The Hill Articles: December 5, 2013

Obama: Mandela ‘belongs to the ages’ OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Debate over greenhouse gas regs heats up Some Republicans have ‘got to be embarrassed’ by House, says Obama Biden or Clinton? Obama won’t choose Larry David celebrating Hanukkah at White House House Dems rip Obama on deportations OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House could vote on ‘doc fix’ next week Audit: IRS loses billions due to stolen ID numbers Obama: All should aspire to be Mandela OVERNIGHT TECH: Patent debate shifts to the Senate OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: McKeon ‘confident’ Defense bill will get done Lawmakers mourn the loss of Mandela Sen. Wyden: Whistle-blowers targeted for retaliation at Ore. power agency OVERNIGHT MONEY: All eyes on November job creation Tech groups praise House ‘patent troll’ vote Mandela dies at 95 Dempsey: US poised to support French forces in Africa WATCH LIVE: Obama on Mandela’s death Dem lawmaker Welch rides anti-ethanol bike Nelson Mandela dies at 95 WH: Obama briefly stayed with uncle Sen. Levin to Obama: Delay Afghan postwar plan until next April Accountants press Baucus on tax reform GOP bill requires prison term for ObamaCare ID theft FTC: Flashlight app shared users’ location data Activists escorted from Cantor’s office McCaskill ‘disgusted’ with prosecutor in Florida State rape case Pelosi softens stance on job aid Pelosi: No jobless aid means no deal Vulnerable lawmakers look for cover on Medicare Advantage Can war with Iran be prevented? White House official blogs cancer fight Middle East peace talks hit snag over Israel’s security Young immigration activists leave Cantor’s office after arrest warning Groups worry about future of parks after shutdown SEC to consider Volcker Rule behind closed doors House hopes to ‘ping-pong’ Defense bill Cruz blasts Reid for O-Care exemptions Bush daughter: Our dog was a ‘jerk’ Gallup: Hispanics split with Obama Feinstein: Automate trains to prevent crashes Pentagon makes major changes to military intelligence Want big returns? Invest in small children ObamaCare regs rushed, conservative study finds Carney: Stolen cobalt-60 never posed threat WH: Obama attacks on McConnell not related to midterm election Airlines to Congress: ‘No new air taxes’ Consumer bureau defends ‘back to basics’ rules Senators: Too soon for ‘victory lap’ on ‘too big to fail’ Rogers: Kerry’s ‘secret’ Iran talks an ‘awful idea’ Boehner: GOP needs to be ‘sensitive’ White House: GOP out of sync with women Farm deal is in sight, says House chairman WH admits Obama briefly stayed with uncle Hoyer: Dems to protest if unemployment benefits not extended Patent trolls threaten small businesses Amid tensions, Obama, Netanyahu to speak at Middle East forum House may consider ‘doc fix’ next week Dem super-PAC defends Kay Hagan on ObamaCare Pelosi: No jobless aid, no deal Hagel: Congress will not ‘rescue’ DOD from sequester GOP bill seeks to overhaul school lunches Boehner: No farm bill deals yet Kerry tries to sell Iran deal House votes to thwart ‘patent trolls’ Gun control groups launch Newtown ad Conservatives tout growing support for ObamaCare substitute GOP Rep. steers clear of mileage-fee bill American exceptionalism – are we there yet? Eagle-killing rule almost done Cheney worries more about his knee than his heart ACLU sues housing regulator over eminent domain blockade Latest Snowden leak? Sweden spied on Russia for US Sarah Palin bags Martin Bashir Audit: IRS tax evasion systems need more security Is Ted Cruz just another Bad Santa? McKeon fires back at Wall Street Journal over sequester Republican men need more sensitivity on women’s issues, Boehner says Conservatives: No TSA tax hike Mayor Ford slams O-care Boehner: House is done next Friday Gun control groups launch ads marking Newtown anniversary Boehner: No budget, farm bill deals yet Kerry tries to sell Iran deal to Israel Preschool today will support the military tomorrow Ky. gov.: ‘Tremendous’ demand for O-Care Controversial Toronto mayor slams O-Care Hunter blasted for nuking comment Rand Paul pushes tax cuts for Detroit Bill Bratton returns as NYC’s top cop Ky. governor: ObamaCare criticism will backfire on McConnell in 2014 Rogers on HealthCare.gov: ‘Shut it down’ Biden: Air-defense zone raises alarm Friday’s meeting announcements: Electric motor energy standards Sessions: Obama’s policies cause ‘middle-class distress’ Groups coalesce behind $500B in budget cuts Newly proposed IRS regulations fall far short Cantor skeptical of enrollment data Biden to Chinese VP: US reporter ‘very important man’ Intel chairman: Shut down HealthCare.gov to fix security issues Climate change spreading diseases to new areas New regs for Friday: Infant carrier safety Oil companies prepare for federal carbon tax Lawmakers to receive copy of Rep. John Lewis’s book Microsoft barricades data against NSA Jobless claims drop to nearly a 7-year low Debate grows over fast food wages Car bomb hits Yemen’s defense ministry Fortune 500 companies return to cities Sec. Perez decries ‘false choice’ between labor, businesses Hillary Clinton: A lifetime of human rights advocacy Volcker Rule to prohibit ‘portfolio hedging’ Chamber of Commerce launches ads for establishment Republicans American teacher killed in Benghazi US economy expands at 3.6 percent rate on pick-up in inventories GOP bill aims to give rural states more Internet access RNC targeting Clinton ahead of 2016 Treasury chief confident ‘too big to fail’ will end Justice wants mining rule set aside Patent trolls are gobbling up restaurant innovation Obama not allowed to have iPhone SolarCity to offer Tesla batteries with panels Train crash survivors to sue Cantor skeptical of enrollment numbers Labor fight threatens airline merger What a difference six months makes Let’s not miss this opportunity for consensus-based patent reform Airports OK e-cigarettes Pentagon transfers two Guantanamo prisoners Ad hits big oil on fuel mandate Biden hits China on treatment of press Thursday: Fighting patent trolls in the House Lew says U.S. will press Europe, Asia to match Dodd-Frank The devil in the details of FERC’s electric grid plan Obama tells youths he can’t have iPhone Biden: Air-defense zone causes ‘apprehension’ Obama to feds: Bulk up on green power EPA fuel mandate imperils biofuel industry, producers warn Obama in Tehran — could it happen? WH-DSCC ObamaCare powwow Republican candidates shift their messages on Obama healthcare law Md.’s Democratic power players leading push against cuts to federal workers Treasured tax breaks set to expire Lobby group warns regulators: Hands off electronic payments