The Hill Articles: November 21, 2012

Obamas visit food bank Retail group calls for online sales tax before next holiday season House bill would require annual reports on illegal immigrants within US borders Print shop offer would save government thousands in portrait costs South Carolina GOP chairman: Graham’s work on Benghazi improved reelection chances Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe Obama pardons turkeys, Cobbler and Gobbler in White House ceremony Sen. Mikulski: I’m a ‘carb junkie’ on Thanksgiving House bill directs TSA to give unclaimed clothes to homeless vets Senate threatens to cut aid to Palestinians over statehood bid at UN Sessions: Reid ‘abused power of the majority’ to a ‘degree never, ever done before’ Football rivalry creates bedlam among Senate staffers Republican senators use Gaza to hit Obama on foreign policy Interior orders oil firm to improve safety compliance following rig explosion Congressman becomes grandfather to second set of twins Cardin, Collins warn Palestinian President Abbas of consequences for seeking UN statehood Decades after congressional probe, magazine founder’s son apologizes for dad’s role in Hollywood blacklist US forces putting Afghan transition plan into overdrive Gore: Potential for Congress climate deal growing GOP senator fires warning shot to Dems on stimulus measures Obama campaign uses email list to rally supporters on ‘fiscal cliff’ Clinton announces Gaza cease-fire FCC to hold hearings on cellphone outages An agreeable wager Google warns telecom treaty proposals threaten to ‘regulate the Internet’ Poll: Majority want tax hikes and spending cuts in debt deal TSA defends handling of ‘steampunk’ watch ‘Frisky husband,’ teenage daughters keeping Mary Matalin busy Illinois Democrats moving toward driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants Republican: Charge of racial ‘code words’ in Rice letter ‘absolutely false’ Gore is right, Christie is right, Rubio is wrong Graham: Racism not behind Rice attacks, ‘only color’ at issue blood of those slain Boehner: ‘ObamaCare’ must be on the table in ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations Turkey requests Patriot missiles from NATO House expected to vote on STEM visa bill next week Report: ‘Swift action’ needed to prevent 2 C temperature rise Rep. Gowdy to Obama: ‘You come here and testify’ Ecuadorian ambassador Nathalie Cely Suarez: Obama should look to Latin America in second term Honda staffer runs first marathon Report: Rep. Jackson Jr. cancels call to staffers Christie’s approval rating soars Club for Growth president warns against GOP involvement in primaries McCaskill, Collins question why Army Corps paid for an ‘unusable’ Afghan facility News bites: Over the counter News bites: HP says it was duped in software deal US denies French hacking claims Romney adviser calls GOP attacks on former nominee ‘stunning’ Jobless applications fell by 41,000 last week News bites: New York to miss hydraulic fracturing deadline Mortgage applications fall 2.2 percent on lower refinancing activity Payday is coming News bites: A plodding pace White House condemns Tel Aviv bus bombing Gen. Allen returns to Afghanistan command A search for stability in second-most-powerful job in Washington Holding earlier political conventions an option for both Dems, GOP in 2016 Democrats preparing candidates in case Kerry moves to Obama’s Cabinet Sens. Alexander, Bennet give leaders emergency plan to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ Panetta talks of long, adapting war against ‘cancer’ of al Qaeda