The Hill Articles: December 8, 2008

New Deal: Business likes Obama plan Gun groups don’t trust president-elect Kennedy move deals blow to immigration reform plan For bailout, the devil is in the details Party ties are strain on auto bailout Weyant’s World: December 9, 2008 Weyant’s World: December 8, 2008 If Becerra departs, Solis might seek caucus vice chairmanship Three battle to lead GOP on House military panel Blackwater indictments to spur legislation Trickle-Dumb Economics Season greets GOP with hint of hope, cheer Ray LaHood yields back Renewable energy expansion could hinge on federal role in transmission Indelible Mark Bottom Line Counting bailout votes Redirecting auto funds would stymie innovation, job growth Go to Detroit Obama’s Nixonian shift Breitbart’s big, red Hollywood New lawmakers slowly assembling Capitol Hill staffs Capitol Faces: Eric Dell Chip Saltsman launches bid to head RNC Sources: White House concerned about auto legislation DAY’S END ROUNDUP Saltsman Declares Bid for RNC Chairman Search for Missing Minnesota Ballots Abandoned ‘No Child’ Left Out of Bush Legacy Fossella sentenced to five days in jail for DUI Wasserman Schultz Named DCCC Vice Chair Freedom’s Watch folds Wasserman Schultz to head Dems’ incumbent retention Bloomberg Says Caroline Kennedy ‘Can Do Anything’ Sen. Nanny? Drescher Wants to Replace Clinton in N.Y. Obama, Biden to Meet with Gore Frank predicts second auto bailout in March Elections put House Dems in $20 million hole Frank Predicts Second Auto Bailout in March Reid Slams Merrill CEO’s ‘Chutzpah’ For Seeking Bonus No More Bailouts (Rep. Michele Bachmann) McAuliffe Only Dem to Trail Republican in Va. Gov. Poll Leahy to bring Holder confirmation up in January Unemployment Emergency Requires Urgent Action (Sen. Bernie Sanders) McCain Aide: Obama and His Team Were Gracious What Happens if Congress Lets the Auto Industry Go Under? Rangel: No Purpose Served By Stepping Down MIDDAY ROUNDUP Clinton to Meet With Rice Monday More Ballots Found in Minnesota Senate Recount America’s Travel Community Welcomes Obama Cabinet Picks Big Three Don’t Have a Monopoly on Economic Misery (Rep. Jeb Hensarling) Capitol Hill Agenda: Dec. 8, 2008 Imprisoned at Last Rep. Shea-Porter On Guard for 2010 Challenge Caroline Kennedy’s Senate Seat Turning Around Automotive Industry Is Not a Job for Congress (Rep. J. Gresham Barrett) High Court Rejects Challenge to Obama’s Eligibility White House wary of Tuesday auto vote Failure of Big Three Would Mean More Job Losses (Rep. Brad Miller) Rev. Wright: Obama ‘Still My Child’ Granholm: Without Bailout in Dec., ‘Game Over’ For GM Gov. Sebelius pulls out of Cabinet running Bloomberg to Attend Fossella Farewell Failure of the Auto Industry Would Move the Country Into Depression (Rep. Marcy Kaptur) Romney Prepping 2012 Run? Obama Mentor Interested in Vacant Senate Seat The Huffington Post Drudge Report Townhall.com The Corner Michelle Malkin TalkingPointsMemo MyDD Daily Kos MORNING READ White House lashes NY Times over Iraq Real Online Democracy Tools for Washington From the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel — Originally published Monday, Dec. 8 Life With My 10-Year-Old Son From the Denver Rocky Mountain News — Originally published Monday, Dec. 8 Boehner: House Victory in La. is Symbolic