The Hill Articles: December 11, 2007

House GOP holds onto seats in Ohio and Va. specials Only few saw the key FISA court rulings Pentagon slots funding troops’ vacation trips Bitterness flavors Dec. rush on bills www.breauxlott.com Moving fast: Tech lobbyist races to results Weyant’s World: December 11, 2007 Biden-Brownback Iraq measure clears hurdle Democrats aiming to seize control of budget battle during final weeks White House warns 100,000 jobs rely on Iraq bill passage Bush’s last State of the Union address rescheduled Officer gets court date Watchdog’s lawsuit halted Republican state senator stirs pot with independent bid against Mack Democrats threaten to block FEC nominees, possibly paralyzing panel Now a front-runner, Huckabee prepares for Iowa debate heat GOP keeps hopes set on immigration as Democrats now learn to talk tough Herger, Camp jockey for top GOP post on Ways and Means Trailing Romney, Huckabee goes door to door seeking gains in N.H. Rep. Conyers votes no on organ donors Guess who’s coming to the firm Staffers tweak Medicare bill; measure’s fate still uncertain Amendment aims to fortify nutrition standards in schools Withering GOP ranks on Ways and Means A Special Investigator for the Destroyed CIA Tapes? (Sen. Charles Schumer) Oprah with Obama in S.C. Tancredo asserts that Univision viewers are unlikely to vote Oil prices likely to remain high amid growing OPEC divisions Getting food safety half right Congress Must Renew, Improve Global AIDS Relief Program (Sen. Mike Enzi) Bush suging, not fading, as tenure’s end nears Tax monster still on loose Filibustering as voters burn Color Blend Campaign Slogan Won’t Make Good President Promote a Responsible Spending Debate, Keep Gov’t Running (Rep. Dave Reichert) Will the American People Follow Oprah? Grassley predicts Clinton will finish third in Iowa Bush touts progress in curbing youth drug use Romney Goes after Huckabee on Immigration in Latest Ad Reid threatens to support special counsel probe of CIA tapes A One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Education Does Not Meet the Needs of Our Students (Rep. Joe Wilson) Romney Takes the Gloves Off Spotlight Not Kind to Huckabee Ron Paul Makes Healthcare Pitch Bloom Comes Off the Huckabee Rose The GOP Should Choose … Ethics plan to take heat from all sides