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The Hill Articles: September 5, 2012
September 5
Democratic women of the Senate praise work of President Obama
Nancy Pelosi and a donkey named Adlai
Pelosi: A vote for Dems is a vote for Medicare, Social Security, women
AFL-CIO president says Romney doesn’t know hard work
Romney campaign tells Obama to ‘rein in his supporters’ on Nazi comments
Romney-Ryan extremism
Clinton on Obama: ‘We haven’t been close friends’ but he knows I support him
Cleaver rouses crowd as Black Caucus members address Democratic convention
Teachers unions differ on approach to controversial education film
Schumer tells voters to tell Romney: Fuhgeddaboudit
Weyants World: September 6, 2012
Al Franken can’t escape Stuart Smalley
Sen. Murray stresses importance of Democrats maintaining control of Senate, White House
Romney: DNC a ‘celebration of failure’
Clinton to argue Romney would lead ‘you’re-on-your-own’ society
House Dems hit Romney on immigration, women, healthcare
DAY’S END ROUNDUP
Warren to walk fine line in appealing to both Mass. voters, nation in speech
Bill Clinton to call Romney-Ryan vision a ‘winner-take-all society’
US, Pakistan eye transition plan for Taliban
Jessica Alba waits in line for photo op with Chelsea Clinton
Boston mayor: Romney was not ‘all that good’ at being governor
The Hill panel on health policy
Watch live: Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Sept. 5
FAA officials accused of pressuring staff to vote for Obama
After three votes, Dems put Jerusalem, God back into party platform
Weyants World: September 5, 2012
Three things you need to know about IAEA report on Iran
Will.i.am lauds Michelle Obama speech
Kim Kardashian headed to Charlotte
Dems embrace Obama health law
DSCC hits Rehberg over opposition to Buffett Rule
New Keystone route proposed, but green groups unswayed
Toast to Charlotte
Rep. Van Hollen and Rosario Dawson agree: Castro upstaged by his daughter
Housing asking prices rise for the seventh straight month
Clinton calls for US, China to work together on cybersecurity
Survey finds more negative than positive descriptions of Biden
Firm has no evidence that Romney’s tax returns were stolen
Romney to appear on ‘Meet the Press’
Senate hawks warn Iraq over aiding Iran
Obama in Charlotte after rain delay
The Hill’s ITK party
Women of the Senate to appear on the Democratic convention stage Wednesday
Lobbyists to help nominate Obama for reelection in Charlotte
Obama, EPA actions make cap-and-trade more likely
Republicans push to pre-empt Bill Clinton
LaHood skipping Democratic convention
Innovative Ideas for a Healthy Future Town-hall Discussion Livestream
Gov. Patrick to Obama: Stop being so modest
US drone strike kills six in Yemen
First lady shows the way
Kennedy video producer has no regrets
Study finds app users worried about privacy
GOP Rep. McHenry taunts Obama for moving convention speech to smaller venue
Democratic candidate hopes Republican veterans win their races
Apple denies giving device IDs to FBI
Ann Romney: Mitt’s ‘a can-do kind of guy’
Mortgage applications fell last week
Top Pentagon, defense industry leaders to hold talks on sequestration
Dems: House GOP backed 55 votes on ‘anti-women policies’
Oddsmaker says ‘jobs’ will be Obama’s most-used word Thursday night
Rep. Becerra shares the troubles with aging
Club for Growth slams Donnelly with $800,000 ad buy
Duckworth: Government still paying out two Civil War pensions
NFL donates to federal research on brain injuries
Baucus pleased Japan is considering easing US beef restrictions
Sen. Grassley says Clinton will focus on 1990s economy
Afghanistan fires hundreds of troops after new review
Auto bailout takes center stage at DNC
Stark choice facing voters in November
Sen. Durbin jokes more people might read party platform ‘in shades of gray’
Official: Congress must establish electric grid cybersecurity authority
Pelosi: Obama can’t control the weather
Wednesday Convention Lunchbreak from Charlotte
Paul Ryan says Obama undermined Clinton-era bipartisan successes
Celebrities sighted at the Democratic convention
Poll: Viewers pick Eastwood over Romney as GOP convention highlight
Lone wolf terrorism: Understanding the motives behind mass shootings
DCCC launches Medicare attack on Rep. Chris Gibson
Ongoing attacks in Afghanistan remind us it’s time to bring troops home
Charlotte gets In The Know
News bites: ‘Badge of honor’
Sen. Schumer: Ryan doesn’t deserve media ‘halo’ for budget plan
US slips in global competitiveness rankings
Dems move Obama to smaller venue
Report: Emanuel to seek big-money donations for Obama
FCC to measure cellphone service speeds
Granholm speaks at Dem convention
Dem rep. tells Colbert slavery persisted in Brooklyn until 1898
Wednesday: Pelosi, Schumer and Bill Clinton
American Crossroads attacks Obama ‘Forward’ slogan
Ryan: Dem charges he misrepresented plant closure ‘way off base’
Ryan: Exclusion of Jerusalem language from Dem. platform is ‘tragic’
Biden, Kal Penn promote Dem convention livestream
News bites: Zuckerberg vows to hold on to shares
The Hill’s Wednesday Morning DNC Review
News bites: Obama, Dems to tout energy, environment accomplishments
News bites: Europe again
Fluke: Many women feel personally ‘under attack’ from GOP
Van Hollen: Biden must press Ryan on ‘use of facts’ in debate
Poll finds Mitt Romney closing favorability gap with President Obama
Emanuel: Obama deserves ‘incomplete’ grade on economy
Chafee: Gay-marriage plank will help Dems in swing states
Obama, Dems flex muscles on energy policy as platform embraces options
Facing wipeout, North Carolina Dems put on brave faces at Charlotte convention
Romney hunkers down for debate prep
Storm cancels Jeff Bridges’s jam with Maryland governor
Rep. Watt’s advice to women: Ditch the ‘cute shoes’
Perez Hilton gets political
Release of White House beer recipes scores Obama points with Charlotte brewmasters
Democrats have a crier of their own
Obama, with daughters, watches first lady speak to convention
President is ‘kindred spirit,’ says first lady Michelle Obama at convention
Castro defends Obama’s economic record in keynote
Debbie Dingell paints Charlotte’s party scene blue
Opinion: Women take lead in Charlotte
Ex-chief Emanuel calls Obama ‘once-in-a-generation’ president
Kal Penn zings Eastwood by thanking Obama, the ‘invisible man in the chair’
Star-struck Dems clamor for Bill Clinton
Ledbetter challenges Romney to say if he supports fair pay act named after her
Sebelius: ‘ObamaCare is a badge of honor’
Watch live: Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, Sept. 4
Ted Strickland brings convention crowd to its feet
Gibbs: Religious freedom included in Dem platform replaces word ‘God’
President of pro-abortion-rights group says women can’t trust Romney
RNC head blasts Romney appearance in Dem convention video
Democrats use Ted Kennedy tribute video to criticize Romney