The Hill Articles: August 18, 2009

Whole Foods and liberal intolerance Public health option bogs down White House Pakistan still wants drones after successful U.S. strike PhRMA defends itself from Boehner criticism State AGs back Obama on financial oversight agency DAY’S END ROUNDUP Bachmann: healthcare proponents selling ‘snake oil’ Obama expresses optimism on Middle East peace The Big Question, August 18: How have the town halls affected the debate on healthcare? The Big Question, August 18: A.B. Stoddard Markey releases more forged letters Air traffic controller not to blame for Hudson River corridor tragedy Gibbs under fire over public option GOP lawmaker: Int’l orgs doing ‘NADA’ to brush back Chavez Burr ‘willing to entertain’ co-op proposal on health bill TOP TWEETS Howard Dean accidentally tells the truth about Dems and public option Chris Kennedy will not seek office Cornyn remembers columnist Novak on Twitter Report: DC has the best job market in the country NRCC director: Democrats think you’re stupid Boren: Blue Dogs are ‘Yellow Dogs’ squeezed by the left Hoekstra to testify against Gitmo prisoner move in state Senate UPDATED: Lawmakers react to Novak death Boehner vs. Billy Sebelius: ‘Nothing has changed’ on W.H. public option stance Fiorina takes step toward challenging Boxer WFI demands Specter ‘keep his word’ on card check Poll: few believe ‘death panel’ claim Top House conservative leaves door open to backing co-ops Kyl: GOP opposes Dem approach to healthcare Robert Novak dies after cancer battle The billboard Roy Blunt doesn’t want you to see Robert Novak dead at 78 Issa tweets triumph over W.H. gathering of ‘fishy’ e-mails Huckabee no fan of two-state solution MIDDAY ROUNDUP Both Clintons to visit Obama at White House FCC joins Twitter to promote broadband discussion FCC joins Twitter to promote broadband discussion Campaign update: Norton for Colo. senator? But Beauprez leads Aides: Biden may run in 2016 Schakowsky: ‘Nothing has changed’ on public option Jenny Sanford shares views on husband’s ‘addiction’ to his mistress Another perspective on North Korea House Dem to town hall attendee: ‘Knock off the bull’ Grassley: Obama and Pelosi running ‘diversion’ from ‘miserably poor’ health bill Burgess: Lawmakers should ‘work around’ party leaders on healthcare E-Commerce coalition lists most harmful state Internet laws 60 Democrats: It’s public plan or nothing White House downplays outcry over public option They just don’t have chemistry, that’s all Set theory, applied to politics Liberals press Senate Dems to move without Grassley MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Daily Beast Mother Jones Power Line AARP faces test on healthcare reform RedState Talking Points Memo Big Hollywood TalkLeft Washington Independent Rep. Diaz-Balart won’t seek Senate seat