The Hill Articles: May 10, 2013

May 10
Graham: Benghazi ‘more like Iran Contra’ than Watergate Panel to try again on EPA nominee IRS admits targeting Tea Party Business groups prod Obama to go further on landmark export policy revamp Business Roundtable: ObamaCare wellness program at risk Former Afghanistan ambassador nominated to oversee government news outlets McCaul: Tsarnaev widow ‘right in the middle’ of Marathon bombing plot A closer look at next week… repealing ObamaCare Camp vows hearing on IRS treatment of Tea Party groups Online sales tax: Time for fair play Dem proposes bill denying stalkers access to guns Poll: Small businesses say ObamaCare will be bad news Sen. Leahy slams Heritage study, scholar DAY’S END ROUNDUP GOP lawmaker: US can’t secure chemical weapons without troops Obama to fundraise Monday at Harvey Weinstein’s Manhattan home Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reads Washingtonians a bedtime story Immigration researcher quits Heritage after backlash to IQ paper GOP raises questions over DOD testimony on Benghazi School tech grants should go to schools with a real plan White House denies misleading public on Benghazi talking points Obama orders new strategy to boost federal pay equality House to reaffirm need to keep Internet free of government control Senate Judiciary panel to debate high-skilled immigration amendments Obama: ‘I am 110 percent committed’ to getting health care reform ‘done right’ FAA relents on flight tower closures; GOP declares sequester skirmish win Senate committee will examine risks of self-driving cars, other new technology What the Senate needs to ask Tom Wheeler Obama defends health law as Democrats fret over 2014 elections Study finds broad frustration with higher ed regulations Feds have record April for revenue Congressman raffling off semi-automatic rifle from campaign Man fighting TSA fine for naked protest Senators introduce bill to reduce taxes on craft beer Kerry: Benghazi turning into ‘a pure, prolonged, political process’ The time has come for immigration reform Dem: Clothiers will have ‘blood on their labels’ if they resist Bangladesh reforms It’s time for the truth on ‘enhanced interrogation’ Poll shows Clinton leading Christie, Rubio in New Hampshire Report: State Department officials involved in Benghazi talking points edits Van Hollen predicts Boehner will be forced into vote on immigration reform White House outlines framework for managing Arctic Study: Medicaid ‘churn’ bad for patients Poll finds Democrats, Republicans sing to different tunes when it comes to musical preferences Obama to visit Baltimore in latest jobs tour trip Russia walking fine line on Syrian arms sales IRS: ‘Perseverance’ led to increase in tax crime convictions Report: Boston terror suspects linked to triple homicide in 2011 Conservative group backing Ayotte on gun control in new ad Carbon dioxide hits new high Holder to testify in Justice Department oversight hearing Christie says, ‘I’m a damn good Republican’ Rep. Price rules out Senate run in Georgia Heritage Foundation, a Harvard conservative, and the conservative crackup GSA auctioning off Air Force One Reports: Texas officials open criminal probe into fertilizer plant explosion Lew: Debt limit fight can last to Labor Day Sen. Gillibrand spotted dining with Val Kilmer Judge slams FDA’s ‘frivolous’ defense of age limits on Plan B Rand Paul bill would pay for highways, bridges with repatriated taxes Taiwanese firm sanctioned for aiding North Korea GOP Sen. Inhofe: Obama could be impeached over Benghazi ‘cover-up’ Tunisian charged in Amtrak terror plot Conservative groups: Sugar program must go WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Kerry holds first Google+ Hangout House farm bill cuts food stamps by $20.5B Biden jokes he’s reached the presidency — of firefighters association Rand Paul: Benghazi attack disqualifies Clinton from holding high office Prince Harry lays wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery Senators seek input on permanent Medicare doc fix Senate to vote on Energy secretary nomination Postal Service’s latest loss: $1.9 billion Rodman says Obama not doing ‘s—‘ when it comes to North Korea Monday’s meeting announcements: Discussing HVAC rules New regs for Monday: Preventing infestation spread Obama DOT pick called ‘underwhelming’ Pro-McConnell group launches ObamaCare ad House Republicans borrow from Obama for legislation to fix student loan rates News bites: Hackers stole $45 million in heist Chelsea Clinton’s mother-in-law moving closer to bid to return to Congress News bites: Obama to speak News bites: Stripped Karl Rove-backed super-PAC blames Clinton on Benghazi messaging News bites: Easy does it Report: South Korean official fired over sex assault on DC intern News bites: Oil industry slams feds over California drilling DSCC questions Gomez on controversial tax deduction Pro-Obama group hits Boehner, GOP ‘tin foil hats’ on climate change Clinton facing calls to testify on Benghazi News bites: After fertilizer blast, Texas still doesn’t want to mess with regulations ‘Top Chef’ judge talks hunger issues on Capitol Hill Immigration bill gains momentum MORNING READ Lawmakers mingle with Prince Harry at embassy reception Hagel: Sectarian violence in Syria ‘intensifying’ Obama to tout health law amid Democratic worries over 2014