The Hill Articles: October 22, 2012

Google’s 2012 PAC spending nears $1 million Watch the final presidential debate Campaign season idles K Street Lobbying revenue – Third quarter 2012 Begala: Obama’s given up on NC, Romney ‘likely to carry’ the battleground Gas prices drop in Ohio, other swing states OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Final debate Kerry: Obama will ‘speak forcefully’ if Romney tries to politicize Libya attacks McCain: Obama throwing Clinton, CIA ‘under the bus’ on Libya attack Obama, Romney promote voting apps on Facebook Immigration agency drops Blackberrys for iPhones Inspector general hits DOE for failing to cut travel for contractors Poll: Obama edging Romney nationally Frank: Don’t punish JPMorgan for Bear Stearns’s misdeeds Congress stuck in neutral on LGBT equality Carter says chances for Israeli-Palestinian peace ‘vanishing’ hours before presidential debate Rep. Smith sees Afghan progress Issa warns taxpayers’ loss on Solyndra loan may near $850 million Poll: Obama up big in swing state New Hampshire Risch bashes Obama administration for leaks on potential retaliation for Libya attack Clintons, Leahy launch controversial US-funded industrial park in Haiti Osprey operations in Japan at risk in wake of rape allegations Obama and Romney need to confront, solve Israeli-Palestinian divisions Markey grills Microsoft over privacy changes Poll: Race tied in Ohio, but Obama holds edge among early voters Florida Dems target Rep. Southerland for late tax payments New Syrian cease-fire proposal draws pessimism GOP war on women is real Cantor on short list to receive honorary degree from GW University Boxer, Ruppersberger condemn release of sensitive information on Libya attack IRS to beef up oversight of refundable credits Despite absence, Jesse Jackson Jr. holds big lead in House race Obama and Romney get ready for final debate showdown Obama energy team circulates memo to greens on climate Singer Lesley Gore tells Romney: ‘You Don’t Own Me’ Poll finds broad support for contraception access Creating new standards of ethics for modern day warfare Romney Web video charges Obama with failing on foreign policy $7.2 billion swipe fees settlement is not enough for some Pearl Jam guitarist urges voters to keep Obama health law Group enters natural gas export debate to nudge administration Chamber ramps up lobbying spending Beyond Benghazi: Questions for the foreign policy debate Biden incorporates actual binder into stump speech Lugar travels to Asia in effort to end weapons programs Two new polls show Obama up big over Romney with Latino voters Pakistan directing Taliban operations in Afghanistan, says GOP Rep. Hunter Gallup poll: Romney holding 6-point lead GOP lawmakers slam HHS over identity-theft risk in Medicare Libya will play starring role in debate Consumer bureau opens credit report complaint line Bob Schieffer’s debate nightmare is running out of questions FTC settles charges with Web analytics company Compete Tracy Morgan ‘chills’ with Rep. Rangel FTC issues guidelines for facial recognition technology US-Panama trade deal will take effect Oct. 31 McConnell to campaign for Mourdock in Indiana’s Senate race The Hill’s Amie Parnes talks debate prep on ‘Today’ Airship carrying Romney ad crash-lands in Florida Rasmussen: Romney leads in swing-state Colorado An opportunity to debate climate change Report: Amtrak might eliminate Kansas City-to-Albuquerque route Maria Shriver brings kids to brunch in Washington Iran denies agreement on direct nuclear talks with US Green group targets GOP Rep. Lungren on climate Rep. Larson says Tea Party ‘at war’ with the US government Van Hollen: Libya criticism makes Romney look ‘pretty small’ Former U.S. special envoy Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. : Clinton made the right move delisting the MEK A pro-growth tax code lifts all boats Trump promises ‘very, very big’ announcement about Obama Trump says he will release ‘very big news’ about Obama this week The 2012 conference on WMD-free zone in Middle East bites the dust Ann Romney talks baby names and meatloaf with Rachael Ray Romney’s human side Heitkamp up by 3 in new internal poll of North Dakota Senate race Obama’s crowd shrinkage To know you isn’t to love you Senor: Romney would be better negotiator with Iran News bites: Down to the wire Congress, the Taliban and money Dem implies GOP opponent is gay, says gay conservatives shouldn’t run Mourdock relies on Romney in Indiana Russell Crowe: ‘Obama is the light & the future’ News bites: AMC and Dish settle dispute Monday’s global agenda: Candidates spar on foreign policy News bites: Obama leaving mark with air regulations Casey up 8 in latest Pa. Senate poll News bites: Bailout politics Cutter: Libya response has been a ‘very transparent process’ Poll: Romney cuts Obama lead in Ohio down to 5 points New Obama TV ad touts troop drawdown from Iraq, Afghanistan Akin likens McCaskill to a dog sent to ‘fetch’ more taxes, regulations Opinion: Debunking the GOP’s false narratives about the Benghazi attack Obama, Romney ready for round three Issa defends release of Libya diplomatic cables