The Hill Articles: February 28, 2014

EPA says ‘coal is in energy mix’ Obama readies 2014 pitch Spud snub: Idaho Rep. decries potato ‘ban’ Target adds lobbyists for hacking fallout Heckler: Obama wants ‘nuclear war with Russia’ Key Dems break with White House on Medicare change Netanyahu to make rounds on Capitol Hill Debbie Dingell looks to succeed her husband Next week: GOP keeps up ObamaCare attack Obama: ‘Costs’ to Ukraine military action Fallin challenger switching to Senate race Clinton wades into healthcare debate DOJ poised to issue background check regs Arizona legislators shelve gay bill FCC scraps study of newsrooms WATCH LIVE: Obama makes statement on Ukraine Let the budget hearings begin HHS touts jump in Medicaid eligibility Recommitting to our veterans in 2014 Planned Parenthood launches ‘Women are Watching’ campaign Clinton struggled to ‘be real’ since the 90s Former Rep. Childers to run for Senate in Miss. Senate panels set to review Obama’s budget next week Senate Dems to skip 2015 budget New healthcare gorilla in America: Patient medical debt DOE rolls out new standards for commercial refrigerators Wyden seeks spring vote on expired tax breaks Clinton criticized individual mandate Clinton library docs released Kevin Brady: Banks should reassess tax reform plan Group won’t rule out taping court again Medicare Part D: Deserving of greater respect from policymakers House on track for flood bill vote Cold snap prompts wave of energy bills House panel slams Venezuela crackdown WH applauds Ariz. veto Rand Paul’s two faces, Hillary Clinton’s likely landslide White House dismisses Yanukovych Court sides with FCC in handset rules ObamaCare soldiers running on fumes Boxer, Grijalva push for Keystone review probe How Social Impact Bonds can improve public services while lowering taxpayer costs Senators blast NSA for webcam spying Landline phones: Is it time to cut the cord? Navy needs to track $40 billion spent on service contracts per year Al Qaeda eyes Afghanistan comeback GOP candidate’s ‘House of Cards’-inspired ad Regulation should be smarter, not necessarily faster House to vote on $0 ObamaCare penalty Consumer confidence steady in February despite weather House vote attacks unfunded mandates Gun control activists press on into stiff wind as Brady law turns 20 Gov. Scott: Impose sanctions on Venezuela Pending home sales flat in January Following Chattanooga defeat, Big Labor looks to force workers into unions with ambush rule Durbin calls for cancellation of ‘Friday Night Tykes’ New regs for Monday: Death Master File, counterfeit military parts, jobs for the mentally disabled George Kennan on the decline of American power HHS expands access to ObamaCare subsidies Light rail train derails after Obama visit Michelle Obama: ‘Let’s Move’ initiative not about looks Ukraine’s deposed leader blames the US for ‘gangster coup’ in defiant presser Cruz: Tea Party a ‘modern force for good’ Workers exposed to radiation at New Mexico nuclear waste site Pay back Native Americans NLRB must overturn the tainted VW union election McConnell touts commitment to coal in new ad American Airlines grounds bereavement fares King: Seats could ‘upgrade’ to stauncher conservatives Udall’s campaign slams Gardner for ‘Centennial State Swap’ 200 years of ‘land of the free, home of the brave’ Economic growth slows to 2.4 percent rate in the fourth quarter Identity theft tops FTC complaints Texas Tea Party group blasts Stockman Kahane’s legacy Chamber rips Simpson’s ‘trial lawyer’ opponent Friday: Unfunded mandates in the House GOP so-called reform of IRS protects secret money Fight terrorism in Syria by supporting the opposition Hidden camera footage surfaces of Supreme Court debate Christie raises $1 million with Romney in Boston Obama, Biden jog the White House Obama, software firms team up Cold War Part II? Dem lawmaker: White House is being ‘dishonest’