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The Hill's E-news: February 3, 2015


The Hill's E-news
 February 3, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
Flying coach with Rand Paul 
By Alexander Bolton
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) cast himself as a regular Joe during an interview with The Hill conducted at 23,000 feet — in two coach seats on an American Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Dallas.
Vaccine politics injected into 2016 
By Jonathan Easley
An outbreak of more than 100 cases of measles in the United States has opened up a contentious political debate over vaccinations.
Inside the Senate’s big climate change vote 
By Laura Barron-Lopez
Just minutes before an explosive vote on whether climate change is real, Republicans received a surprising message from Sen. James Inhofe. “Vote yes.”
Here comes Carson 
By Jonathan Easley
Ben Carson wants to be the conservative insurgent in the 2016 GOP presidential primary.
Oversight chairman takes aim at EPA 
By Timothy Cama
The new chairman of the House Oversight Committee has big plans to root out what he sees as pervasive and growing problems in management and overregulation at the Environmental Protection Agency.
White House takes hard line on DHS funds 
By Justin Sink
The administration is taking a hard line with congressional Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with President Obama on Monday warning that Congress was putting national security at risk.
Obama looks to entice GOP with tax plan 
By Bernie Becker
President Obama opened the door even further Monday to using an overhaul of the tax code to help fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, a priority for leaders in both parties.
Hillary eyes Brooklyn for campaign HQ 
By Amie Parnes
Hillary Clinton is focused on housing her 2016 campaign headquarters in New York City — potentially in Brooklyn, which has emerged as a leading contender.
Comcast merger under fire on K St. 
By Megan R. Wilson
Opponents of a planned merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable are flexing their K Street muscle in an attempt to quash the blockbuster deal.
A gun lobbyist from Newtown 
By Sarah Ferris
On the day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Larry Keane, watched the news in disbelief.
Conservatives must articulate an optimistic middle-class vision
By John Murray, contributor
Obama's brand of "middle-class economics" hasn't worked.
Succession, rivalry and uncertainty in Saudi Arabia
By Herbert London, contributor
Uncertainly is the only way to characterize the region in the wake of King Abdullah's death.
The Associated Press: Obama-GOP overlap? Public works, corporate taxes, defense
By Jim Kuhnhenn
There are reasons President Barack Obama and his aides will argue that his new budget can be the start of a negotiation with the Republican controlled Congress.
The Washington Post: GOP slams Obama budget plan as ‘envy economics’
By David Nakamura
President Obama’s spending initiatives are seen as non-starters by Republicans and others.
Bloomberg: The Republican senator who's trying to lift the Cuba travel ban
By Kathleen Hunter
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has been working on lifting the ban for the past 15 years.
USA Today: With ObamaCare bill, veto threat count now stands at 10
By Gregory Korte
The Obama administration issued its 10th veto threat of the year Monday, promising to scuttle a House bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
The New York Times: In Christie’s career, a fondness for luxe benefits when others pay the bills
By Kate Zernike and Michael Barbaro
While Gov. Chris Christie’s political image is a populist Everyman preaching austerity, he has long indulged luxury tastes, sometimes in ethically questionable situations.




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