The Hill Articles: February 8, 2013

Atlantic Council releases list of foreign donors for Hagel ACLU lauds new housing rule McKeon: ‘Stunned by the president’s silence’ on defense cuts in sequester fact sheet Condoleezza Rice strikes spectator during golf tournament A closer look at next week… Kerry wants Keystone pipeline decision in ‘near term’ DAY’S END ROUND-UP Universities spar with administration over patent regulation Retailers forecast 8.5 percent importing increase after East Coast port labor deal White House monitoring track of Nemo snowstorm Pelosi to host Newtown student, mother at State of the Union Man sues TSA worker over arrest for peanut butter bomb joke Advocates say GOP proposal would ration Medicaid for kids Rep. Crowley: ‘Stephen Colbert can be my back-up singer anytime’ HUD finalizes discriminatory lending rules opposed by financial industry Sen. Rand Paul to deliver Tea Party response to Obama State of the Union Senate to consider gun control, immigration reform Interior Department to investigate coal exports Sen. Menendez defends his relationship with political donor Melgen House group ‘on the cusp’ of deal on immigration reform Analysis predicts spike in telehealth patients Carney defends Obama’s decision 
to overrule Cabinet members on Syria White House won’t comment on Brennan’s waterboarding dodge Ex-US ambassador: France paid ransoms to al Qaeda offshoot White House warns sequester would disrupt life of nation Feinstein introduces bill to prohibit foreign felons from buying guns in the US First lady rooting for Kelly Clarkson to win Grammy House launches bipartisan push for DOJ drone papers Candidate for Jackson Jr. seat releases ad touting support for gun control Clinton brings warning to House Democrats about 2014 campaign Club for Growth opposes Republican hawks’ sequester replacement plan Major oil company breaks with trade group over SEC disclosure lawsuit WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks at farewell tribute for Defense Secretary Panetta House panel to reintroduce controversial cyber bill, setting up White House fight Shuster schedules hearing on ‘federal role’ in transportation spending House to investigate Mali crisis in the wake of French intervention Report: White House set to cut nuclear arsenal by one-third Obama welcomes ‘Year of the Snake’ Chamber of Commerce bullish on economy, if Congress stops ‘wounds’ House Energy chairman not hopeful Obama will approve Keystone XL pipeline Levin rejects GOP 
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Hagel documents House to probe embassy security, budget, NLRB ruling Report: Jackson Jr. signs plea deal Poll: Vilsack top pick for Harkin’s seat Clint Eastwood ‘not surprised’ by reaction to chair speech, Chrysler ad Court slaps down regulations on decorative fireplaces GOP announces intel panel picks Colbert to Dems: Congress as unpopular as venereal disease and ‘meth labs’ Macmillan settles with DOJ; Apple last company standing in e-book battle Retailers criticize dockworker unions for rejecting port labor deal Exelon chief: Wind subsidies could shut down nuclear plants House to pass hydropower bills next week Axelrod to former WH doctor: Leave Christie alone! Biden meets with actor Bradley Cooper EPA moves forward with climate change protection plan, asks for comments Scientists to Obama: Convene climate change ‘summit’ to map out federal action Pointless makework Postal service says it lost $1.3 billion during the holiday months ‘Lincoln’ screenwriter defends film from congressman’s criticism Alaska senators introduce bills to ban ‘Frankenfish,’ protect wild salmon Trade deficit dips at end of 2012 Poll: Shaheen may be vulnerable in 2014 Magic Johnson huddles with Obama on HIV/AIDS at White House Rove: Expect more ads attacking Judd Friday’s global agenda: Canada visits Kerry ‘Virginia in the Vanguard’: California and Texas should also cast coins Livestrong recruits new lobbying director News bites: Investor sues Apple News bites: Canceled News bites: Up next for Tavenner Progressive group expands ad buy targeting McConnell Poll: Hillary Clinton more popular than Obama, Rubio, Biden News bites: Financial regulators to give Congress status update on Dodd-Frank Panetta defends Pentagon response to Benghazi attack Brennan: Drone strikes only used as ‘last resort’ to save lives Report: Bush family’s email accounts hacked Murkowski mulls ‘hold’ on Interior nominee over road’s rejection Senate Democrats struggle to craft plan for sequester replacement News bites: Climate change may fuel African conflict, Europe’s coal use rises, and more MORNING READ FAA to allow Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ test flights Wyden: ‘fracking’ rule must include public safeguards Poll: Sen. Begich early favorite for re-election in Alaska