The Hill Articles: December 8, 2009

EPA finding doesn’t clear air on carbon Labor unions lobby against ‘Cadillac’ tax Trent Lott keeps his Southern ties through lobbying Bipartisan group of lawmakers to meet with Obama tomorrow Plan for recovery, even in a recession Lobbying World Teresa Lavery DeMint urges further cuts to top income tax bracket Dodd trails prospective GOP candidates in Conn. Gillibrand hails defeat of Nelson amendment Financial groups push back on ‘cramdown’ mortgage measure Harris’s campaign manager departs War over water: Western Republicans warn Democrats not to advance bill Schumer ‘moved’ by public option negotiations Senate rejects abortion amendment to health reform legislation Announcements December 9, 2009 Salahis will plead fifth if subpoenaed Concert and performance pieces National tree lighting Hotel happenings Gifts from Capitol Hill Dining out Holiday gift options The charge of the 280 Dems Local lessons DAY’S END ROUND UP Senate tables Nelson’s abortion amendment 54-45 Reid makes passionate pitch to save bill Maneuvering galore in GOP primary to face Foster Why is Bill Nelson Google’s #2 most-searched senator? Rep. Camp to meet with Obama on jobs Party crashers will plead fifth if subpoenaed TOP TWEETS CCIA: Apply open-government efforts to ACTA Jenny Sanford: ‘I knew he was having an affair’ Sarah and the eggman Jobs-bill myth Health talks advance; Snowe skeptical Rep. Barton: EPA ruling will be the Democrats’ ‘Waterloo’ Another GOPer to run against Rep. Henry Brown Boxer: Cover Viagra? Then cover abortion Jenny Sanford: ‘I knew he was having an affair’ Obama holding jobs meeting with lawmakers Casey: Abortion debate will continue despite Tuesday’s vote Reid doubles down on slavery analogy McChrystal: U.S. can’t defeat al Qaeda until bin Laden is captured Moran-Tiahrt within margin of error again House to move on jobs legislation this year Liquor lobby lures DC journos with ‘product samples’ Effective reform must consider needs of speciality care physicians in addition to patients and primary care providers Building a broadband future Committee vote on Bernanke expected next week Hinchey backs windfall tax on bank CEOs’ bonuses Dewhurt files for reelection as lieutenant governor CBO: 3 to 4 million would lose employer-based coverage NAB hires Keenom to direct state outreach Rangel to press for major tax overhaul Progressive chairman slams public option compromise House lawmakers push to narrow FDIC powers Barney Frank: GOP more like French kings than American Colonials Rep. Marchant renames financial regulation bill Draft text leaked in Copenhagen, roiling talks White House announces open-government standards for agencies Hoyer: Medicare extension ‘worth consideration’ Senate GOP point out ‘pure waste’ found in stimulus package Sen. Nelson introduces war bonds bill to finance military in Iraq and Afghanistan Get ready for unilateral Obama climate change regs Webb still undecided on Senate healthcare bill MIDDAY ROUNDUP Gregg: Healthcare compromise ‘makes some sense’ if done right Issa: Acorn pastry a ‘bad, yet tasty’ choice Rep. Ros-Lehtinen tweets about Michelle Obama’s outfit Obama wants TARP funds for jobs bill Minnesota man tries to pelt Sarah Palin with tomatoes at book event Obama seeks increased energy tax credits Man throws tomatoes at Sarah Palin The Big Question: How should Congress pay for a jobs package? So, what’s the point? Pres. Obama touts new tax cuts, investments in jobs speech Boehner: Obama’s plan to pay for jobs bill ‘repulsive’ Kashkari’s back from the woods Improving regulations for low income housing management (Sen. Herb Kohl) Republicans live-tweet McChrystal/Eikenberry hearing Eikenberry says he’s now on board with surge Tiger Woods and other sub-par heroes Author Ron Kessler on the ‘trouble’ with the Secret Service Gates: No ‘better way’ to succeed in Afghanistan than surge White House dismisses new low in Obama approval ratings Steele to Pres. Obama: Postpone healthcare debate Earth. It’s still warming, World Meteorological Organization says. Field to face Foster shrinks again, candidate backs Hastert McChrystal: Obama’s Afghanistan strategy will be ‘successful’ Palin leaves door open to third party bid Mullen: ‘Absolutely no provision’ for troops in Pakistan Small cable companies worried about Comcast-NBC deal The Huffington Post Drudge Report AMERICAblog MyDD The TARP job fund Pajamas Media The Washington Independent Report ranks nations’ vulnerability to climate change MORNING READ Democrats split over use of ‘party of no’ President Obama told me to stop ‘demeaning’ him, says Rep. Conyers DLA Piper clients at odds in rum battle High-stakes duel between Rep. Paul and Bernanke intensifies A small think-tank challenges green economy orthodoxy on key goals 21 year-old poker champion to visit Capitol Hill Inhofe: ‘We won,’ cap and trade is ‘dead’ Gates makes surprise Afghanistan trip Excuse Rep. Ros-Lehtinen’s ‘cattiness’ Weyant’s World: December 8, 2009 Time running out for House Dems to move major jobs measure in ’09 EPA finding gives American negotiators added weight at Copenhagen summit Sen. Kent Conrad open to using Wall Street bailout to pay for jobs package Two issues threaten to divide Senate Dems on healthcare reform Primary likely to serve as de facto special election for Kennedy’s seat GOP hits Reid on slavery comments ACELA: Jobs-generating express U.S. must take responsibility to lead Full speed ahead for Democrats’ recklessness 17 years later, a promise to fulfill House likely to move defense bill; Senate plans less clear Denmark’s hope: a politically binding accord in all key areas House to vote this week on finance reform Rising temperatures, melting glaciers: Copenhagen and our planet’s salvation Bottom Line 20 Questions with John Stossel Pay czar munches down a cheap lunch Atheist lawmaker invokes the Lord Pelosi’s dubious claim about ‘The Boss’ JFK reached greatness Talking Heads frontman to meet Blumenauer for bike talk Salazar green lights Shell’s controversial Alaska drilling Trade as climate enforcer Our massive crisis in education Electricity sector’s priorities on climate change Bernanke must go Oil, natural gas industries can provide jobs boost Deal keeps Captain Morgan anchored in a U.S. territory Two-week sprint