The Hill Articles: December 19, 2007

December 19
Cornered House leaders throw bone to Blue Dogs Fire pours down on Sen. Smith for defense of Lott’s comments Dems give up SCHIP fight until the 111th Weyant’s World: December 19, 2007 Popular-vote plan nears crucial period Coburn seeks probe of Coconut Road earmark, may opt to hold up legislation Watchdogs slam ethics guidance on convention parties Jockeying for position, Camp contributes $400K to NRCC Paul to Air 30-Minute Special in Iowa Lump of coal a good thing, group believes Congress passes broad new terrorism insurance bill Competition heats up as Air Force mulls location for Cyberspace Command HQ DoJ, coalition disagree on intellectual property bill Lobbying World Condo fury Fixing baseball Congress can expand SCHIP coverage without more funds Darfur crisis: the damage done GOP gets chaos for Christmas For Hillary, electability now equals vulnerability later Historian’s Office intern says: “I like history because…” To Washington, by way of Animal Planet On the sidelines of history For Republicans, an early start that might lead to a late finish Breakdown of Dems’ strategy Being made a candidate of the past House adds war funds to omnibus bill Gerry Faust Kerry: Bush administration ‘increasingly irrelevant’ on climate McConnell: Chances are slim to win back Senate in ’08 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way… Halliburton Victim Twice Over The Senate’s Christmas Present to Public Servants My Biggest Disapointment This Year (Rep. Gene Green) Mike Huckabee and the Faith-Fueled Fit of Ecstasy Torture Tapes are the Watergate of Our Times White House staff evacuated after fire in Old Executive Office Building White House asks NYT to remove sub-headline from CIA tape story