The Hill Articles: December 15, 2008

Salazar accepts Obama offer to join Cabinet Court to Hear Coleman Suit Wednesday Afternoon Blue Dogs push for fiscal commission in stimulus Chicago Schools Chief to Be Education Secretary Cheney says Obama should be grateful to Bush Bush’s Lack of Ego DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama names energy, environment team The Mistake of Relying on Idealism Over Decency (Rep. Candice Miller) Mongiardo eyes rematch with Sen. Bunning Quinn reception a hot ticket Reid unveils Senate committee chairmen Chu an Excellent Choice to Head Energy Dept. (Rep. Barbara Lee) Cheney Says Obama May Keep Gitmo Open Pelosi threatens hold on bailout funds Cheney: Obama Will Appreciate Expanded Exec. Power Worst Waste of the Year (Rep. John Campbell) Hutchison Leads Gov. Perry In Internal Poll Pelosi stands behind Emanuel, Jackson Time’s Jay Carney to Become Biden Aide King girding for battle with Kennedy Obama camp: No ‘inappropriate’ talks with Blagojevich Legalizing Marijuana Tops Obama Online Poll Obama Staff: No Inappropriate Talks With Blagojevich Caroline Kennedy Going After Senate Seat Holder Confirmation Hearing Delayed Leahy pushes back Holder confirmation hearing Sen. Salazar Is Leading Candidate for Interior Sec. Franken: Coleman Trying to Disenfranchise Voters Afghan Prez: U.S. Stays Until We Take Billions More State budgets in bleak shape, report says Rep. Walz Passes on Run for Minnesota Governorship Bingaman Replaces Clinton on Insurance Group Coleman asks Supreme Court to step into recount MIDDAY ROUNDUP Coleman Seeks to Halt Recount Until Process Clear Bushes, Golfers, Olympians Star in Xmas Dog Video On Shoes, Insults and Bernie Madoff Congress lacks tech savvy Schakowsky: Ill. Gov.’s grip on ‘political reality’ slim Rep. Velazquez Won’t Run for Senate Holiday Listing Fossella Ties Himself to Bloomberg Are Politicians Prone to Corruption? Frank Blames GOP for Housing Market Collapse MORNING READ Robert Frost’s Woods on a Snowy Evening: Will House and Cutty Hook Up? From The Boston Globe — Originally published Monday, Dec. 15 The Chief of the Transition Political Animal RedState Daily Kos The Weekly Standard MyDD Townhall.com Open Left Drudge Report The Huffington Post Power Line No Guilt by Association with Blagojevich Willie Mays, the Last Day in the Polo Grounds, and My Dad Hoekstra to announce retirement Blagojevich name game keeps Washington guessing