The Hill Articles: May 6, 2013

Bottom Line Enough with ‘red lines’ The Hatfields and McCoys House votes to fix Vietnam memorial funding problem Weyant’s World: May 7, 2013 OVERNIGHT TECH: Internet sales tax bill clears Senate Senate approves Internet sales tax bill OVERNIGHT MONEY: Hochberg hits Senate Banking OVERNIGHT ENERGY: New Interior chief to face Senate, gas exports in focus, and more OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Medicare payments in the spotlight Reid calls Sen. Cruz a ‘schoolyard bully’ OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama defends Israeli airstrikes in Syria Chambliss sinks hole-in-one during golf round with Obama Administration seeks input on Japanese trade talks DOT spokeswoman to become FAA chief of staff Report: AFL-CIO endorses Markey FDA orders warning labels on tanning beds Housing regulator to tighten restrictions on government-backed home loans Joint tax committee drops code summary Lew urges committee to halt Dodd-Frank tweaks Huckabee: Obama will be ousted over Benghazi Unified Medicare benefit would save billions, study says DAY’S END ROUNDUP Aereo sues to block more CBS lawsuits DHS urged to hire outsider for new cyber chief China targeting U.S. military secrets to support arms buildup FDA warns pregnant women against migraine drugs House will pass farm bill, Rep. Lucas predicts SEC charges Harrisburg, Pa., with ‘reckless’ securities fraud Giffords group raises $1 million after Senate votes down gun bill Rep. Mike Rogers pushed for FBI chief Air Force sex assault prevention chief faces sexual battery charge Study: Cost-saving moves would cut Medicare rolls GOP lawmaker renews call to shut off aid to Pakistan Top NY official suing banks over mortgage settlement violations PETA goes after Christie for killing a spider Menendez offers bill to arm Syrian rebels Biden to meet with religious leaders in fresh gun control push FTC refuses to delay online privacy rules for kids Canadian band writes song about ex-staffer who appeared on ‘Jeopardy!’ FBI group wants Obama to pick Rep. Rogers for FBI director Former Bush economic adviser disputes Heritage immigration report Obama’s Keystone XL embarrassment Sessions: study ‘puts to rest’ idea Gang of Eight plan fiscally sound Former chief of wind, gas industry groups joins major lobby shop Reid calls on GOP to agree to appoint budget conferees Diplomat claims US special forces told to stand down in Benghazi Feds want five-year paper trail for livestock Syria tops agenda in Kerry’s first visit to Pentagon Carney: Benghazi review was ‘rigorous and unsparing’ White House defends Obama’s Syrian ‘red line’ as ‘deliberate’ Pro-ObamaCare group acknowledges outreach challenges Senate set to approve online sales tax bill First lady to fundraise with Jason Collins Treasury’s exit from GM bailout accelerates Dem calls on major retailers to sign up to Bangladesh worker code DOD: North Korea ratcheting back war rhetoric against US Scott Brown undecided on New Hampshire Senate race DeMint, Heritage estimate Senate immigration bill price tag at $6.3T Obama hits the links with GOP senators Wind energy group devising plan to present to tax committees Major oil sands producer: We need Keystone pipeline Two House Dems endorse against ex-colleague Joe Baca in California race Sen. Flake says Heritage study ignores ‘economic benefits’ Sources: Spending bill reduced sequester to $80B Disability grants to be spent on job services, Internet access UN walks back claim chemical weapons used by Syrian rebels GOP will try again to stop ‘monuments to me’ Bill Clinton reportedly snubbed in bid to organize Led Zeppelin reunion Former NTIA official Gomez joins Wiley Rein Improving metro areas decline in latest housing index Bureau issues rule to guide fines for violating consumer protection laws Poll: Seven in 10 young adults support same-sex marriage Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay: Congress needs to hold China to account on Tibet NATO commander named dean at Tufts University Judge seeks fast action on challenge to SEC oil disclosure rule Libya nominee faces Senate grilling amid Benghazi probe Who lost Texas — and Kansas and Missouri and 30-some other states? Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Social Security briefing on cystic fibrosis Blumenthal: ‘NRA shames itself by misleading the American public’ New regs for Tuesday: More contracts for women-owned businesses Illinois judge resigns from seat to run against Rep. Davis The week ahead: EPA nominee Gina McCarthy faces Senate committee vote Gomez launches introductory Web ad This week in transportation: FAA cutback turbulence quietly continues Week ahead: Back to the SGR This Week in Tech: Senate set to approve Internet sales tax Kennedy Library gives Profiles in Courage award to Giffords Monday: Online taxes, water, land use News bites: YouTube may launch paid subscription service Chaffetz: We were ‘misled every step of the way’ on Benghazi News bites: Five months News bites: But what about the House? Al Gore wants to ‘awaken’ Rupert Murdoch on climate change Sanford’s ex-wife asks judge to ban cameras from trespass hearing Poll: 71 percent back immigration bill similar to Senate proposal Trump: Obama Admin. ‘did their job’ in burying Benghazi story News bites: The Making of Dodd-Frank News bites: Europe’s carbon market woes, Al Gore on Canada, and more This week: House tees up debt-ceiling bill Poll: Sanford holds narrow lead GOP on Cruz control Opinion: Ex-governors hold the keys to progress on debt deal Opinion: A win-win for all on tax reform Republicans ride on Cruz control Rep. David Valadao is proof that the GOP can appeal to Hispanic voters Regulatory agency employees dodge sequester furloughs