP hits Holder on ‘Fast and Furious,’ pushes ban on Justice lying to Congress Senate bill looks to close ‘loophole’ in White House’s war powers House Dems set sights on overdraft fees Akin makes unsuccessful attempt to tie F-35 funding to setting fighter’s operational date HHS: Health law to raise Medicaid service fees Google’s never-ending legal problems Senators clash over Internet privacy Democrats applaud Obama’s gay-marriage endorsement Senior official in charge of energy investment agency to step down House lawmakers urge US trade officials to preserve footwear tariffs FBI director: Bomb plot is reason to renew electronic surveillance powers NRCC doubles its ad spending in Giffords special election Lieberman: Obama has ‘guts to say what he believes’ on gay marriage US-Israel ties reaffirmed in House vote Turner includes amendment for construction of nuclear site Pentagon pressures Congress to ratify key international treaty ICANN targets May 22 to reopen Web address application system Republican suggests Obama went easy on BP to win cap-and-trade backing Study finds 69 percent of US embassies use Twitter Sens. Kerry, Durbin praise Lugar Lawmakers propose a permanent ‘doc fix’ Eighties T.V. stars talk senior hunger on the Hill Rep. Jackson questions aid to Pakistan, says nation was ‘harboring’ bin Laden A shared passion for ending chimpanzee experiments Romney avoids questions on Obama’s gay-marriage stance Sen. McCaskill decries anonymous money as ‘sleazy, slimy’ House panel passes amendment to block new round of Pentagon base closures Democrats push tax cut for firms that return jobs to US Broadcasting chief accuses companies of hoarding spectrum Mitt Romney saved the auto industry! Report: Millions of employers fail to claim healthcare tax credit Dem lawmakers move to protect employee Internet passwords House GOP calls for independent counsel in MF Global investigation Green group files FOIA lawsuit seeking details about White House EPA meetings Romney says Obama taking credit for oil production like him taking credit for Red Sox Smith amendment helps address detainee question Palin backs Deb Fischer in Nebraska’s GOP Senate primary Chamber of Commerce ad blitz to target 4 Senate, 17 House races Flood insurance wrangling intensifies in Senate Lawmakers question price tag for Pentagon intel shop Taking us backwards on nuclear spending USPS retreats from plans to close post offices in rural areas Fannie Mae reports income gain for first time since 2008 Club for Growth launches $1M ad buy against Dewhurst in Texas Don’t let foxes guard our nuclear henhouse Reid: Grover Norquist makes GOP lawmakers ‘shake in their boots’ GOP out of touch on college costs Ron Paul denies plans to disrupt GOP convention House Republican floats bill to protect Planned Parenthood The euro stops at Obama Dem opponent: Mourdock ‘tried to single-handedly destroy’ auto industry Dutch lawmakers pass net-neutrality bill House Dem: GOP sequester replacement bill ‘nothing short of reprehensible’ House GOP to Obama campaign: What about coal? Robert Zoellick leaves lasting legacy at World Bank HHS announces $75 million in grants to bolster health clinics in schools McCain: Criticism of Romney over handling of ‘traitor’ remark a ‘double standard’ Carney’s wife a big 
fan of his glasses Mortgage applications increased last week NRCC chairman: 100 percent of GOP candidates will stand with Romney Romney jabs Obama after inmate tops 40 percent in W.Va. primary Mourdock says he hasn’t decided on backing McConnell as GOP leader McConnell takes swing at Obama’s five-point plan International request for politician’s arrest draws US into Iraqi political crisis Fairness defined! Reid: ‘Grover Norquist Congress’ blocking progress on deficit House conservatives rally leaders against spending minibuses Poll: Afghan war support hits new low Legal scholar warns antitrust suit against Google would stifle free speech GOP senator: Obama ‘soft on tough dictators’ Rep. Bachmann becomes Swiss citizen Imagine America and England without the Revolution News bites: Facebook IPO madness Dems propose tax incentives to encourage companies to bring jobs Defeated Sen. Lugar laments GOP climate stance News bites: Stuffed Romney super-PAC video looks to reignite Hilary Rosen controversy Doctors group calls on Obama to stop eating junk food in public Santorum defends late-night email endorsement of Romney Wednesday: Same as Tuesday: Late-night approps in the House, student loans in the Senate News bites: Then what? News bites: Retirees will need more money for healthcare, and more Obama ‘disappointed’ by North Carolina same-sex marriage ban Wednesday’s global agenda: Foreign aid in the crosshairs Dems paint Mourdock as extremist following primary win News bites: Oil’s slide continues, fresh woes for Chesapeake Energy, and more Obama pulls page from Bill Clinton’s manual Voter concerns about Iran might provide Romney opening on foreign policy MORNING READ House rejects another $2.1 billion in spending cuts to spending bill GOP plans East Coast missile defense shield to counter Iranian nuclear threat House votes to prohibit DOJ from taking action against state immigration laws 1 in 3 West Virginia Democratic primary voters choose felon over Obama Bucshon fends off Tea Party challenge Kerry calls Lugar’s primary defeat a ‘tragedy’ for the Senate Mitt Romney wins West Virginia primary Mitt Romney wins North Carolina primary Sen. Bingaman ‘consultant’ was lobbyist Hoyer argues in favor of federal rule requiring handicap-accessible swimming pools Pressure grows from Democrats for Obama to back same-sex marriage Attacks fly among Democrats in ‘Rove-styled’ House primary Staffer for Rep. Kevin Yoder helps him connect with deaf community