The Hill Articles: September 14, 2012

September 14
GOP freshman presses for ‘no confidence’ bill against AG Holder Romney pledges to ‘defend marriage, not try to redefine it’ at Values Voter summit Republicans slam White House sequestration report DAY’S END ROUNDUP Ann Romney: Debates will show Mitt ‘is a serious guy’ EPA boosts biofuels target amid oil-and-gas industry resistance Sequester would cut $11 billion from Medicare Senators file bill to end luggage rescreening requirements for Canadian bags Romney dishes on Snooki and his sleeping habits Transit union plans swing-state voter-mobilization drive US, UK sign tax agreement Romney pays tribute to slain diplomats Ryan labels Fed action ‘sugar-high economics’ Obama campaign pushes back on Romney over China House Republican calls for congressional oversight of foreign policy Moroccan man is sentenced to 30 years for Capitol terror plot Obama: ‘We will bring to justice’ those who harm Americans Obama: US will ‘stand fast against the violence on our diplomatic missions’ Planned Parenthood attacks Ryan, speech to Values Voters Corker urges renewed work on money market fund reform White House details automatic budget cuts, calls them ‘blunt, indiscriminate’ Carney: ‘No intelligence’ could have been acted on to prevent Libya attacks Parties trade blame for ‘least productive Congress’ in decades Olympians tweet about trip to White House House GOP questions HHS hiring, pay practices Libya attack part of a dangerous pattern of unrest Sen. Tester’s bill would slash federal spending on ads Twitter hands over protester’s tweets to police GOP aide: Climate fears scrubbed from bill to keep focus on ‘key issues’ White House asks YouTube to check if anti-Muslim video violates terms of use White House to Congress: Military deployments to Yemen, Libya are purely defensive America’s future in the Middle East Ryan: Obama fails to show ‘steady American leadership’ overseas Obama campaign, pro-Obama super-PAC unveil Spanish-language ads House leaders try to move three-month extension of farm bill White House official returns to green group Ryan: Obama panders to Dem extremists with abortion position The peril of leading from behind Ryan says violence in the Middle East shows need for change in US leadership Cantor: Country’s ‘moral fabric’ at stake in November House cuts back work schedule White House says ‘no intelligence’ could have been acted on to prevent attacks Speak softly and carry a big 9-iron House approves ‘No More Solyndras Act’ Marines deployed to Yemen in wake of anti-US protests LaHood touts Obama administration freight council Obama campaign’s Cutter, RNC’s Priebus battle over China’s role in election Ne-Yo: I want to collaborate with Kanye and Obama Attacks don’t signal Arab Spring failure – Now is not the time to pull back The Libya fiasco and the folly of intervention Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the Libya he leaves behind Obama’s 3 a.m. call comes; he hits snooze button Paul Ryan spotted working out on Capitol Hill We must remain united and committed in wake of Libya attack Senate Dems spend short work period rebuking Ryan budget Biden calls Sudanese leader following violence at US Embassy in Khartoum Dem lawmaker: GOP wrong to call for ‘No More Solyndras’ US must contain the genie it unleashed in North Africa What the embassy attacks really mean Libya: What happens next? ‘Fan in Chief’ Obama honors Olympians at the White House GOP senators blast White House cyber order in WSJ op-ed Olympian Missy Franklin waiting on White House’s call Mitt’s panic attack The Bill Clinton mega-bounce Jeb Bush: Chicago Teachers Union position on hiring is ‘devastating for kids’ Poll: Democrat Sinema leads Parker in Arizona’s new district News bites: Boomer watch Adviser suggests attacks wouldn’t have happened under President Romney Why the Chicago teachers strike matters in November Know thine enemy GOP bill would investigate attacks on US in Egypt, Libya, Yemen Obama team attacks Romney on ‘top five’ reasons he won’t release tax returns News bites: Up, up and away Romney confident, but says that beating an incumbent ‘never easy’ News bites: Cameras to watch the cameras Allen, Kaine tied in latest poll News bites: Google’s blocking of YouTube video raises questions Poll: Obama edges Romney nationally House to vote on No More Solyndras Act News bites: Oil prices rise on Fed plans, fossil fuel ads dominate, and more Poll: Obama opens leads over Romney in swing states Ohio, Florida, Virginia GOP lawmakers want Romney to stay fuzzy on details of his tax reform plan MORNING READ