The Hill Articles: February 10, 2014

House panel issues new Benghazi report, questions 9/11 preparations Obama-Hollande meeting may boost larger climate goals Oval Office redecorated GOP debt ceiling bill includes ‘doc fix’ fund Dems: Debt ceiling hike won’t increase the debt Conservatives lay out vision for the future GOP lawmaker: Why not a balanced budget amendment as part of debt ceiling hike? OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Cruz adds to GOP onslaught against climate regs Rubio’s new plank for possible ’16 platform Issa wants info on White House political office Hospitals push back on proposal to extend cuts Business groups urge OSHA to dump silica rule Kentucky GOP to Dem candidate: Return Woody Allen money House warns Ukraine against violent response to protestors OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Both chambers work to repeal pension cuts OVERNIGHT TECH: Bill Gates talks NSA, bitcoin Senate bill extends therapeutic services in rural areas House leaders push for debt-ceiling vote Obama, Hollande find bonds at Monticello Bill Press: Immigration wimps Chicken of the Sea’s labor practices falsely attacked Rubio backs Jolly as Dem group launches new ad HealthCare.gov to be out of service 40 lawmakers press Kerry on NATO expansion John Feehery: No sure thing in politics Rubio won’t say if he has tried marijuana Conservatives oppose reported House debt limit deal OVERNIGHT HEALTH: ObamaCare’s employer mandate pushed back again OVERNIGHT MONEY: Yellen heads to the Hill Senate starts consideration of veterans’ pension cuts After-school activities empower kids Bottom Line Cantor compares ObamaCare to botched Olympic ring lighting Campaign finance groups want ‘dark money’ rules to stay GM: First female CEO to make $14.4M Bing offers bitcoin quote Hoyer ‘optimistic’ Dems will take back House Dem backs GOP ObamaCare bill Shaheen demands VA protect same-sex couples’ rights Melting snow, puddles affecting Winter Games Paul’s lukewarm McConnell endorsement? O-Care mandate again pushed back US presses India to change solar panel rules CBO further clarifies ObamaCare impact on jobs Rubio branches out with education reform push AMA mum on permanent ‘doc fix’ offsets Reform the NSA now Feds sue AT&T over worker treatment Russian apologizes for Obama tweet Video shows US forces capturing terrorism suspect in Libya Leahy implies NSA can’t be trusted with phone data Sen. Cruz takes on the ‘regulatory state’ with sweeping energy bill FCC chief: Agency must be nimble as Congress updates obsolete law New IRS regulations should focus on worker centers Cellphones on planes? Tap, don’t talk White House declares GOP argument ‘bogus’ Reid: Senate will vote on minimum wage increase House GOP looks at longer sequester Pfizer bolsters ties to Senate Dems Latin America has democracy, but lacks democrats Michelle Obama says companies will hire 100K vets Chamber prods GOP on debt ceiling Michelle Obama among first guests on Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Cochran challenger questions time spent in state Canadian PM: Keystone XL ‘inevitable’ Lawmaker: ‘Moderate’ Iran muzzles press, prolongs war in Syria Poll: Most think marijuana legalization hurts Colorado image Wall Street reformers sue over ‘sweetheart deal’ Envoy: Rejecting Keystone will ‘strain’ relations with Canada HHS gives; FDA takes away O-Care enrollment tops 400K in New York Retailers promise ‘robust’ sales tax campaign McCarthy says Schumer immigration plan shows Obama is roadblock Loper joins Bipartisan Policy Center Suicide bomb instructor accidentally kills 22 militants in his class White House to talk ‘big data’ with privacy groups Manufacturers press for passage of fast-track authority Committee to mark up bill to ban in-flight cell phone calls Dems press other drug stores to pull cigarettes Obama to rally for minimum wage increase Sessions: Immigration reform is ‘hammer blow’ to middle class Stop the acquisitions madness at FAA Afghan soldiers speak out for signing US security agreement Obama to host Netanyahu for Iran talks Pivotal meeting for House GOP Obama raising funds for six Senate Dems Biden would fundraise for Lundergan Grimes Michelle O: Gay football player ‘an inspiration’ GOP lawmaker: ‘Epic’ privacy war waged Cruz looks beyond Keystone XL Groundhog Day at the NLRB Biden: VP has no inherent power New regs for Tuesday: Nuclear licensees, commercial washing machines House to slam Ukraine over rising violence Congress should not undermine nuclear diplomacy Marine Times removed from prominent base newsstands Local Dems back Lieu for Waxman seat New job for longtime Wall Street lobbyist Wrong airport landings common Report: Hillary Clinton called Lewinsky a ‘loony tune’ Dallas airport transit extension ahead of schedule Crossroads’s first 2014 ad hits Walsh in Montana Week ahead: Senate to tackle military pension cuts Week ahead: House GOP to scrutinize Obama’s clean-coal programs Week ahead: Senate reviews highway funding, readiness for storms Government protection not the answer Amash up big in Club for Growth poll Monday: Revisiting cuts to military pensions Lawmakers tweet support of gay NFL prospect Obama, Hollande pen op-ed ahead of visit Sen. Murray to seek her fifth term in 2016 This Week In Tech: Surveillance battle rages on Coburn endorses Sasse in Nebraska Senate race Paul: Claims against Christie ‘unsettling’ Rogers: Security in Sochi ‘unparalleled’ North Korea rescinds offer for US official to seek Bae’s release Administration weighs drone strike against American citizen Lawmakers urge NFL to change Redskins name The defeat of the deficit hawks Juan Williams: Education’s grand bargain? Gregg: Time for truth on spending Carving an identity amid political tradition GOP will use ObamaCare to sow distrust This week: Yellen takes hot seat