The Hill Articles: January 2, 2014

Former Defense Sec. Gates injured in fall Retailers file appeal over credit card swipe fee settlement Climate to be 2014 battlefield Housing regulator received nearly $8 billion from mortgage settlements Report: NSA working on code-cracking supercomputer ACLU appeals NSA phone data ruling EU envoy touts trade deal in New Year’s message Collins blasts US Postal Service price increase Court shuts down telemarketer accused of fraud OSHA assailed for regulatory ‘overreach’ on family farms Former NFL punter says he was fired over gay rights advocacy Bush says wife is heeding advice of Obama, Clinton Farm bill proposals offer resolution Obama hits the links with New Zealand PM Dem candidate in Florida special raises over $1M Issa backs repeal of military pension cuts House committee blasts Obama on rewrite process of mining rule Dem calls for extension of training assistance for workers King explodes over Snowden editorial Two more Americans detained in Benghazi Former Gov. Jeb Bush welcomes new granddaughter Tillis links Hagan to Obama in first ad King erupts over Snowden editorial Reagan’s tax shock: Time for the encore De Blasio in the Clintons’ spotlight NYT warns against Sprint purchase of T-Mobile Tillis ties Hagan to Obama in first ad Poll: 59 percent report negative experience with ObamaCare CFPB: Regulation done right House GOP takes fresh aim at ObamaCare Study predicts 5 percent defense and aerospace growth Brent Budowsky: How Obama blew it Iowa Senate candidate to run for Latham’s House seat instead Feds question Bakken crude in wake of rail explosions Obama gifts go to wrong address Poll: 90 percent of Republicans oppose Redskins name change Amtrak preps for Northeast storm Brown to NFL: Kill blackout policy EPA publishes carbon capture regs Netanyahu casts pall over peace overtures Former Sen. Lieberman joins private equity firm Abortion-rights group finds anti-abortion regulations accelerating Tax uncertainty hurting alternative energy Eleven attorneys general slam Obama healthcare fixes as illegal Manufacturing activity ends year on a high note Iowa secretary of State moves towards run for Latham House seat Women’s group praises NYC transportation pick Rearview camera regs moving forward Regulators halfway home on Dodd-Frank Radel to return to Congress next week Bloomberg headlining fundraiser for Schatz Gifts from Obamas go to wrong address Rangel opponent lives in New Jersey Colo. representative vows to fight for legalized pot nationwide WH blasts cut to jobless benefits McCain, Graham press Karzai to hold off on prisoner release Super-PAC raises $1M to boost Radel challenge Gingrey hires new campaign manager Al Qaeda gaining control of Iraqi cities Rep: Snowden should be given ‘leniency’ Ford to unveil solar hybrid concept car Study: Drivers on phone twice as likely to crash Walesa criticizes Obama Former Obama official agrees with call for Snowden clemency Murkowski: US falling behind in Arctic White House ‘confident’ in ObamaCare contraception mandate Sanders’s resolution: Increase minimum wage China demands US action after ‘despicable’ attack on consulate Begich touts oil drilling, mining in new radio ad New regs for Friday: EPA updates hazardous waste rules Rahm Emanuel appoints new transportation chief Wal-Mart recalls donkey meat in China Obama faces Friday deadline on birth control mandate NJ airport campaigning for more flights DOT official tapped to run NYC transportation department Koch brothers group targets Sen. Shaheen Cruz uses Dr. Evil to promote O-Care repeal Ex-Polish president: US doesn’t lead the world in morality, politics New jobless claims fall for second straight week Clinton endorses de Blasio vision Ex-Rep. asks for later date to report to prison Report: Israel to delay announcement of settlement construction NYT calls for Snowden clemency Public lacks confidence in government, poll finds Dems can’t count on economy to save them in midterm elections Lawmakers vowing to reverse cuts to military pensions face a dilemma