The Hill Articles: August 23, 2013

State Dept. condemns violence in Lebanon Filner announces resignation, offers apologies to accusers Lawmakers summon nuclear chief to testify about waste site Alexander releases ad defending ObamaCare opposition Biden: ‘My son Beau is fine’ Pie time for Obama Obama joined by Biden in Scranton to close out two-day college tour Administration tells schools: Don’t let students with disabilities be bullied Al Gore claims reporter botched his quote about ‘category 6’ hurricanes Defunding ObamaCare ‘not realistic,’ says House GOP leader NSA punished analysts over privacy OFA launches digital ad to support Obama college affordability push Florida city thinks twice about naming street after Rep. Alcee Hastings Rep. Mulvaney blasts Boehner budget plan US soldier sentenced to life for Afghan shootings Poll: Clinton, Christie neck-and-neck in Colorado Feds want to end alternative testing for students with disabilities State: UN Ambassador Power was in ‘constant contact’ during Irish trip Needed: An uplifting U.S. national aviation policy Coats: ObamaCare threat a ‘Hail Mary’ Obama pushes back against regulation criticism Ex-Rep. Filner signs letter resigning as mayor of San Diego Few tough questions for Obama at town hall DOT press aide departing Unions applaud as OSHA releases long-stalled worker safety rule FBI’s Mueller warns of new generation of homegrown terrorists Lawmakers press South Sudan on human rights If House GOP can’t do better, Obama must act on immigration Energy Dept., Interior ink offshore safety agreement Fort Hood shooter guilty on all counts Weiner: Huma my most influential adviser, even if press doesn’t see her New York Times partners with The Guardian on NSA surveillance White House: Poison gas attack in Syria would threaten US national security Obama: Make law school two years Obama: No funding for gay students cut off financially by parents House member says Obama encouraging voter fraud with legal action against Texas Prepaid card industry searching for first lobbyist Bipartisan Senate group criticizes Obama’s hospital cuts NSA admits analysts purposefully violated citizens’ privacy rights Syrian rebels guarantee safety of UN inspectors Immigration—get real Warner: SEC should report to Congress on Nasdaq glitch Decision on Keystone in danger of being delayed until 2014 Obama: I’ve still ‘got some game’ at 52 Quakers quote Dempsey in warning Obama against Syria attack Putin bans protests during Olympics Poll: GOP believes more conservative candidates key to retaking White House Boehner spoofs ObamaCare contest GOP senator blasts IRS for auditing American Legion posts O’Reilly: Obama made American ‘quality of life go down’ Right dismayed over Boehner strategy on ObamaCare funding Leahy: Affleck ‘great pick’ for Batman Obama: ‘Grave concern’ over alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria Bloomberg accuses Obama of caving to Big Tobacco Poll: Young adults least familiar with ObamaCare Actress Angie Harmon: You can’t talk politics in Hollywood unless you’re a Democrat House GOP may merge government funding, debt ceiling fights Report: NSA paid tech companies to comply with surveillance Sen. Boxer: Olympics discrimination would be ‘dark stain’ on Russia Is the future of transportation local? Labor secretary: Increase in oil and gas deaths ‘unacceptable’ Cruz: ‘I am secretly a citizen of Ethiopia’ SEC vows to push for new market safeguards after Nasdaq failure Cornyn says Holder’s move on Texas meant to gin up votes for 2014 New home sales take sharp drop in July ‘Law & Order SVU’ to tackle Trayvon Martin, Paula Deen controversies NASDAQ head ‘deeply disappointed’ by trading freeze Monday’s meeting announcements: FDIC talking Dodd-Frank rules Bon Jovi playing Andrew Cuomo fundraiser Aussie official blasts US ‘gun culture’ NASA: 2013’s Arctic melt part of ‘sustained decline’ TSA chief: Focus should be on ‘non-metallic threats’ New regs for Monday: Rules for arms brokers Cuccinelli ad: ‘Only one candidate under investigation’ GOP taking Biden presidential possibilities seriously News bites: Sebelius touts ObamaCare Back In the USSR Axelrod: Coburn ‘way out of bounds’ on Obama impeachment News bites: Nowhere fast Koch Industries no longer interested in buying Tribune papers News bites: Oil prices to decline through 2013 News bites: Regulators to crack down on high-speed traders News bites: Amazon tests wireless network Late-night smash: Healthcare reform, Weiner’s new iPhone McConnell predicts Egyptian aid vote in September Obama: New dog to help ease pain of daughters growing up Holder: Budget cuts threaten ‘integrity’ of justice system Obama blames budget impasse on GOP fear of Limbaugh, Tea Party Obama: NSA revelations show ‘oversight worked’ Obama: US ‘can’t return to business as usual’ with Egypt after crackdown Rand Paul gains strength in GOP debate over cutting aid to Egypt Treasury’s latest housing plan: Start demolishing houses BP argues it’s being bilked in spill claims Democrats hope GOP chaos in fall will help them win back House US said to be weighing military strike in Syria Boehner ups the ante for a budget showdown in September