The Hill Articles: November 15, 2013

November 15
Timeline of botched ObamaCare rollout Postal reformers fear loss of momentum Paul takes another swipe at Christie on Sandy aid Vitter: Dems trying to make me scapegoat IBM pushes Goodlatte to protect software patents Ethics panel: Dem took improper travel gift Deficit rises for government pension bailout arm Jimmy Carter dishes on Ted Turner and Jane Fonda Embattled administration touts oil milestone Longtime Senate spending panel staffer departs Food safety chief to step down in December House Republicans tell EPA to step down on new power plant rules Weapons inspectors set end date for Syrian disarmament A closer look at next week… Energy and NDAA Lawmakers increase pressure on device maintenance standards First lady presses education with BET’s Bow Wow Facebook rolls out new ad policy Insurers might get bigger payments House panels probe ObamaCare website security State offers $10 million for Benghazi suspects Begich blasts Alaska gov. for declining to expand Medicaid Bookies bet on skinny president Obama pledges ‘collaborative process’ with health insurers at WH meeting Secretary Kerry testifies before Senate panel Russia-Belarus potash crisis shows need for U.S. engagement Lawmakers cheer on Batkid Sen. Stabenow criticizes proposed EPA fuel mandate Conservatives push ‘secret ballots’ bill Dem’s bill would ban guns in airports Dem Senate candidates break with party Swap guidance draws GOP rebuke Holder to Congress: Allow Gitmo detainee transfers Obama awaits Secret Service probe Cantor: ObamaCare mess is reason to move slowly on immigration Deal with Iran is possible and close Oprah: Obama endures racial disrespect GOP: Justice was ‘overcompensating’ on airline merger Senate won’t bring Upton fix to floor Official: HealthCare.gov errors below 1 percent Hillary feels the love at women’s rights event Vulnerable Dems revolt on ObamaCare vote Congress passes chimp retirement plan DC VIPS, lawmakers flock to boxing match for charity EPA retreats on ethanol mandate Open the books on foreign aid FDA pushes to fight drug-resistant germs Quigley chides Jon Stewart on pizza joke Obama expects Secret Service probe White House pushes yearlong renewal of federal jobless benefits program House approves ‘Keep Your Plan’ ObamaCare bill; 39 Dems defect It may be all over for Obama FTC chief supports patent system update Israeli ambassador slams Obama’s Iran talks Obama ally urges lawmakers to back temporary healthcare fix Afghan security agreement needed More Marines flood typhoon-ravaged Philippines Tester pushes back against poultry rule Mike Enzi will crush Liz Cheney in Wyoming Ethics panel sends warning on charities Obama to rally supporters on Monday GOP to White House: Stop ‘federal takeover’ US, EU conclude second round of trade talks Feinstein ‘baffled’ by Iran sanctions push Bill would gut federal transportation funding NRSC has best fundraising month yet in Oct. Ex-climate czar: White House won’t hinder EPA The new world of export controls Ex-Bush aide: O-Care is like Katrina Rahm Emanuel sends dead fish to Jon Stewart Albania rejects plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons Rep. Cole warns members will try to ‘freelance’ budget deal FDA ‘frustrated’ by sunscreen delay Gallup: Belief in Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory falls to new low House advances bill cementing Obama’s ‘like it, keep it’ promise House Dems seek to limit defections Energy legislation can pass this Congress Monday’s meeting announcement: Energy regulator holding conference State insurers head: Obama fix could sink healthcare law GOP rep. warns FCC over spectrum bids Postal Service posts loss for seventh straight year Seventh Senate Dem backs ObamaCare fix Why Rand Paul’s plagiarism matters New regs for Monday: Wireless companies looking at disclosure rules House GOP campaign chief: ObamaCare a ‘political hurricane’ No skydiving plans for Clinton Jon Stewart roasts ObamaCare Southwest joins TSA Pre-Check We must move swiftly to prevent the next deadly chemical blast News bites: ObamaCare fix falls to regulators Romney: Obama’s second term ‘in jeopardy’ News bites: CIA collecting data on money transfers News bites: Japan criticized for CO2 target News bites: Let’s move airports Keep Fannie and Freddie We should be done with earmarks Dem bill throws lifeline to passengers on nightmare cruises Power: Delayed Iran talks a ‘concern’ News bites: China opens up Power warns ‘time’ in Iran talks is a ‘legitimate concern’ Friday: House votes on ‘like it, keep it’ ObamaCare bill Obama huddles with insurance execs Finish the Farm Bill and fund agricultural energy programs HealthCare.gov manager warned about enrollment site’s problems in July Report: Secret Service sex misconduct in 17 countries University of Baltimore’s Ivan Sascha Sheehan: Turn up Heat on the Iranian Regime Rand Paul antagonist behind anti-McConnell super-PAC Health vote puts Dems in pickle Obama plan could shift blame to insurers (Video) Dem candidates anxious for O-Care fix President goes to the woodshed