The Hill Articles: November 12, 2012

Weyants World: November 13, 2012 OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Congress comes back to work, faces packed schedule Panetta: Petraeus resignation ‘right step’ The Petraeus affair Boehner needs a partner Player of the week: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) FEMA support is bipartisan OVERNIGHT TECH: Cybersecurity, high-skill visas top tech agenda for lame duck OVERNIGHT MONEY: Russia trade bill tops House agenda OVERNIGHT HEALTH: HHS moving quickly on key regulations OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Congress returns to battles over wind, oil tax breaks Study: Cliff tax increases would hit wealthy, poor states hardest Petraeus resignation could fuel further GOP attacks on Libya OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Five House races have yet to be called Experts on Abe Lincoln weigh in on new movie Petition for Texas secession hits White House response mark DAY’S END ROUNDUP Schumer: Federal government releases LIHEAP funds early to help storm victims New ethnic and religious groups up for grabs in the next election ‘Homeland’ star writes Muslim joke on Obama’s DVD set Romney adviser open to fiscal cliff tax increases A pro-jobs energy policy to improve our economy Bidens dine in restaurant’s ‘presidential booth’ Steele floats running for RNC chairman again Pelosi to stay mum on her plans for the 113th Congress until Wednesday Close House races bring pleas for more donations Emanuel: Jackson Jr. should address voters, as plea talks reported Reports: Petraeus’s affair uncovered by string of email messages How Obama closed the gap Report: Obamas invite boy band One Direction to White House House Democrats push for extension of jobless benefits We don’t hold the fort down; We keep it from burning down US open to cooperating with UN probe into drone strikes Iran claims Turkey backing al Qaeda fighters along Syrian border Democrats: The new party of national security Congress thanks service members on Veterans Day GOP to allow votes on Dem bills changing policies in the US territories Group launches campaign to pressure Obama not to pick Berman for State US and Venezuela among the 18 nations to win seats on UN human rights body Unmarried voters, gays and Asian-Americans gave Obama edge Axelrod: IEA report proves Obama policies are working Feinstein says her concern over Petraeus affair has ‘escalated’ Feinstein: FBI should have told Intel panels about Petraeus Sen. Thune ‘pleased’ with EU emission fees halt, but fears plan may be revived Global agreement reached on cigarette smuggling Sen. Cornyn likes ‘Argo’ Democrat Sinema wins Arizona House race Mortgage refinancing bill on hold in Senate Congresswoman, Romney go out to eat following Election Day losses Democratic realignment in the making if Republicans don’t adapt Moody’s: Political landscape still a downgrade danger to US credit rating Moody’s predicts Obama will approve Keystone XL pipeline Sen. Gillibrand won’t compete with Warren for Banking Committee spot Reid calls for Arizona votes to be counted ‘promptly, accurately and equally’ Sen. Lautenberg, Amtrak tout NY-NJ tunnel reopening If you’ve got it, flaunt it Callista Gingrich on her hairdo: ‘Easy for me to maintain’ Report: Second shooter suspected in Afghan massacre Sanders: FBI should have told lawmakers about Petraeus Reauthorizing PREEMIE Act will help reduce premature birth rate House looks to ease reporting requirements for stimulus, TARP In bid for ranking spot on Foreign Affairs, Dem Rep. Engel finds GOP support Fans call McAuliffe ‘governor’ before official announcement Uniting American leadership to stop a child killer – pneumonia Dempsey: Iranian drone attack ‘hostile act’ Nursing homes to Congress: Stop looming Medicare cuts Toomey to introduce ‘No Man Left Behind’ resolution to honor veterans End marriage discrimination in the U.S. military Rep. West thanks supporters, refuses to concede House defeat Post-election, DNC chairwoman gets some sleep Monday’s global agenda: Syrians unite against Assad Still analyzing last week’s election Grover Norquist: Obama won by painting Romney as ‘a poopy-head’ News bites: Outside the Beltway House to defy ozone treaty, allow sale of asthma inhalers News bites: Renewables to rival coal for electricity generation by 2035 News bites: Microsoft and Motorola head to court over patent dispute EU halts carbon emission fees for airlines News bites: All about Florida Rep. King calls Petraeus affair a ‘crisis’ Rep. Barber takes lead in Arizona race for Giffords’s former seat Gingrich: If Obama ‘sincere’ about deficit plan, GOP has to go along Report: FBI officials learned of Petraeus affair over summer Opinion: California leading the way to a more functional Congress Bases fret as leaders talk of deals on ‘fiscal cliff,’ immigration reform Budget-cutters eye healthcare law’s insurance subsidies Obama urges Abbas to abandon push for upgraded UN status