The Hill Articles: December 1, 2009

Browner talks climate, energy investment Reid praises Obama’s deliberation on Afghanistan Healthcare raises taxes Announcements December 2, 2009 Geithner won’t answer questions, GOPers claim Left resentful Stand with the troops A movie with no vote Exhibit marks 100 years with the Capitol subway Republicans press for ACORN hearings, citing fraud allegations Brutal poll for Dems Palin blasts media for bus tour stories McCain: No exit date for Afghanistan Afghanistan war tax met with skepticism on Capitol Hill Inhofe seeks “climategate” hearings as head of U.K. research institute steps down Paul spokesman praises video likening Grayson to Hitler Anti-war groups criticize Obama for sending troops to Afghanistan Energy Czar: Climate change legislation crucial to clean tech investment Feingold: ‘Everything’ on table to stop troop buildup 108-year-old veteran to testify before Senate panel DAY’S END ROUNDUP General Motors CEO Henderson resigns Documents reveal new information about destruction of torture tapes Nelson tired of waiting on EPA Level the playing field for small businesses (Rep. Scott Murphy) Obama calls Afghan and Pakistani leaders ahead of surge announcement Kerry climate blueprint watch – an update Should Americans be allowed to spend their own money to save their own lives? Rationing in the Senate and House health care bills Secret Service to brief Oversight Committee on W.H. crashers Secret Service to brief Oversight Committee on W.H. crashers Pumping problem: critics say E15 could make refueling harder Sen. Casey: Spare CHIP beneficiaries from exchange About our courts Gallup pegs Obama’s approval as lowest on Afghanistan Kennedy, Nelson & Boxer snag top search results this year Northrop Grumman threatens to quit competition for tanker Reid slams McCain: ‘Huge, big belly-flop flip flop” Workforce education is bridge to economic recovery Corker unsure whether Bernanke has votes for confirmation Congressman marks FSU football coach’s retirement Cunningham reconsiders Burr challenge Tareq Salahi’s domain name snatched up Google lists top scandals of 2009 TOP TWEETS Cable industry plans discounted broadband service for low-income students Sanchez releases ‘surprise’ Christmas card Browner briefs lawmakers on Copenhagen plans WH on offense against GOP’s Medicare cuts line Sen. Nelson says he will target abortion funding in health bill Obama speeding up deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan Senators: Cut off loans to nations holding funds of alleged Ponzi schemer Facebook making new friends in Northern Virginia Iran’s poker face (Rep. Ed Royce) Top senators on Google Time for a ‘Decider’ on Afghanistan Congressman hosts online discussion on Afghanistan trip The posers UPDATED: Leahy to introduce antitrust repeal amendment MIDDAY ROUNDUP N.J. Dems move to prevent a Christie GOP appointment Webb warns Obama on Copenhagen trip Spratt knocks down Afghan war surtax The Big Question: Will Afghan troop funding debate divide Dems? Hoyer on Cheney: ‘They turned tail’ The broken belief system Challengers sign up to face Walz, Paulsen in Minnesota Sanders: Obama admin becoming ‘deficit hawks’ Sen. Klobuchar urges Iran to release U.S. hikers Gov. Kaine celebrates smoking ban in pub Is a carbon tax dead? Grassley: Fund Afghan surge with cuts elsewhere Ron Paul goes mainstream, Ben Bernanke goes berserk! Sen. Whitehouse: Beware of ‘tomfoolery’ in prolonged healthcare debate EPA signals approval of higher-ethanol gas Couple: ‘We were invited’ to state dinner Twitter adopts red theme for World AIDS Day Salahis claim ‘We were invited’ EPA signals approval of E15, but delays final decision Issa solicits questions for ACORN forum CBO report: Stimulus package saved or created as many as 1.6 million jobs Pawlenty: I would not have granted clemency to police shooter Sen. Menendez takes on baggage fees Photo: Capitol Christmas Tree Huckabee: ‘I looked at every case file’ in Clemmons case Gibbs: Obama will discuss Afghan timetable in speech A handy Copenhagen emissions calculator Markey backs Capuano Ron Paul: Bernanke’s defense of Fed a ‘hoax’ Huffington Post Drudge Report Free Press, Media Access Project want Comcast-NBC merger blocked Right Wing News Instapundit The Plank AMERICAblog MORNING READ New Australian opposition leader vows to block climate plan Union’s top cop flames predecessor Afghanistan war upends deficit-spending Threat of reconciliation hovers over centrist Democrats on healthcare Lobbyists reconsidering lavish holiday parties due to concerns over recession A Washingtonian’s guide to Copenhagen Pressure for more hearings on financial regulations White House defends Obama’s Copenhagen timing Weyant’s World: December 1, 2009 War correspondent compares Bush’s Iraq surge to Afghanistan President Obama sets course for Afghanistan Invite for crashers… testify on the Hill Commuted sentence haunts Huckabee Private lenders focus on jobs in student loan fight Abortion resurfaces as hot topic on Capitol Hill Some in GOP wary of repeat candidates Bottom Line Mitigating the politics of prosecution Meeting with Obama, Congress members must broach Pakistan War, healthcare and employment Congress should replenish loan fund for small business Geithner must go Earth to Gore Democrat running for Wamp’s seat drops out Happy Christmas, Congress — how to say it with a present Prince Albert II of Monaco visits D.C. Schumer pressures NBA to drop Adidas Michelle Obama tops French Elle’s Best-Dressed List McCain offers ASU receiver a high-tech pat on the back Chelsea Clinton engaged to longtime boyfriend, plans to wed next summer