The Hill Articles: August 7, 2013

Issa investigating alleged collusion between IRS and FEC Issa seeks IRS, FEC emails Liberal group presses NBC to run anti-Keystone pipeline ad Citizen Bezos Report: Tea Party wants Gohmert to primary Cornyn Trump says he beat Boehner in golf Rep. McDermott ‘deeply troubled’ by CBS blocking online content ObamaCare de-funders bank on grassroots support moving leaders President: Al Qaeda is ‘on the way to defeat’ Rep. King: Global warming ‘more of a religion than a science’ Obama cancels meeting with Putin over Snowden asylum Christian college renews suit against birth control mandate Obama’s canceling of Putin meeting draws bipartisan praise from lawmakers Gas lobby pledges to keep up pressure on biofuel program Obama to give speech 50 years after ‘I Have a Dream’ IRS cancels final scheduled furlough day Rep. Lewis likens Snowden to Gandhi Dem proposes $10 billion oil tax hike to fund jobs program Jobs growth picks up across all regions GOP lawmaker: ‘Irresponsible’ to cut training for ObamaCare ‘navigators’ Obama marks end of Ramadan with more Syrian aid Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign accused of bribing state senator Lawmakers demand accountability from DOD on leaks Rubio: Jobs aren’t being created because of the $17T debt Goats graze Congressional Cemetery Budget deficit reaches $606 billion for the year Airplane bomb scare investigated in Philadelphia Study: Ending education tax breaks would boost job growth Jeb Bush rips Matt Damon for sending his kids to private school Congress ignores ticking time bomb of investment fraud Ron Paul calls Rand Paul/Chris Christie feud ‘irrelevant’ Harkin: Southern senator described Obama as ‘exotic’ AARP leader calls Weiner’s ‘Grandpa’ comment unfortunate Obama: ‘I would probably benefit from refinancing’ on Chicago home Christie surges in New Hampshire GOP lawmaker: Members are not on vacation during August NRA asks Supreme Court to lift ban on handgun sales to teens Sen. Inhofe announces he’ll run for reelection in 2014 Obama has private dinner with DreamWorks CEO Katzenberg Congressional action on worker centers is overdue Sen. Boxer urges colleagues to block House-passed coal bill DOT says it’s working to ‘protect’ transit systems from climate change Obama wants a refinancing bill done by year’s end Obama snubs Putin over Snowden Poll: Gingrey, Broun lead GOP Senate field in Georgia Justice charges two with illegal lobbying for Zimbabwe ‘Putty-like’ substance at Rep. Cummings’s Baltimore office not dangerous Schumer warns consumers their TVs could be spying on them Azerbaijan moves toward democracy Senators urge FDA to issue delayed seafood guidance for pregnant women Study: Small businesses pay higher effective tax rates Rand Paul backs RNC pressure on networks Benghazi suspect says he’s ‘having a normal life,’ denies charges Forbes: Sequestration sinks vital sub repairs Virginia agrees to pay for intrastate Amtrak service CEO turnover surged to three-year high in July ObamaCare resistance will hurt GOP in 2014, survey says Energy Dept. gives OK to third natural-gas export proposal AFL-CIO boss blasts Obama tax plans Yemen says it foiled major al Qaeda plot GOP needs Pryor loss for shot at Senate control Thursday’s meeting announcements: New England fishing council Tax reform: Make it simple Oregon lawmakers blame Wall Street for rising beer prices Biden raises funds for Dems off ObamaCare shutdown threat Russia ‘disappointed’ by Obama decision NBC: Steyer’s anti-Keystone ad ‘violates our guidelines’ Medicare proposes a barrier to an innovative Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool New regs for Thursday: OSHA withdraws consultation proposal Markey calls for investigation into CBS blocking online videos George W. Bush released from hospital and ‘doing great’ Norquist urges GOP leaders to seek one-year delay of ObamaCare Iowa lawmaker preparing anti-ID theft bill Feds reap $4.4B in Freddie Mac profits GOP challenger slams McConnell as ‘mudslinging Mitch’ Snowden, nuclear arms cuts and the Moscow summit Club for Growth endorses Tom Cotton, launches ads in Arkansas Senate race System to safeguard ObamaCare information is months behind schedule Late-night smash: Obama aging, Washington Post sale White House regs chief meets with GE on carbon rule Feds release rule to fix ObamaCare glitch for lawmakers, staffers Schumer: House going in ‘right direction’ on immigration reform Washington needs a real shot of courage Rand Paul, radio host spar over former aide Rubio flips blame on Dems over ObamaCare, government funding fight News bites: Will it backfire? News bites: US denounces Vietnam’s Internet limits Report: Trump, Boehner play golf News bites: Looks kind of hard Obama: Hillary Clinton ‘doesn’t have to measure’ White House drapes The shale revolution’s impact abroad News bites: States mull drone regulations Rep. Schiff: Many Benghazi attackers identified Obama: ‘No patience’ for Russian anti-gay rights law Obama to visit Camp Pendleton Wednesday Obama defends embassy closures Obama ‘disappointed’ by Russia on Snowden, but will attend G-20 News bites: Interior chief tours oil heartland, investors eye climate risks and more Tax gavel is Ryan’s — if he wants it Path to GOP winning back Senate majority runs through Arkansas 100 People to Watch This Fall Obama says McCain ‘bromance’ straight out of a romantic comedy Obama tells Leno: ‘We don’t have a domestic spying program’