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The Hill Articles: September 16, 2014
September 16
Kaine to introduce proposal to limit troops in Iraq
Poll: Grimm leads Dem challenger
White House to request $500M to fight Ebola
House passes bill to prevent using welfare benefits at marijuana stores
Read press corps’ letter to McCarthy
House passes bills targeting IRS
Lawmakers: We will pass Syria aid
Media groups to McCarthy: Bring back ‘pen and pads’
House clears increase in veterans’ disability payments
Dempsey says boots on ground possible
Lobbying World
Mark Mellman: On ISIS, US no longer isolationist
David Webb: Stop imaging and get back to actual issues
OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House Syria vote expected Wednesday
Dick Morris: Clinton’s dilemma
Senator: Obama wants $100K per rebel
Markos Moulitsas: Bad math for the Kochs
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Obama makes climate moves ahead of UN summit
OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC formally asked to block AT&T-DirecTV merger
Local services sustain federal public lands
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: GOP lawmakers launch bid to remake labor board
More needs to be done to address addiction in US
GAO Examines Seven-Figure IRAs
GAO: HealthCare.gov still not fully secure
Senator grills NHTSA over GPS rules
OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Activists sharpen abortion attacks after O-Care report
Poll: 1 in 4 fear Ebola infection
Shuster on Amtrak bill: ‘Nobody got everything’
OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Dems winning the air war
New regulatory lobby shop hangs shingle
Boeing, SpaceX win contracts to carry Americans into space
Senate passes bill to buy American-made flags
Reid: Senate could look at inversions after election
OVERNIGHT FINANCE: House debates Syria support
Ebola survivor: Pleas for US help fell ‘on deaf ears’
Shuster wants ‘transformational’ FAA funding bill
Business groups keep passage of fast-track high on list of priorities
Boehner: ‘I have a few knuckleheads in my conference’
Dem reps introduce bill to protect Yelp comments
House Dem: ‘We’ll have many more 9-11s’ if no action on ISIS
‘Fast lane’ comments more than doubled FCC record
Official: Rogue state could weaponize Ebola
Markey to seek halt on federal coal leases
Bill Clinton to stump for Dems in NH
Reid: If I’m around Yucca nuclear dump will stay dead
Officials: No risk of Ebola outbreak in US
Obama at CDC warns Ebola outbreak ‘spiraling out of control’
Cornyn: I will support Obama’s plan on ISIS
GOP’s regs offensive faces Obama veto threat
Sen. Enzi proposes government funding fixes
Al Gore taps celebrity power to push climate action
McMorris Rodgers: McDonald’s offers life lessons with the fries
Pentagon rules target Hollywood leaks
White House threatens to veto House energy package
GOP blocks Warren’s student loan bill
EPA ruling could make or break the bank for millions of Americans
Lawmakers unveil bill to de-militarize cops
Boehner warns biz: NLRB is ‘coming right at you’
Reid sidesteps questions about future
LIVE: Obama speaks at CDC headquarters
WH pushes back on talk of combat troops in Iraq
DCCC hits Comstock on values issues in new ad
Castro pushes for housing finance reform legislation
DiCaprio to open UN climate summit
Chelsea Manning: US can’t defeat ISIS with ‘bombs and bullets’
‘Fast lanes’ meetings for Facebook and Google
Obama, Ebola survivor meet in Oval Office
Senate confirms ambassador to Guatemala
Senate confirms Nuclear Regulatory nominees
Time to reimagine Palestinian policy?
