The Hill Articles: November 26, 2012

GOP stops Sportsmen’s bill on budget violation Path to fiscal sanity In denial on heath reform OVERNIGHT MONEY: Focusing in on the ‘fiscal cliff’ OVERNIGHT HEALTH: IPAB on the table? OVERNIGHT TECH: Norquist and ACLU push for email privacy Norquist hits back against Buffett op-ed, calls argument ‘silly’ OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: The Hill reports from Afghanistan OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Déjà vu for GOP OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Ex-Senate luminaries give Obama energy advice Power giant Duke Energy nabs retiring Rep. Shuler Reid: Senate to take up disability treaty while defense amendments are negotiated DAY’S END ROUNDUP Patent chief to step down Amtrak begins 110 mph service on part of Chicago to St. Louis route House GOP leaders to meet with Erskine Bowles on debt Newly elected Democrat reveals she’s ‘Downton Abbey’ fan Report: Top Florida Republicans say election law was intentionally designed to suppress the vote Illinois governor sets special election dates for Jackson Jr. seat Report: Spanish company allegedly aided Iran nuclear program Sessions: ‘Post-modern’ Obama never agreed to spending cuts ‘in his heart’ Lawmakers react to Schapiro stepping down Reports: Gov. Christie will run for reelection in New Jersey 88-year-old gets her lifelong wish: shadowing a congressman House Dems request briefing on offshore oil explosion Sen. Chambliss: ‘I’m not in favor of tax increases’ Credit unions seeking expansion of business lending Reid seeks to limit GOP filibusters Wi-Fi company contacts SEC over false reports of Google deal Decisions on ‘fiscal cliff’ can be made in ‘two to three days,’ says Sen. Corker GOP leader to Obama: Break talks’ impasse caused by ‘radical… left’ State Department not funding rocker’s trip to Bahrain Unfair taxes burden online holiday shoppers Study: Medicaid expansion is cheap for states Senate Conservatives Fund won’t endorse Capito Christmas tree arrives at Capitol Airlines offer ‘Cyber Monday’ deals Chamber meets White House on ‘fiscal cliff,’ seeks easing of energy rules Capitol Architect live-tweets arrival of Capitol Christmas tree Carbon tax could be part of eventual tax reform package Ron Paul: Gaza violence fueled by US favoritism toward Israel CFTC accuses Intrade of allowing unauthorized trades Biden to attend Mexican president’s inauguration Republicans must learn from election defeat Federal officials take down 132 websites in ‘Cyber Monday’ crackdown House ethics panel defers to DOJ on probe of Rep. Grimm Lobbyists appeal federal court decision upholding Obama’s K Street ban Early detection key to fighting type 2 diabetes increase Playing basketball with Obama? Been there, done that for one incoming member Lifting the credit union member business lending cap Club for Growth leaves door open to challenge Capito in W.Va. Senate primary Blumenthal to introduce bill ending gift card expiration dates, fees Supreme Court rejects corruption case against ex-Rep. Jefferson Cantor defends GOP openness to new revenues in fiscal talks US defends Obama’s climate record as global talks open Supreme Court revives challenge to President Obama’s healthcare law Current tax debate needs to focus on reform, job creation Obama begins second-term makeover of economic team as Schapiro leaves SEC Sen. Sessions demands new tax revenues be marked for deficit reduction Electronic privacy deserves a bipartisan upgrade Sen. Sessions wants assurance that new tax revenues are used to reduce deficit Buffett urges tax hike on wealthy, minimum tax on millionaires RNC, DNC spokesmen debut bald heads after charity wager European Parliament President Martin Schulz: The long view of our trans-Atlantic ties GOP House member diverges from McCain stance on Rice nomination Halvorson to run for Jackson seat News bites: Autonomy founder disputes HP charges Report: White House reviewing post-2014 Afghanistan troop levels Easy Monday: Sportsmen’s Act in the Senate Norquist: GOP won’t break tax pledge News bites: Welcome back Poll: Public would blame GOP more than Obama if fiscal talks fail Monday’s global agenda: Europe visits the US Corker touts fiscal plan, says it’s time to ‘rip the Band-Aid off’ and reach deal Insurgent group hits market in eastern Afghanistan bombing News bites: A coal-country Senate battle, UN climate talks open, and more White House: Raising taxes would cut $200B from economy GOP, Dem lawmakers see room for compromise ahead of fiscal talks Fight over Susan Rice holds risks for both Obama, GOP lawmakers Report: Rep. Capito to run for West Virginia Sen. Rockefeller’s seat