The Hill Articles: October 24, 2013

Clinton: US ‘careening from crisis to crisis’ Clinton: US ‘careening from crisis to crisis’ Sebelius defiant amid calls to resign Lawmakers suggest they can work together on housing finance reform Sebelius defiant amid calls to resign Goodlatte defends patent reform bill OVERNIGHT TECH: Administration stands behind patent reform Amazing lasagna and an escape from partisan politics OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA chief on-the-record, next week’s action, and more OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: GOP sounds alarm on sequestration OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Contractors shift blame for ObamaCare woes FDA moves to tighten rules on painkiller Perez: Home health worker regs to help close wage gap House chairman asks OSHA to delay worker safety rule Dems nab challenger for N.J. Rep. LoBiondo Reid rules out grand bargain Feds to track diversity at Wall Street banks Armed Services Republicans urge Ryan, Murray to spare defense spending Feds finalize ObamaCare rules GOP hawks: Spare defense spending GOP again sets up votes to roll back Dodd-Frank rules Administration acknowledges possible changes to Libya policy Business leaders meet with White House officials on immigration State Department condemns latest terror attack in Mali House GOP presses federal agencies for climate change plans NRCC launches radio ads highlighting ObamaCare site glitches Poll: Concern over Internet surveillance drops over decade Soros backs pro-Hillary super-PAC Microsoft: Smartphone wars prove patent system works Choking up, Boehner eulogizes Young Ted Cruz’s daughter: ‘I want to work with daddy’ First rule of patents: Do no harm to consumers 
ObamaCare contractor disputes claim of White House meddling Franks legislation authorizes military force against Iran Mexican reform legislation, a model for the U.S. Carney dances around German tapping claims Contractors deny responsibility for ObamaCare website problems Feds should not play favorites on marriage definition White House says it was behind Durbin ‘miscommunication’ Judiciary Republicans ask FTC for clarity on competition policy Oil lobby demands Congress repeal renewable fuel standards regulation Obama: Immigration’s fate up to GOP Clinton for president, Warren for vice president, Pelosi for Speaker: Time for the women Israel goes alone, with friends GOP bill would prevent national park closures in next shutdown Dem polling shows Reps. Kline, Southerland trailing opponents Despite outreach to GOP, no thaw for Schumer, McConnell DCCC touts new House recruits amid post-shutdown optimism Late night-smash: ‘ObamaCrash’ continues to fumble NRCC launches radio ads highlighting ObamaCare site glitches MORNING READ Daley: ObamaCare rollout ‘a big embarassment’ News bites: U.S. Ambassador to Germany summoned over newest spying allegations News bites: U.S. Ambassador to Germany summoned over newest spying allegations Liberal group rolls out tax plan Obama to Germany’s Merkel: US not monitoring your phone Obama to go on post-shutdown fundraising blitz for Democrats ObamaCare sign-up delay amid Dem fears of midterm backlash Obama to push House on immigration reform