The Hill Articles: October 16, 2008

Army cancels helicopter program after cost overruns Looking Ahead, Hoyer Recommends Dem Challenger for Armed Svcs. Committee Post Confident Dems take Senate fight into deep-red South Gun Rights Group Backs Democrat Minnick in Idaho’s First District Republicans Call for ACORN Hearings DAY’S END ROUNDUP Stevens takes stand, denies charges Dem challengers strong in third quarter House reports Groups: McCain Rolls Eyes at Murder Stevens Takes the Witness Stand Palm Beach Post pulls endorsement of Mahoney Lobbyist Accused of McCain Affair by NYT Speaks, Denies Report Obama Camp Eyeing Downtown Chicago for Election Night McCain Takes Helicopter to Letterman Former regulators want independent SEC CBC presses Supreme Court on voting rights Perino: ‘Too soon’ to define president-elect’s G-8 role Plumbers union rips McCain on ‘Joe the Plumber’ Palm Beach Post Withdraws Mahoney Endorsement ‘Mr. Met’ At The Debate Attacking Grassroots Democracy by Attacking ACORN Plumbers Union: McCain Manufactured Outrage over ‘Joe the Plumber’ Report: FBI Investigating ACORN for Voter Fraud A Final Prediction Debate Ratings Fall McCain Camp Presses Ayers in Robo-Calls Wife downplays senator’s role in home improvements McCain and Republicans: Still an uneasy union NRCC Pulls $320k in Michigan Congressional Race Time for Accountability on the Hill Mahoney will continue reelection campaign MIDDAY ROUNDUP Joe the Senator Obama Ad Mocks McCain’s ‘I’m Not Bush’ Debate Line Colin Powell, Dance Machine: The Video An Obama Administration: Liberal or Conservative? Murtha Apologizes for Calling Western Pa. Racist The New President’s First Defining Decision McCain Campaign Manager Pushes Back On Kristol’s Criticisms Dodd Blasts Bush Economic Policies at Hearing Palin, Hitler, Obama, Farrakhan: The World Questions America’s Authority Friend admits not getting bills for Stevens Report: ‘Joe the Plumber’ is a Republican McCain’s Debate Gestures GOP pulling ads from Louisiana FiveThirtyEight Paulson: Treasury Transition Will Be ‘First-Rate’ Contentions The Not-So-Great Debate Drudge Report The Huffington Post Daily Kos MyDD TalkingPointsMemo The Corner Townhall.com RedState MORNING READ The Great Republican Crack-up of 2008 Final Debate, Finally Renzi: FBI taped discussions on leadership races Democratic hopefuls top GOP senators in third quarter