The Hill Articles: December 4, 2009

Murkowski attacks Obama climate aid pledge Nations coalescing around $10 billion near-term climate aid pledge — White House Obama shifts gears, will attend close of Copenhagen talks Obama shifts gears, will attend close of Copenhagen talks CAO confuses Twitter with telephone DAY’S END ROUNDUP Former campaign manager of Shays pleads not guilty to embezzlement Senate Democrats target pay of health insurance executives Lincoln takes aim at insurance execs’ pocketbooks in amendment Energy Department steers nearly $1 billion into CCS projects Comcast expects many hearings on NBC deal Kerry: U.S. moving too slowly on climate Sens. Nelson, LeMieux honor Florida State University football coach AFL-CIO ad pushes senators to nix ‘Cadillac tax’ in health bill Senate to vote on health amendments over weekend Recovery won’t work without jobs, stable housing market for Blacks and Latinos Senate to debate healthcare this weekend Burton hopes GOP will look pretty in pink during health debate Public Transit Projects will support and create hundreds of thousands of jobs FCC to Verizon: Why the fee hike? Bank lobby lashes out at credit unions Obama touts green energy jobs that ‘can’t be shipped out’ When the president’s life is threatened When the president’s life is threatened Aloha! Obama family to spend Christmas in Hawaii Dodd, Mikulski join Brown effort on GOP healthcare amendment It’s time for the Senate to enforce the ban on Secret Holds On TARP Scientists tell Congress that warming evidence is ‘overwhelming’ Boehner ‘encouraged’ by jobs report, but ‘no cause for celebration’ Rep. Thompson faces ethics probe over credit card measure, industry donations Obama asked about legalizing prostitution, gambling, drugs to create jobs Good economic news Dems push jobs bill despite ‘best jobs report’ since recession began Rep. Issa: Obama’s refusal to investigate ‘Climategate’ emails is ‘unconscionable’ Walking off a cliff Obama to spend Christmas in Hawaii Palin says Obama should boycott Copenhagen over hacked e-mails SEIU president: Healthcare could be Obama, Dems’ ‘waterloo’ Salahi business no laughing matter Video: Intel CTO on innovation, health IT, broadband MIDDAY ROUNDUP Pelosi takes shot at Bush over jobs The ‘Hope America Fails’ Republicans Gov. Crist’s message directs callers to phone sex Brown allowed to cosponsor public option amendment Coal must embrace the future (Sen. Robert C. Byrd) Emissions trading group: Reform offset programs in Copenhagen Congress: Invest in Intelligent Transportation Systems to create jobs Brown allowed to cosponsor public option amendment The Big Question: Does ‘climate-gate’ matter politically? U.S., Russia to extend START treaty In The Know: Sen. Menendez and Dana Milbank think alike ‘Technologically challenged’ president lights Christmas tree Hold federal officials accountable under the Rule of Law for tax-dodging (Rep. John Carter) Restored in Washington: Respect for public service Solis: Unemployment data show progress, but still work to do Gibbs takes a swipe at the GOP ‘Technologically challenged’ president lights Christmas tree ‘Technologically challenged’ president lights Christmas tree Obama questions value of law degree Industry funded report is more of the same false attacks on real health care reform (Sen. Tom Harkin) Poll: Nevada GOP candidates maintain leads over Sen. Reid Palin defends birth certificate remark The Salahi and Rogers no-show business: Fearing and jeering the hearings Global solar industry makes its Copenhagen pitch Kos, Dems, UFOs, Father William: Five easy pieces … WH economist: Nov. job numbers ‘the most hopeful sign yet’ Geithner: Financial crisis cost ‘dramatically less’ than anticipated More than 70 percent of voters fear war costs will distract from domestic issues Sen. Menendez and Dana Milbank think alike Unemployment falls to 10 percent; economy loses only 11,000 jobs Tech Tidbits: News that was overshadowed by a certain merger Drudge Report The Huffington Post Instapundit MyDD The Foundry The Washington Independent MORNING READ IPCC head vows probe of hacked climate emails Coburn, Vitter want to force Congress into public health plan Van Hollen: GM, Chrysler efforts on dealers ‘fall far short’ Talks on future of public option in healthcare bill intensify in the Senate