The Hill Articles: January 29, 2013

Gore faces ‘The Future’ with unease and optimism Weyants World: January 30, 2013 Republicans’ pas de deux OVERNIGHT MONEY: Senate ponders debt-ceiling bill Immigration gamble Clinton: Health won’t ‘factor in at all’ in decision to run for president OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Benghazi invades Hagel confirmation Rep. Stephen Lynch to announce bid for Senate on Thursday OVERNIGHT TECH: Tech companies line up to support high-skilled immigration bill Keystone XL decision may loom large for red state Democrats in 2014 midterms Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate TSA Republicans threaten to subpoena IRS records on health law’s subsidies Rubio: Immigration deal ‘un-doable’ if health benefits are on the table Report: Obama to visit Minneapolis on Monday Justice Department gives monetary awards to 9/11 first responders NTSB performing chemical tests on defective 787 ‘Dreamliner’ battery EPA denies regional chief used private email for official business Sen. Alexander to raise $3 million by May DAY’S END ROUNDUP Leader of DOE fossil fuel division to step down House GOP, citing North African turmoil, boosts Keystone pipeline pressure on Obama SEC names new inspector general Federal regulators target doggie doo in San Francisco park Senate confirms Kerry for State on 94-3 vote NTSB chief — and DOT contender — thanks LaHood for service Bloomberg super-PAC running ads against Illinois Democrat Halvorson Similar-looking congressmen creating confusion on Capitol Hill Senate approves Kerry for State, setting in motion special election process Obama: ‘We need Congress to act’ on immigration reform LGBT community at mercy of discriminatory immigration system Measures in Obama proposal mirror high-skilled immigration legislation House GOP leaders request additional Benghazi material Sen. Cruz to Rahm Emanuel: Keep your ‘anti-gun crusade’ out of Texas Reid declines to endorse Feinstein’s assault-weapons ban Nominee Hagel to cut ties with Chevron GOP offers resolution calling carbon tax harmful to low-income families Lobbyists air concerns about doctor gift-disclosure rule at White House Iran reset: Challenges for next four years Oil-and-gas lobby might take ethanol fight to Supreme Court Rubio makes sales pitch on immigration to conservative media NRA chief to call for ‘immediate blanket’ of armed school security Bipartisan immigration reform blueprint has best chances of success CREW: Football lobbying on the rise State Department defends commitment to closing down Guantánamo prison Rep. Blackburn challenges Obama to skeet shooting showdown Study: Consumers spent more of payroll tax cut than intended Sonny Perdue won’t run for Georgia Senate Grassley: Obama’s logic on guns turns Constitution on its head WATCH LIVE: Obama unveils immigration reform plan SHIELD Act will help address patent system abuses Senators accuse Justice Department of treating banks as ‘too big to jail’ Oil group: High-ethanol fuel harms cars Senators introduce immigration reform to increase STEM visas Senate Dems look to help consumers shake off medical debt from credit scores US debt headed toward 200 percent of GDP even after ‘fiscal cliff’ deal Obama Interior Department appointee resigns amid investigation Conservatives and Republicans should embrace the populism Villaraigosa, Granholm on long list of rumored successors to LaHood Senior GOP lawmakers demand private emails 
from EPA official Sessions: No immigration deal can happen until ICE director leaves Graham: Hillary Clinton ‘got away with murder’ on Benghazi FDA OKs Plan B vending machine Go nuts! Lawmakers form Congressional Peanut Caucus EMILY’s List announces five ‘anti-woman’ targets in 2014 Sen. Graham: Either Panetta testifies on Libya or I put hold on Hagel nomination Time for immigration reform Gore defends sale of Current TV to ‘distinguished’ news network al Jazeera Sen. Flake: Obama speech could ‘poison the well with a lot of Republicans’ Obama: ‘Every American who travels’ should thank LaHood for DOT work Specialty groups back IPAB repeal Obama defends US role in Syria in Arabic-language address Sale of stimulus-backed energy firm approved despite GOP concerns Reports: Big business using obscure office to kill federal regulations Averting the real fiscal cliff: Political posturing slow’s path to fiscal solvency Home prices make largest yearly gains in six years Consumer confidence dips in wake of ‘fiscal cliff’ Senate panel approves Kerry for State Reid says Democrats will continue fight for equal pay for women Disney CEO rips ‘ill-informed’ Markey over ‘MagicBands’ criticism Haggling over Hurricane Sandy relief: The unraveling of a rational disaster relief policy 9/11 conspirator delivers tirade against US prosecutors in Gitmo tribunal Feingold leads charge against Amgen’s ‘fiscal cliff’ win Ex-GOP Rep. LaHood to step down as head of Transportation Dept. Scott Walker to speak at Conservative Political Action Conference Obama orders another $15 million for Syrian refugees ‘Our journey is not complete’: Equal pay requires passage of Paycheck Fairness Act Roger Ailes says farewell to Sarah Palin, Marco Rubio says hello to immigration reform, Hillary Clinton says farewell for now Egyptian president must make real amends to end the unrest Tuesday’s global agenda: Kerry gets State Scalia: Constitution is ‘dead, dead, dead’ Libertarians, Tea Party unite around Hagan challenger News bites: Silly rabbits Obama must act boldly to protect workers’ rights News bites: Google unveils map of North Korea Tuesday: John Kerry, reporting for duty News bites: Questioning prevention McCain: GOP will back plan offering ‘tough road’ to citizenship News bites: It’s back GOP Rep. Blackburn challenges Obama to skeet-shooting contest Poll: Slim majority back path to citizenship for illegal immigrants News bites: Executive pay at bailed-out firms still high, report shows Immigration offers Republicans an opportunity What worries you? White House to let Congress take lead on immigration deal News bites: Fed agency staff back half-billion-dollar penalty against Barclays NRSC announces new hires for 2014 cycle MORNING READ Despite momentum, tough fight looms for immigration-reform advocates Sequestration no longer the ‘bad policy’ bogeyman for Congress House panel demands briefing over prosecution of Web activist Swartz OVERNIGHT TECH: Senators to introduce high-skilled immigration bill