The Hill Articles: December 26, 2013

Obama hits the links in Hawaii for fourth time Music industry eyes House changes FTC official recuses self from cybersecurity case Obama signs budget pact Lawmakers want military benefits restored Poll: Majority backs renewal of jobless aid U.S. presses China on ‘rampant’ online piracy Hate crime charge filed over ‘knockout game’ Senator: UPS should give Xmas refunds Report: Chamber to hit Tea Party with $50M Greenpeace activists able to leave Russia What changing Senate chairs portend Greenwald slams MSNBC for Obama bias Petition to reinstate ‘Duck’ star close to goal WH planning dance party for Michelle’s 50th Google accuses coalition of ‘patent dragnet’ South Sudan in peril Brent Budowsky: ObamaCare sales surge Cruz to be GOP speaker at Gridiron dinner House adjourns for the year Puerto Rico’s economic and political plight Report: NSA ‘drowning in information’ FCC delays prison phone call reforms Report: States withholding payments to ObamaCare contractor Shanghai air pollution warnings continue Don’t deny seniors nursing care Gov. Haley got a pistol for Christmas Jobless claims rebound after recent spike Koch group hits two House Dems on O-Care New regs for Friday: Educating migrant children Ads target vulnerable Dems on O-Care Festivus creator mocks Paul Snowden: No concept of privacy Ad slams GOP on unemployment insurance Bangladesh crimes tribunal aiding state takeover Poll: GOP has edge in 2014 midterms Obama visits troops in Hawaii Wind farms rushing to beat the clock Liberal ad: GOP kicked unemployed ‘to the curb during Christmas’ Captive American pleads for release GOP lawmaker: PC Police no longer intimidates Christians America’s business is getting back to business Reports: Israel to defy US with new settlements US ‘disappointed’ by Japan PM’s visit to controversial shrine Captive American pleads for release from al Qaeda Majority says Congress is worst they’ve seen Obama makes Christmas visit to troops in Hawaii The 13 most memorable quotes of 2013 Congress takes hard line on China