The Hill Articles: September 17, 2008

Fall Dining Concession on offshore energy drilling clears path for quiet exit for senators Big Three ask for billions Weyant’s World: September 18, 2008 Nominees battle over female vote Barney Frank confronts protesters; 15 arrested Anxieties grow among Republicans Heading RSC can hamper future leadership chances Reid expected to bring 4 energy bills to Senate floor in final week NRA wins battle in House, but might not get to fight in Senate Groups seek reform promises from candidates Family blames Dems for cafeteria eviction Hello Cupcake All aboard! No excuse to miss these stops Learning to live with a powerful name Once-dour NRSC chairman Ensign says GOPers could stay at 49 seats BIPAC adds six Dems to 2008 slate Rooney down seven in internal poll Paulson Hearing Canceled Again Kerry cruises in primary Franken answers ‘Angry Al’ ad DSCC poll: Udall up big Lee gets Chamber nod Independent poll shows Kanjorski in big trouble DAY’S END ROUNDUP 20 Questions: Rebecca Roberts Send the intern or lobbyist a drink with your regards MySpace Launches Presidential Debates Site Oversight panel seeks further probe at Interior McCain Camp: Hacking of Palin’s E-Mail ‘Shocking’ McCain camp rips ‘shocking invasion’ of Palin’s privacy Chevron fights suit in Ecuador Lockheed hopeful of cargo plane deal CEOs cautious of overreaction to recent crisis on Wall Street Unions look to ’09 Pelosi fallacy: Denying Dems’ role in U.S. economy bedlam McCain fails himself Opportunistic Obama Vaccaro’s in Little Italy The Source Lounge Chamber Backs Lee in New York’s 26th Poste Modern Brasserie Eleventh Street Lounge Delhi Dhaba Romney Calls Fiorina ‘Misinformed,’ Says He’d Hire McCain White House won’t say that ‘fundamentals are strong’ Emanuel: Palin’s U.N. Visit Won’t Give Her Foreign Policy Cred Sarah Palin’s Personal E-Mail Hacked? Ledbetter, Plaintiff in Pay Discrimination Case, Backs Obama Ex-Clinton Backer Endorses McCain Reid: No one knows how to respond to crisis MIDDAY ROUNDUP Ensign: Senate Republicans could stay at 49 seats Big Three execs to meet with Pelosi McCain on AIG: We Need Strong and Effective Regulation Candidates say bailout should focus on consumers Roosevelt v. Roosevelt Bush can only be seen in Obama’s ads Pelosi Calls for AIG Hearings Obama: AIG Bailout is ‘Final Verdict’ on Failed Bush Policy Dodd, Blaming Bush, Says Financial Crisis is Worsening Simplify Laws Fed on AIG Bailout: Taxpayers’ Interests are Protected The Fix Addendum to Brooks on Palin McCain Blames Wall Street Greed in Latest Ad McCain: Americans Are the Fundamentals… And They’re Strong MORNING READ Drudge Report The Huffington Post Daily Kos MyDD TalkingPointsMemo Townhall.com The Corner RedState Fannie, Freddie, Mel and Barney Obama and Taxes Foxes in the Henhouse: Where Obama Missed the Turn