The Hill Articles: October 29, 2012

Sen. McCaskill’s mother dies Brown drops out of Mass. Senate debate, citing storm FCC monitoring Internet, phone outages Presidential race just got tighter in election ground zero — Ohio Pentagon: Libya rumor ‘absolutely false’ Rep. Paul: Banks must fail before housing market returns Bill Clinton: Mitt Romney’s Jeep-to-China ad is ‘biggest load of bull in the world’ OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Eight days until the election Hurricane Sandy prompts surge of photo sharing Businesses expect moderate economic growth over next year Biden cancels Ohio and Pennsylvania events Senate races get upended by hurricane Ann Romney stresses breast cancer awareness in Glamour House delays pro forma session till Tuesday afternoon due to Sandy Green group denies funding Montana Senate ad New Obama ad fires back at Romney over Jeep claims Administration defends Bush-era surveillance law before high court Breaking the political stalemate through talent Michelle Obama still on the campaign trail Emergency officials: Sandy will be ‘long-duration event,’ election impact unclear Hurricane Sandy casts doubt over October employment report Poll: Bob Kerrey tightens Senate race against Deb Fischer in Nebraska Obama ad labels Romney Jeep commercial a ‘lie’ Ryan encourages donations, says Romney ‘in touch with regional leaders’ regarding storm Report: Health law’s costs continuing to grow Second ‘Fast & Furious’ report flays management at Department of Justice Obama’s new plan is a rehash of old one Clinton presses Algeria to assist in possible military intervention in Mali Iran claims drones gained access to secret Israeli facilities Gallup: Romney extends lead over Obama to 5 points Joss Whedon says a vote for Romney is a vote for the zombie apocalypse McCain, Kyl say Carmona ‘lacks integrity’ in new Flake ad Obama praise elicits boos from audience at Madonna concert Trump presses Obama to respond to offer, despite hurricane Dem proposes resolution calling for arrest of Ahmadinejad Google’s data-collecting habits drawing more scrutiny Obama: Priority is ‘saving lives’ New polls show race tightening in Florida, North Carolina Army guards at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier withstand hurricane GOP senator would likely oppose potential Romney EPA chief nominee Obama concentrates on East Coast storm Treasury undersecretary to attend G-20 meeting Taking a leaf from Bill Clinton’s playbook Terror attacks rock Afghanistan, Iraq over Eid holiday Obama: ‘Transportation is going to be tied up for a long time’ by Hurricane Sandy Leibowitz says FTC open to settling Google case George Allen slams green group, Dems for launching attack ad during Sandy TV celebs say Romney ‘usurped’ ‘Friday Night Lights’s’ motto Hurricane Sandy puts FEMA budget in campaign spotlight Auto bailout cited in Detroit paper’s endorsement of Obama Rubio calls Conn. voters to aid Linda McMahon’s Senate bid DC bar concocts ‘Binders Full of Women’ cocktail Romney says nation needs to ‘come together’ as coast braces for Sandy Report: US drone strikes expand into northern Yemen, killing three al Qaeda suspects House Dem slams drug compounders in new report Cellphone carriers prepare for outages Romney cancels campaign events Aetna’s transparency problem Rep. Blackburn: ‘I don’t know’ if Romney misled voters on Jeep claims Ann Romney: America needs a ‘grown-up’ who understands the economy Obama campaign: Romney auto bailout ad ‘hypocritical and indefensible’ Poll: Brown and Warren in dead heat Israelis favor Romney over Obama by wide margin in latest poll AFL-CIO chief calls Romney appeals to coal miners dishonest Report: GOP candidate sues Rep. DeFazio over billboards Supreme Court turns down appeal in Okla. ‘personhood’ case Blackburn: ‘I don’t know’ if Romney lying about Jeep claims Bob Kerrey: Duty, honor, country, courage, service, integrity, independence, responsibility Former President Clinton says students should vote Obama on ‘student loan policy issue alone’ Navy’s Fifth Fleet key to stability in Gulf, Bahrain Liberal super-PAC ad accuses Romney of playing ‘Romnopoly’ FEMA recommends Twitter to communicate about hurricane Pro-Romney super-PAC launching Pennsylvania ads Obama calls for a ‘Secretary of Business’ Obama floats plan for a ‘secretary of Business’ if he wins second term Rasmussen: Romney leads in Ohio Money and politics McKeon questions military operations in Benghazi attack Consumer spending, incomes rise in September Cory Booker loads up on junk food before hurricane GOP senators: Obama should ‘come clean’ with details on Libya attack Poll: Florida voters favored rail plans scuttled by governor Indonesia police: US embassy targeted by terrorists Clinton: Heitkamp will ‘fight’ for oil and coal Coal gets short end of stick in energy debate Rich Carmona is the American Dream Sen. Rubio’s daughter released from hospital after golf-cart crash Poll: Romney up in key I-4 corridor in Florida Poll: Obama leads Romney by 52 points with Latino voters Romney holds slim lead on Obama in latest national tracking poll Clinton stumps, cuts ad for Heitkamp in North Dakota News bites: Oh, Sandy UN envoy ‘terribly sorry’ about Syrian cease-fire’s failure Casey, Smith spar over spending in only Senate debate Romney campaign bus to deliver supplies to storm-relief centers Protection from sexual violence is a human right AAN launches effort against Brownley in California House race Ann Romney attends final World Series game GOP member proposes bill blocking possible tax break for BP News bites: Sandy Conn. Gov. Malloy: Sandy could be ‘catastrophic’ NRSC vice-chairwoman calls Mourdock ‘extreme’ News bites: Supreme Court to hear copyright case Obama says ‘first order of business’ in second term would be deficit Tight polls, looming storm shake campaigns down the homestretch News bites: Nuke plants, refineries, and climate questions in Sandy’s path Obama skips Fla. visit to oversee response to Hurricane Sandy Green group hits Romney, George Allen in $1.7M homestretch ad buy Obama taps Clinton to help deliver final pitch to swing-state voters Opinion: Polarized US political system responsible for dysfunctional elections Poll: Obama overtakes Romney for 2-point lead in NH Poll: Obama stretches Ohio lead to 4 points Obama camp touts early voting edge in Fla. Romney under fire for ad claim that Jeep brand moving to China Obama: Sandy a ‘serious and big storm’ Congress gangs up over Libya