The Hill Articles: November 2, 2012

The Hill’s Senate ratings: Democrats slated to keep Senate control The Hill’s House ratings: Democrats’ chances for seats have dimmed Axelrod: Obama’s energy comes ‘from his loins’ Palin super-PAC donates $5,000 to Romney campaign DOE: Sandy created ‘severe energy supply interruption’ IRS gives further relief to taxpayers affected by Sandy Auto union files ethics complaint against Romney for alleged bailout profits For Obama and Romney, a focus on jobs in race’s closing days DAY’S END ROUNDUP Trump, Eastwood endorse Romney but drive support for Obama Sen. Paul: Clinton needs to answer for Libyan terrorist attack Retailers ramp up pressure to reject swipe fee settlement Edward Norton produces seven-minute pro-Obama film Report: NJ to use US military vehicles as polling places Biden appears to downplay 2016 presidential speculation Polls tilt for Obama in battleground Ohio Reid: ‘Laughable’ for Romney to think Dems will pass his agenda Confirmation hearing scheduled for Allen, Dunford Former Chrysler executive endorses Romney for president Fred Thompson cuts robocall against Obama on abortion Democratic senators urge Commerce to make South Korea play fair in trade deal Report: Kabul calls US assessment of Afghan forces ‘baseless’ Facebook unveils privacy education feature for new users Study: Twitter users ‘relentlessly negative’ about campaigns Rasmussen: Obama opens up a lead in Michigan GOP calls on Sen. Levin to hold Libya hearings Obama campaign releases faux newscast predicting first 100 days under Romney Obama tells crowd voting is best ‘revenge’ against Romney A post-election crisis My prediction: Why Obama will — and should — win on Tuesday Report: Romney son sends assurances to Putin about rhetoric Second Smithsonian parking lot worker guilty of stealing $400K Biden stumbles over words in Wisconsin speech Crossroads launches national TV buy against Obama The bottom line in Election 2012: TRUST Obama administration waives shipping rule to get fuel to Northeast ports Ambassador: Web treaty plans pushed by Iran, China could lead to censorship FDA finds more tainted products at pharmacy linked to meningitis Mr. Burns of ‘The Simpsons’ endorses Romney Tunisia grants US access to suspected Libya conspirator Russia, Syrian opposition slam US calls for new leadership against Assad Trump fires back at Chrysler official Streisand urges Jewish voters to support Obama Issa targets ‘excessive costs’ of state dinners, cites Beyoncé performance Drivers in Reid motorcade cited in car crash that sent majority leader to hospital Rasmussen: Obama pulls even with Romney nationally Romney: Obama has ‘fallen so very short’ on promise to fix the economy Veterans’ unemployment dips to four-year low Romney slams Obama in closing argument GOP ad firm defends anti-Obama texts as protected speech Obama blasts Romney’s Jeep ads: ‘This isn’t a game’ What consumers want in FTC v. Google Obama touts ‘real progress’ on jobs Sessions: Growth of food stamps 75 times greater than job creation under Obama Dem in line for energy gavel says nation must reconsider natural gas exports US should work to strengthen relations with Azerbaijan Rand Paul: ‘Nanny Bloomberg’ wasn’t going to endorse a Republican ‘any time soon’ Clinton barnstorms for Barack, George W. Bush barnstorms for bucks at Cayman Island tax-dodge soiree Somebody is going to be bummed The Bloomberg factor Reid: GOP obstruction preventing even greater job growth Which presidential candidate is going to finally overhaul Social Security? Romney and Obama both ‘Modern Family’ fans Former Rep. George Hochbrueckner: Chevron’s dilemma in the Amazon Multi-lingual outreach key to getting out the vote Rand Paul not surprised by ‘Nanny Bloomberg’ endorsement Fake ‘Siri’ says Obama has earned a second term Obama administration broadens Sandy public health emergency McCaskill uses Romney’s words against Akin in new ad News bites: Manhattan to get power back Friday Grassley asks Holder to let inspector general handle whistleblower review News bites: Sandy spurs health crisis Report: White House can buy time to delay spending cuts in fiscal cliff Healthcare law on the ballot Transportation sector adds 2,000 jobs in October Rep. Matheson trails by double digits in nonpartisan poll Economy adds 171K jobs; rate rises to 7.9 percent in October Volunteers spread out to ‘orphan’ states to help Boehner retain GOP House Poll: Donnelly up by 11 points over Mourdock in Ind. Senate race News bites: Sandy raises questions about resiliency of wireless networks Friday’s global agenda: Rebel opposition in disarray ahead of international talks on Syria Red Carpet Rundown: November 5, 2012 News bites: Four days out Reuters: Obama leads in Ohio, Fla., Va.; Romney in Colo. Shift in proportion of white, minority vote could decide Obama-Romney race Akin gathering steam in race Obama, Romney to spend final campaign stops in states that got them started Montana Senate race a ‘nail-biter’ Baker: Be prepared for a recount Romney hits Obama on defense in Virginia Beach Carmona increases ad buy in final days of Arizona Senate race US officials: CIA wasn’t delayed in Benghazi rescue attempts