The Hill Articles: October 31, 2012

US seeks $435M penalty against Barclays over power market trades Obama touts Powell endorsement in new radio ad Akin ad buy raises questions about GOP involvement in the Missouri Senate race OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Six more days until the election Comcast offers free WiFi service in affected storm areas Senator displays his ‘last minute’ pumpkin carving skills Montana GOP hits green groups with FEC complaint IRS pushes back tax deadline for Sandy Obama, Romney begin final push Poll: Romney, Obama running roughly even in ground game Poll: 78 percent approve of Obama’s response to Sandy Romney aide: GM, Chrysler ‘don’t refute anything in our ads’ Obama, Christie tour devastated Jersey Shore Study: Twitter users add Obama to more lists than Romney Obama tours devastated Jersey Shore with Christie, promises help Ryan: ‘As Wisconsin goes, so goes America’ DAY’S END ROUNDUP GOP super-PAC flips to support Akin AT&T and T-Mobile share networks in storm-battered areas Romney helps Senate candidate Rehberg in Mont. 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Waxman seeks lame-duck hearing on Sandy, climate change links Watchdog: Afghans ‘incapable’ of maintaining military bases after US pullout Congress scares up some Halloween tweets Iowa is second state to forbid international observers at elections Dem think tank: Cut $1T from defense — but not through sequestration Napolitano: US financial institutions ‘actively under attack’ by hackers Brad Pitt makes big donation to gay-rights group before election Obstruction in Senate taking its toll on courts Congressional ethics office recommends three to House panel for investigation Hurricane Sandy cancels 19,000 US flights Hillary Clinton calls for Syrian opposition shake-up Second firm recalls drugs in light of meningitis outbreak Naval supremacy requires a fleet of sufficient capability and size West Virginia Dems slam Obama’s EPA for delaying mining permit Hillary women will save Obama State condemns Bahrain’s crackdown on political demonstrations Americans for Prosperity joins in pro-Romney Pa. ad blitz New York subway, commuter trains to resume limited service Donnelly up seven over Mourdock in internal poll House panel demands study on Obama school lunch rules Rep. Jackson Jr. voted absentee, has no election-night event plans Poll: Obama and Romney tied in North Carolina Biden already thinking about 2016 No M&M’s on Air Force One on Halloween Business group says Bowles-Simpson wants too much revenue Ohio Senate: Brown, up in polls, releases ad featuring astronaut John Glenn ADP’s revised numbers align more closely with government figures Graham turns up heat on Tunisia over terror suspect Panel set to release MF Global report GOP senators: Obama’s battery stimulus cost taxpayers too much Gallup finds majority believe Obama will win Poll: Obama up by 8 in Wisconsin DOE pushes back against GOP energy stimulus jobs creation report Al Qaeda branch: Sandy punishment for ‘crimes against Islam’ GAO: Doctors’ ‘self-referrals’ cost Medicare more than $100M A nuclear nightmare Utility chief calls climate ‘ancillary argument’ in Sandy’s wake Axelrod and Scarborough make mustache wager Report: Pentagon’s 2012 intel budget slashed by billions White House shoots down rumors it nixed Benghazi intervention Biden brands Romney’s auto industry ads as ‘desperate’ and ‘cynical’ US: Keep mandates on cybersecurity out of global telecom treaty Jeb Bush suggests federal government not crucial to storm recovery Romney avoids attacking Obama as campaign resumes GoDaddy suspends GOP ad firm’s websites for anti-Obama texts Romney takes cautious approach in return to presidential campaign trail Philly congressman jumps to increase disaster spending Planned Parenthood launches $853K ad buy against Romney Rep. Markey says ‘super-storm’ Sandy shows climate change ‘at our doorstep’ GOP Sens. McCain, Graham complain Libya questions have gone unanswered Pro-Obama group ties Romney to unpopular Florida governor Likely voter polls don’t tell the whole story – Advantage Obama Bill Clinton: Sandy highlights Obama’s ‘practical problem-solving’ Time for America to hire a new CEO US to break silence over Bahrain’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests Candy-makers use Halloween to try to kill sugar program Feinstein faults Obama, GOP senators for legislative stalemate Obama administration directs post-Sandy transportation assistance to NY, RI Conservatives have the winning ideas Sen. Brown makes closing pitch in new ad Mortgage applications decrease on drop in refinancings Congress must avoid tax hikes and then tackle tax reform Pro-Romney super-PAC launching ads in Minnesota, New Mexico Labor Dept: October jobs report ready Friday despite hurricane Christie shines, Obama leads, Brownie attacks, Romney waffles Hello Kitty launches heartfelt presidential campaign Afghanistan announces 2014 election date Poll: Berg opens slight lead on Heitkamp in North Dakota Senate race Treasury: Debt limit to be hit this year The elements McCain campaigns for Romney in Michigan Romney pulls even with Obama on Medicare Dem super-PAC launches $7M final Senate push Hurricane Sandy: Perfect end to the campaign Poll: Romney cuts Obama lead in Pennsylvania to 4 points Axelrod: I’ll shave my mustache if Obama loses Minnesota News bites: Hospitals cope with Sandy The politics of Hurricane Sandy and who benefits News bites: Sandy, the aftermath Poll: Obama holds 5-point leads in Iowa, Wisconsin News bites: Nuclear-power industry withstands Sandy Messina: Obama has ‘dominant’ position in race Kaine holds narrow lead in new poll Wednesday’s global agenda: Netanyahu visits France to talk Iran Hurricane Sandy overwhelms campaign policy discussion online Poll: Romney closes gap in Michigan Long Island members ask House leaders to make Sandy relief top priority News bites: Twitter, Facebook served as information hubs during storm Poll: Obama up 5 points in Ohio, holds narrower leads in Virginia, Florida Poll: Obama edging Romney with 48 to 47 percent advantage Romney to launch final campaign blitz with major Ohio rally Friday The Hill’s 2012 Top Lobbyists Odd couple Christie and Obama to tour devastated NJ shore Late surges shake fight for Senate Sandy wallops the economy Outside cash trumps candidates’ in half a dozen tight races New York City restores partial fare-free bus service Brown cancels final Massachusetts Senate debate Romney makes a feint at Pennsylvania Polls show race tightening in Ohio, Florida, Virginia Obama, Romney set to re-emerge, return to campaign trail after Hurricane Sandy Both Romney, Obama supporters seek to score points with Jewish voters on Iran