The Hill Articles: December 21, 2009

Seven-year-old challenges Obama to game of foosball AT&T: No plans for tiered pricing plans First couple gets H1N1 vaccine Seven-year-old challenges Obama to game of foosball Obama: Public option ‘not the most important’ part of healthcare bill DAY’S END ROUNDUP Senate still on track for final Christmas Eve vote on healthcare reform bill Obama gets H1N1 vaccine The biggest political ‘Lies of the Year’: Palin, Wilson, Biden Obama delivers Christmas cheer to D.C. Boys and Girls Club Rep. Pallone will ‘insist’ on House legislation in conference TOP TWEETS Broadband for small businesses Poll shows slight uptick in support for health reform Lawyer files lawsuit against Obama administration for health deal records Reid fires back at charges that healthcare bill contains ‘sweetheart deals’ AMA endorses Democrats’ healthcare manager’s amendment Ogilvy makes changes among top execs Sen. Pryor ‘leaks’ a story of poison gas AMA endorses Senate healthcare reform bill Afghanistan, Pakistan and good governance Sen. Barrasso: Obama will try to block healthcare bill conference Dean faults White House for death of the public insurance option Dem lawmaker pushes for health bill changes in conference Cornyn opposes ending healthcare filibuster, taking up debt increase Transportation dep’t issues new rules on air travel delays Some more about looking past the U.N. on climate McMahon up two on Simmons in internal poll Broadband and small business McCain riffs off monikers for healthcare deals MIDDAY ROUNDUP The winter of our content Steele: Supporters of health reform can expect ‘pink slip’ in 2010 Obama lauds ‘big victory’ for healthcare Rep. Pallone holding ‘Twitter town hall’ on healthcare Snowed under Rep. Steve King: ACORN scandal bigger than Watergate Is it time to give the U.N. a breather on climate? Obama to tout $19B in contract savings The Big Question: Will healthcare provide a political boost? Sen. DeMint battling NRSC chair Cornyn over conservative primary candidates Rep. Bean victim of Facebook scam Healthcare reform on the up-and-up Conrad: Colleagues’ vote for health reform a ‘profile in courage’ Huckabee: Throw proponents of health bill out of office Pro-Choice Caucus meeting with lawyers and insurers on Senate healthcare bill Dirksen Cafeteria open; modified schedule this week PHOTO: Bo Obama’s first snowfall McCaskill touts positives of health bill’s CBO score Rahm Emanuel’s brother to sue iPhone app developer Healthcare: Bonnie and Clyde go to conference Rahm’s brother to sue iPhone app developer Sen. Corker says Republicans may shift strategy on healthcare reform legislation Stabenow hoping ‘Cadillac tax’ will be relaxed during conference Estate tax gap could result in lawsuits Time to take Iran’s nuclear program out Get paid for using less energy Cordelia Ruth Tucker: Working-class hero — hard hats v. hippies Cummings: Obama must get involved in conference committee Drudge Report The Huffington Post contentions The Plank Pajamas Media MyDD MORNING READ House, Senate leaders reach for deal to allow Congress to raise debt ceiling After criticism, Majority Leader Reid vindicated by wee hour health vote Sen. Kennedy’s widow on hand for healthcare vote Senate Democrats unite for landmark healthcare vote CBO pegs Nelson’s Nebraska Medicaid deal cost at $100 million Feds close because of snow; Capitol Hill soldiers on Rep. Baron Hill weighs GOV run