The Hill Articles: September 8, 2012

Obama tells ‘birther’ joke, asks young boy if he has birth certificate Romney: GOP leaders made ‘big mistake’ agreeing to sequester Romney Spanish-language ad hits Obama for broken ‘promises’ Pelosi’s pace keeps ’em guessing Bill Clinton to campaign for Obama next week in swing-state Florida Romney: ‘I will not take God out of our platform’ Obama super-PAC ad: Romney tax plan would tear down middle class Poll: Obama opens up four-point lead on Romney nationally Rep. Larson tries to pin weak jobs number on GOP House Pentagon speaks with SEAL team, calls book’s account of bin Laden raid wrong Obama campaign touts 700,000 donations over Dem convention week Obama jokes Bill Clinton should be named ‘secretary of explaining stuff’ Report: Ryan to begin prepping this weekend for debate with Biden House to vote on requiring Obama to find alternative to sequester cuts Obama convention speech draws 35.7M viewers, down from ‘08 Ann Romney sidesteps questions on same-sex marriage, birth control Report: Suspect in Fast and Furious killing arrested in Mexico Lawmakers call for openness over Pacific trade deal IP measures Syrian opposition took plea for US military action to conventions Obama: US ‘stronger’ eleven years after 9/11 Sen. Barrasso: Time for Obama’s ‘rhetoric to meet reality’ on jobs Democrats say Hillary Clinton would leave void if she opts out of 2016