The Hill Articles: February 22, 2013

Obama to attend Gridiron dinner A closer look at next week… Sequester plan could derail Afghan postwar plans, says Defense secretary White House orders agencies to open access to research HHS churning out Affordable Care Act regulations Boeing meets with administration officials on 787 ‘Dreamliner’ fix Planned Parenthood praises injunction against Ariz. law All goods ‘subject to negotiation’ for Japan to join Asia-Pacific trade talks Coastal governors unite in push for offshore revenue-sharing bill DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama: ‘Hope springs eternal’ for deal on avoiding automatic cuts Poll: Public opposes sequester cuts to individual programs DOD grounds fighter jet fleet due to engine malfunction Algerian hostage crisis brings promise of closer US-Japan ties on terror fight Insurers: New rules will cause health costs to spike ‘overnight’ Report: DC changing license plates to read ‘District of Columbia’ Departing Energy Secretary Chu heads back to Stanford House to take up VAWA next week Jimmy Fallon, Michelle Obama trade jabs and ‘game face’ photos Rand Paul: White House should pledge no drone strikes on American soil White House sics Dem governors on GOP in fight over sequester US, Russia squabble over Syria bombing GOP lawmakers call on Obama, Holder to enforce gun laws Microsoft, IBM executives defend software patents House committee to hold hearing on U.S. Air-American Airlines merger Protesters disrupt Perry fundraiser over Medicaid Panetta: Final 32,000 American troops out of Afghanistan after 2014 elections LaHood: Sequester will have ‘serious impact’ on transportation Professor Gingrich? Ex-House Speaker to teach course on George Washington Embattled federal office reports saving small businesses billions SC lawmakers tell DOJ to prosecute felons, fugitives trying to buy guns HTC settles FTC charges over security flaws on phones, tablets Obama administration joins lawsuit 
against Lance Armstrong Obama administration finalizes popular pieces of healthcare law Sequester will force patients into ERs, advocates say White House warns sequester will produce chaos at nation’s airports Watchdogs call for new campaign regulator to replace ‘woefully inept’ FEC US businesses rush to Burma in wake of Obama’s trip Time for change Report: Gaps found in EPA drilling emissions reporting Employer-based health coverage hits new low World waiting on America’s next secretary of Defense Romney energy adviser to lobby for top natural gas company Colbert hopes jokes don’t ‘sully’ sister’s congressional bid House committees to hear about effects of defense budget cuts Congressman concerned about Google Play disclosing personal data Hikes in health insurance premiums fall; administration credits healthcare law Bobby Jindal will speak at CPAC Wipeout! Obama: Daughters ‘not as good as their dad’ at surfing Former Bush Commerce secretary quits job to run pro-immigration super-PAC Study: Teen birth rate highest in rural areas Young people must establish work ethic early in life Obama calms fears over Supreme Court action on voting rights Leaving innovation in the dark Planned Parenthood hits McConnell on birth-control issue Schweitzer denies interest in Senate run US dispatches 100 troops to Niger to support French campaign in Mali Senate Judiciary Committee to consider assault weapons ban News bites: Grand theft airline News bites: Too good to pass up News bites: Sequestration anticipation News bites: Calm and collected Cruz: Obama’s ‘lasting legacy’ will be creating Republican leaders News bites: Nevada legalizes online gambling Sen. Thune tells SD students he won’t run for president in 2016 News bites: Alaska oil plan finalized, Chu heads back to Stanford, and more Bipartisan House immigration group reports ‘incredible progress’ Obama displays a more emotional side to sell public on second-term agenda Rumored Energy pick stirs fears on left MORNING READ White House facing pressure from US business groups on trade with Japan