The Hill Articles: October 7, 2013

Renewable Fuel Standard gives consumers a choice House GOP to do ‘foxhole’ strategy check Player of the Week: The stock market Shutdown all but over for the Pentagon Bachmann: Obama arming terrorists proof ‘we’re in God’s end times’

 Obama dares Boehner to hold vote on ‘clean’ funding bill House GOP plows ahead OVERNIGHT TECH: Aereo to talk patents OVERNIGHT MONEY: Shutdown showdown continues OVERNIGHT ENERGY: World Bank, IMF chiefs to promote climate action Tech group warns court ruling against Google could be ‘devastating’ for economy Senate votes to confirm district judges for Illinois Afghanistan may walk away from U.S. postwar deal, says Karzai OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Afghan war enters 13th year Bottom Line OVERNIGHT HEALTH: More repairs planned for ObamaCare site Shutdown reminder ObamaCare is here to stay A call to action on manufacturing Truckers to protest Obama on Beltway Wyden blasts House over revenue loss For nation, a day without regulations DAY’S END ROUNDUP Tester: GOP games with debt ceiling could cause ‘depression’ Lew to testify on debt limit increase Food safety groups oppose bill to end shutdown at FDA Business groups frustrated over lack of progress on budget, debt ceiling Somalia approves of aborted US raid Poll: GOP disapproval rating hits 70 percent Shutdown doesn’t get in the way of Rep. Ryan’s meditation sessions Cotton’s first TV ad hits Pryor on ObamaCare Senate report finds disability benefits fraud Isakson proposes two-year appropriations process as way out of shutdown The seven lives of Nelson Mandela Top Obama climate aide stepping down Nuclear regulator prepares for furloughs Carney: ObamaCare enrollment updates will be monthly Pfizer names new VP of lobbying team GOP centrists won’t force ‘clean’ CR vote Carney ‘proud’ of Obama on Redskins Obama cousin plans Tuesday event on Senate plans in Kansas Kerry faces backlash for praising Syria Bloomberg: Federal, state governments ‘doing nothing’ on environment Dem says raids not politically motivated Top Dem: Al Qaeda leader will be treated like anyone else Reid: Boehner is ‘afraid’ to hold the vote Online educators want regulators to back off Boehner: Obama gambling with economy by refusing to talk Google, USAID launch group to expand Internet access globally Captured al Qaeda leader ‘to be treated like anyone else,’ says top Dem US target in Somalia had planned Kenya attacks ObamaCare site to go offline for more repairs Televised football back for troops overseas New study suggests lawmakers should skip Senate lunches AARP demands Congress increase debt ceiling Dems dare Boehner to call up the Senate’s spending bill Kerry: ‘Inviting catastrophe’ on climate Boehner: Regulations threatening younger generations No new regulations on Tuesday due to shutdown Housing market showing solid signs of recovery Scott Walker gets Democratic opponent Rep. Schiff demands civilian trial for al-Liby SEAL Team 6 mission in Somalia aborted WEEK AHEAD: House push preempted by furlough decision Hoeven says he’s ‘hopeful’ the House will appoint farm bill conferees Group opposes further Medicare cuts in possible deal Boehner: ‘All these regulations’ a threat to younger generations Supreme Court mum for now on climate rule challenges Captain ‘Sully’ urges rest time for cargo pilots Vitter asks Obama for federal witnesses at climate change hearing Rep. Waxman accuses Time Warner of ‘pandering’ to GOP US targets terror group accused of smuggling militants into Egypt, Libya Coburn: US won’t default on debt RNC launches Hispanic outreach effort Lockheed reduces employee furloughs GOP warns House of third weekend of work Justice restores Amber Alert Web page Congress shifts focus to Somali threat General Giap and John McCain Scalia has never heard of ‘Homeland’ Coburn dismisses default ‘rumor’ Dem offers 12 spending bills, one for every budget Kerry apologizes to Asia trade forum for Obama absence Shutdown further complicates Nunn’s Senate bid Football returning to troops overseas Tuesday’s meeting announcement: Just one agency holding meeting UN begins to destroy Syria’s weapons cache This week: Shutdown forces US to put off EU trade talks The week ahead: World Bank, IMF to push climate action, Senate moves on nominees, and more Week ahead: Ruling on in-flight use of electronic devices stalls Liz Cheney hit from right on gay marriage This Week in Tech: Do Not Track effort at a crossroads MSNBC’s Brzezinski: Cruz, GOP don’t love their country Schumer predicts Boehner will cave Week ahead: HHS promises ObamaCare site improvements News bites: Wide variation in costs A public-private global warming fix News bites: Surveillance review group ‘effectively frozen’ Land raises $2M for Senate bid Ginsburg predicts Dem president in 2016 Report: Bloomberg spending $1M to support Cory Booker’s NJ Senate bid News bites: No end in sight Monday: Government shutdown enters second week News bites: BP trial enters critical phase, falling gas prices and more OFA wades into shutdown fight with nationwide ad News bites: Drug companies paid big to sit down with FDA regulators Scalia bemoans ‘nasty time’ in Washington Ex-FERC nominee blames ‘fictional’ picture Kerry wary of sympathy for alleged terrorists Shell chief: Arctic return timeline uncertain House cleaning Smash-mouth Reid Opinion: Boehner is leader in name only Opinion: The GOP is adrift, floundering Smash-mouth Reid (Video) Hot-button issues on Supreme Court docket Christie looks to run up the score