Airlines: Increased stability from mergers worth service cuts
New rules push Internet retailers to make quick deliveries
Biden to tackle domestic violence in Denver talk
Mikulski: Senate will pass Syria measure
House clears bill providing emergency medical services for children
Small savings reported from new healthcare models
House passes rule to debate CR and Syria amendment
Senate bill would speed permits for pipelines like Keystone
Dem senator would strip NFL’s nonprofit status over ‘Redskins’
Feds demand college forgive $569 million in student loan debt
Senate Dems balk at Syria
Clinton defenders mobilize ahead of first Benghazi hearing
Unleash the convention beast
EPA extends climate rule comment period
Dem stars meet at White House
Gun-control group looks to capitalize on NFL’s domestic violence woes
Dems push funding bill for CFTC
Bishops blast Obama on abortion funding report
Pentagon is still overfunded
Jindal: Climate change a ‘Trojan horse’ for the left
Lawmakers eyeing lame-duck for defense bill vote
ObamaCare subsidies could be paying for abortions, GAO finds
Only Title II will ensure fairness among ISPs
O-Care abortion report prompts call for votes
Use antitrust laws, not regulations to protect the Internet
The FCC’s bad idea
Open Internet rules matter most outside the Beltway
F-bomb dropping Gillibrand: ‘I try very hard not to swear at home’
Sierra Club throws weight behind Udall
OECD rolls out anti-tax evasion measures
GOP Rep: House should take the lead on FAA bill
DHS unaware of any ‘active plot’ by ISIS to cross the Mexican border
Durbin: House Syria amendment is too vague
WHO warns Ebola response to cost $1B
Boehner: Obama can still ask for broad use-of-force authority
GOP bill would target ISIS funding
Enzi: End stopgap spending measures
Streamline the rules-making process
Democrats splinter on Syria vote
Apple CEO: Privacy concerns to grow more urgent
Protesters removed from Senate ISIS hearing
Two polls show Democrat leading for Tierney’s seat
Aviation Policy Summit: The Future of Flight
DHS official: Feds, heat beating back surge of illegal border crossings
Bill Clinton: Netanyahu ‘not the guy’ to make peace in Middle East
Boehner surprised Obama hasn’t acted faster on Ebola
Jindal predicts a runoff for Landrieu, payoff for Brownback
Ready for Amy Klobuchar?
GOP: Obama’s Syrian aid won’t pass without big Democratic vote
Good news on efficiency
GOP senators: US needs to contain Ebola epidemic
Jindal to Congress: Back Obama on ISIS
Obama renews call for gun control on anniversary of Navy Yard shooting
CDC: ObamaCare cut uninsured rate
McConnell pushes NLRB reforms
Climate action won’t break the bank, report says
Census: Poverty rate has first decline in 7 years
New regs for Wednesday: Internet retailers, military films, immigration
White House: US taking fight to ISIS with new airstrikes
Greens: Climate change to add up to $60 billion to wildfire costs
Reid: GOP obstruction is not working for US
Hagel: US ‘finalizing’ Syria strike plans
CEOs’ expectations dim for the next six months
NFL hires new top lobbyist amid Rice furor
Financial industry players enable each other’s bad practices
Paving the way for generations of smart mobile devices
Pat Roberts trails independent challenger
DNC ad uses Obama to rally black voters
Grassley cuts ad for former staffer in Iowa
Google: US demand for user data up 250 percent over 5 years
Senate Dems win August fundraising battle
China bans coal with high ash, sulfur content
Tuesday: Funding the government, Obama nominations
Inverting corporations should pay what they owe when they go
California to restrict groundwater pumping
GOP senator: US needs ‘concrete’ commitments from Arab nations
Pelosi: Bring on the angry tweets
GOP senator appeals ‘fatally flawed’ ruling on ObamaCare lawsuit
Generation jobless: America needs action on youth unemployment
McCain: ‘Has Rand Paul ever been to Syria?’
Obama unveils major new effort to tackle climate change
An amendment takes Congress back in time
US launches first strikes under expanded mission
Navigating the four pillars of Washington
American Airlines Chairman & CEO Doug Parker addresses
The Hill’s Aviation Policy Summit
Going beyond military force to defeat ISIS
New calls to let Hillary be Hillary
ISIS strategy splits Rubio, Paul, Cruz
Dem hopes brighten in Iowa
Obama Ebola action too little, too late?
Rocking the vote, again
Franchise owners flock to DC in defense of McDonald’s
The Hill presents The Aviation Policy Summit: The Future of Flight with Rep Sam Graves
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