The Hill Articles: September 28, 2012

Obama administration tells contractors again: Don’t issue layoff notices Ann Romney: Mitt’s ‘mental well-being’ would be her biggest concern if elected Report: BAE briefs Pentagon on merger deal with EADS Postal regulator questions USPS consolidation efforts Romney and Obama build each other up ahead of first debate NRCC will not return funds contributed by donor who contributed illegally to Rep. Buchanan DAY’S END ROUNDUP DSCC pours $410,000 into Maine Senate race Romney: ‘I’m looking forward to the debates’ Court halts CFTC efforts to slow derivatives speculation Republicans complain about wasteful spending on healthcare law LaHood heralds new Pennsylvania air traffic control tower Polls: Obama leads in three swing states State Department removes Iranian group from list of terror organizations Dempsey unveils blueprint for Pentagon’s future force Dems competitive in New Hampshire House races K Street’s Ogilvy parts ways with biggest client Romney, Netanyahu agree nuclear Iran is ‘unacceptable’ FCC reconsiders caps on cell carriers Missouri senators demand answers from Army on Cold War-era testing Before you call for a ban on BPA, Ask yourself if the science supports it Rehberg hits Tester on coal in new ad Republicans blast California’s move to hype healthcare law on TV shows Syria scrambles to secure chemical weapon stockpiles, says Panetta President Obama flexes on China Sen. Kerry lashes out at GOP for exploiting bipartisan Libya letter Peace in the land Kerry: Romney wrong on Obama and Israel Consumer confidence hits four-month high House Dem floats bill to ward off doctor shortage Biden warns Fla. seniors Romney tax plan will raise Social Security taxes FCC moves to auction TV airwaves to cell carriers Fast and Furious: Failures in leadership and communication Obama signs six-month spending resolution into law GOP governors push Obama for health law details DHS to issue written guidance protecting LGBT couples from deportation White House: Obama in ‘full agreement’ with Netanyahu on Iran Murray calls out GOP senator holding up bill for veterans with disabilities Biden tells Fla. seniors Romney-Ryan will raise their Social Security taxes Congress must rein in military drones Romney says he will win Pa., White House at Valley Forge GOP senator tells Geithner to go slow on ‘systemically important’ firms Study finds faces of GOP congresswomen more feminine than Democrats’ Paper says Petraeus interested in top Princeton job Iranian press fooled by The Onion Republican Party’s problems persist in New England Romney fans more engaged on Facebook, Twitter Calif. Gov. signs law banning employers from asking job applicants for Facebook passwords GOP again denies Dem calls for House to return to work GOP brand disaster, Republican reverse-Rorschach Ryan unlikely to win over Wisconsin Romney plans phone call with Netanyahu House delays requirement for feds 
to make their financial forms public Cornyn slams door on Mo. Senate race Google to block YouTube video in Brazil ‘Safe is fatal’ Re: Education EADS won’t extend deadline for merger with BAE Sen. Warner praises LivingSocial for helping Nationals fans Poll: Obama backers want more fracking rules, but national support eroding Saving energy, saving soldiers’ lives Rep. West features opponent’s mug shot, police record in harsh television ad The 2012 election, in two parts The candidates’ positions on Medicare Advantage Polls show tight race in three swing states Issa again demands Delphi documents from Treasury, warns of subpoena Complex, unfair tax code stands in way of recovery Romney features Puerto Rico’s governor in new Spanish-language ad Gingrich: Romney needs to ‘disarm’ Obama in debate Dems want to legislate on Romney taxes Senate hinges on New England News bites: Memorial News bites: Obama, Romney soften in reach for center McCaskill doesn’t know what Akin means with ‘not ladylike’ comment Poll: Obama, Romney tied on economic issues DSCC launches second ad in Virginia Berkley, Heller trade barbs Medicare and ethics at debate News bites: Behind the scenes AFL-CIO targets candidates in six states Red Carpet Rundown: October 1, 2012 Obama campaign raises expectations for Romney in first debate News bites: FTC moves to overhaul online child privacy rules Romney muddies his tax message Democrats make hay out of stalled farm bill MORNING READ