The Hill Articles: September 23, 2013

Pope shocks the Vatican Bottom Line Player of the Week: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Medicare patients deserve better pharmacy choices Weyant’s World: Sept. 24, 2013 Not a safer world OVERNIGHT TECH: Goodlatte releases second patent draft OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Pentagon preps for shutdown OVERNIGHT HEALTH: McConnell rejects defunding gambit Obama quit smoking because he was ‘scared of my wife’ Reid sets up Wednesday vote to proceed to spending resolution Obama campaign vet opens PR firm OVERNIGHT MONEY: CR is week’s focus OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Fade to black (carbon), UN climate report in focus Give competency-based education a chance Dem Sen. McCaskill calls for criminal charges for ‘Obama phone’ cheats Tech groups battle over patent protection expansion McConnell splits with Cruz on ObamaCare defunding tactic DAY’S END ROUNDUP Pentagon: Navy Yard shooter was nearly dismissed multiple times Rep. McCaul said SWAT team member told him of stand down order NRSC ramps up attacks targeting Landrieu for husband’s lobbyist ties Lee: The public will have the ‘last word’ if ObamaCare isn’t defunded FBI contractor to plead guilty in leak of al Qaeda terror plot GOP raises more questions about ObamaCare ‘navigators’ Clinton predicts public will accept ObamaCare ‘when it works’ Bill Clinton: Hillary and I don’t sit around and talk politics, 2016 White House run TD Bank to pay $52.5 million settlement over Ponzi scheme Regulators probe cancer risks near nuke plants DOD left in the dark on Navy Yard shooter’s criminal past Democrat to run as independent in Kentucky Senate race Reid, Cruz begin ObamaCare slugfest Obama calls for focus on civil society in New York Rep. Rice: The H is silent Nelson warns of ‘white knuckle time’ as government approaches debt ceiling Obama vows support for Kenya as White House defends anti-terror record The Senate’s parliamentary minefield McConnell’s Dem challenger ‘understands the reality of climate change’ Obama ‘open to engagement’ with Iranian president at United Nations meeting Rep. Bobby Rush takes leave of absence Senators call for investigation of surveillance programs When it comes to taxes, U.S. is, unfortunately, a global leader Obama ‘likely’ to meet with congressional leaders this week Senate approves executive branch nominations after Cruz objects FDA outlines rules for medical apps on phones, tablets RNC outraises DNC by $1.5m in August Reid says he won’t ‘bow’ to the Tea Party ‘anarchy movement underfoot’ Al Gore: ‘There needs to be a political price’ for climate ‘denial’ DeLay on the House GOP’s defunding effort: I’m very supportive Biden tours Colorado flood damage by helicopter Poll: Shutdown over ObamaCare unpopular, except with Tea Party Pentagon: Military pay would be delayed in shutdown Lawmakers want probe of Navy Yard faulty first responder radios Senate Dems urge colleagues to resist ‘extreme’ GOP debt limit plan Pentagon ‘stands ready’ to assist Kenya in al Shaabab standoff The bigger deficit — job creation Conservatives decry federal ‘food police’ FHFA encouraging use of federal refinancing program Husband of Facebook co-founder launches challenge to Rep. Gibson FAA nears decision on electronic use during flights Bush: Obama should play golf Frustrated business groups push Obama to get tough with India GOP bills cut pay of Congress, Obama if government shuts down LinkedIn denies hacking users’ email accounts Obama congratulates Germany’s Merkel on reelection marked by NSA spying Cheney’s gun malfunctions in charity antelope hunting contest, none hurt Shutdown would shutter EPA, chief says President ramps up ObamaCare push How to dethrone King Vladimir Graham: ‘Allahu akbar’ is a ‘war chant’ Graham: Some Democrats will vote against ObamaCare because it ‘sucks’ Navy stops search for two missing in Mideast helicopter crash Hollywood hosting second Booker fundraiser Monday night Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Energy regulators to talk California dam Cornyn unveils bill banning ‘murderabilia’ Kerry to meet with Iran’s foreign minister at United Nations Lawmakers launch campaign for release of alleged CIA spy in Iran New regs for Tuesday: Contractor hiring rules published ‘30 Republican governors’: Mike Pence’s manifesto Madeleine Albright joins Twitter with style Poll: Majority wants lawmakers to compromise principles to reach consensus Cruz ‘embarrassed’ to have voted GOP in 2008 Ted Cruz should resign from the Senate and run for president Former NH Rep. Guinta launching rematch against Rep. Shea-Porter Obama endorses de Blasio in NYC mayoral race Green groups strike back in ‘social cost of carbon’ fight EPA won’t require carbon trapping for existing power plants House to slow federal rules requiring sleep testing for truck drivers Sen. Rand Paul wins second 2016 straw poll GOP leader demands that Holder withdraw school voucher lawsuit Berger won’t run against Hagan in North Carolina Emmy Awards not favorable toward political shows Paul Ryan releasing book next summer Poll: Public opposes GOP ObamaCare defunding effort News bites: Eleventh-hour battle raging over ObamaCare regs Palin still not ruling out Alaska Senate run News bites: Surge of patients Easy Monday: No votes in the House, no votes in the Senate News bites: Close ties between White House, NSA review group News bites: One week News bites: As UN report looms, warming slowdown hinders policy advance Opinion: Defunders are playing Russian roulette with GOP, writes ex-senator Opinion: For both sides, Fed chairman choice is a crucial battle in a broader war Emissions regulations are central battle in Obama climate agenda Strained relationships increase likelihood of government shutdown, debt default Political shows lose favor at Emmy Awards