The Hill Articles: September 10, 2012

Bottom Line Don’t delay fencing off the ‘fiscal cliff’ Poll: More people describe selves as lower class Player of the Week: Sequestration FCC urges court to uphold net neutrality rules Appropriators release 6-month spending bill Q&A with Michael Arad, designer of the 9/11 memorial in NYC GOP releases text of bill to avoid government shutdown Congressman gets up close to sweat-soaked rap star Eva Longoria: Obama a ‘Desperate Housewives’ fan Darrell Hammond: Romney is better for comedians Crist stays cool at convention Senator signs T-shirt for fans at airport Minaj: Song on album not a Romney endorsement Could Obama bear-hugger pick up previous presidents? OVERNIGHT ENERGY: GOP’s Capitol Hill messaging sprint begins The security state OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Medicare wars intensify Widening trust gap OVERNIGHT TECH: Congress returns as cybersecurity executive order is in the works Senate approves US district judicial nomination for Iowa OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Congress is back Weyants World: September 11, 2012 OVERNIGHT MONEY: Veterans jobs bill up on the Senate floor Groups push Senate for vote on incentive during ‘Wind Week’ Paul Ryan takes to Quora to criticize Obama OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Post-convention politics Obama nominates GOP law professor to FTC Obama names ambassador to Iraq Head US nun chastises Republican governors on Medicaid opt-out House votes to give candidates more options for posthumous distribution of campaign money Kaiser: Repealing health law raises Medicare costs for seniors, government Planned Parenthood goes after Romney with record ad buy Obama campaign ties Romney to Bush Chicago teachers strike becomes issue in presidential race Sen. Conrad: Paul Ryan plan would return to failed policies Federal travel restrictions will hamper innovation, stunt economic growth Oversight Chairman Issa forced to delay ‘Fast and Furious’ hearing Liberal group targets Ann Romney in new ads Poll: Obama gets Dem convention bounce, up 6 points over Romney Missile defense funding decision a step in right direction Conrad tied to Obama’s failure to embrace Bowles-Simpson, book says Romney knocks Obama for no mention of ‘unemployment’ in acceptance speech Small carriers push FCC to mandate interoperability Wolf Blitzer unveils new studio (and glasses) Ryan to return to Washington Thursday for spending vote Planned Parenthood hits Romney with record-breaking ad buy GOP report on 9/11 anniversary eve: Make TSA ‘smarter, leaner’ Go Daddy suffers Web outage after alleged hacker attack Kyl rejects Dem convention claims that GOP ruined the economy Pentagon says it’s not to blame for delayed sequestration report Weyants World: September 10, 2012 Reid mocks Paul Ryan’s claims on marathon Romney, Obama to appear at Clinton Global Initiative meeting Wesley Clark hits Romney foreign policy as ‘tough talk and chest-thumping’ Chamber to Washington: Don’t blow it Reid says Senate to have ‘short and compact’ schedule Group fundraises off Dems’ ‘radical abortion convention’ Two Senate Democrats renew push for refinancing bill The Hill’s Pete Kasperowicz talks about the return of Congress on C-SPAN Obama official neutral on naming US coastal waters after Reagan American Future Fund launches Janesville GM plant ad Wind association drops utility over tax incentive State Department not ready to consider Syrian resettlement to the US Liberal advocates defend study critical of Romney Medicare plan THE WEEK AHEAD: GOP slams White House for delayed sequester report Minaj: Song not a Romney endorsement Pentagon: US review of Afghan ‘insider attacks’ complete CBO says 2012 deficit has reached $1.17T Digital publisher BlueToad says it was source of AntiSec hack, not FBI Emanuel puts super-PAC fundraising job on hold DREAM Act and DREAMers shaping 2012 and beyond Defense firms united on sequester fears, but divided on issuing layoff notices Romney praises and endorses ObamaCare key achievements! Sen. Paul ‘hopes’ Romney shares anti-TSA stance House looks to raise FHA mortgage insurance premiums Panetta, Karzai discuss transfer of key Afghan prison Kucinich goes after ivory poachers Obama team accuses Romney, Ryan of ‘ducking and dodging’ tax questions Sebelius touts new strategy to prevent suicide Trump: If Republicans ‘don’t get tough, they’re not going to win this election’ House to pass bill with $500K spending cap on agency conferences Report: Police arrest woman for pointing gun at Rep. Gowdy Dem poll: Rep. Bachmann in trouble NOAA: Summer third-hottest on record Liberal tax watchdog says new Romney claims ‘impossible’ Lobby group rebrands for fight against AT&T and Verizon RNC video mocks Obama convention speech as ‘more of the same’ Collins: Congress should continue work on cybersecurity despite executive order Sumaya Rajab: Open letter to Congress from the wife of a detained Bahraini human-rights activist Obama disputes Nicki Minaj endorsement The untold story of Iran’s religious minorities More metros showing improvement in housing markets August jobs report is worse than it looks ‘Stolen Valor’ bill to get House vote Tuesday Senate should pass Safe Chemicals Act House takes up bill to prohibit the sale of billfish Team Romney: President Obama is on post-convention ‘sugar high’ News bites: Romney & ‘ObamaCare’ GOP Sens. McCain, Graham endorse Dem Rep. Berman Obama swept off his feet in Florida Staring down the fiscal cliff This Week in Tech: House to consider auctioning government airwaves The week ahead: GOP targets Amtrak, TSA as Congress returns to DC McMahon calls for ethics investigation into Murphy’s mortgage The week ahead: House to vote on ‘No More Solyndras’ NRCC launches ad blitz in 22 House districts Monday: Veterans’ jobs in the Senate, suspensions in the House Obama: It was ‘mistake’ to criticize Ryan while he sat in front row for speech Monday’s global agenda: New beginning in Afghanistan News bites: Under the microscope Durbin tells teachers, Chicago schools to ‘get back to the table’ News bites: Google and Amazon in e-commerce battle Durbin: Romney wanting to retain part of health law shows he’s on ‘defensive’ Polls: Obama ahead in Ohio, North Carolina News bites: Shell starts Arctic drilling, US solar market grows, and more Debates give Romney, Obama last chance for landing knockout blow The Hill Poll: Voters see election as choice, not Obama referendum Romney campaign puts its money on blasting President Obama’s economy Opinion: No call for a ‘sugar high’ stimulus from the Federal Reserve Opinion: War policy challenges Romney NY Rep. Hochul looks for middle ground as Democrat in conservative district WEEK AHEAD: Sputtering job growth ups pressure on Bernanke Obama posts $114M Aug. fundraising haul, outpacing Romney Romney campaign announces $111.6M August fundraising haul Fla. police officer in Obama motorcade killed in accident