The Hill Articles: February 10, 2009

Senators have Red Carpet Moment Dems table GOP ethics resolution on Rangel Crist: ‘I’m trying to be practical’ Fear, uncertainty as new bailout unveiled A strong economy is a more equal one Don’t abandon free market capitalism Pelosi not cracking under conference pressure Closing bell, time to vote Despite differences, Pelosi praises Dingell’s service Special Reports: Healthcare Reid gambling on $838B stimulus Grassley Sets Ripken-like Voting Record Dems’ ethical troubles reminiscent of GOPers’ headaches as majority Weyant’s World: February 11, 2009 House Democrats reject salary increases Man with gun arrested near Capitol Young and wealthy Illinois treasurer eyes Burris seat After FBI raid, top defense lobbying firm falling apart Living in an anti-lobbying world 20 Questions with Norman Lear Quantum cascade lasers and other tech mysteries Not Ready for Prime Time Lobbyists want to contribute, too Lobbyists raising money for lawmakers’ portraits Health reformers look to White House for aid Plan: Undo link tying utilities’ sales to profits Lobbying World Kid-hater or a tax-lover More poll police may be needed ‘Three percent solution’ is shot in the arm that the economy needs Reconstructive surgery often denied Dingell’s day Future Combat Systems cuts would diminish troops’ safety McConnell: Stimulus Would Lead to DAY’S END ROUNDUP Tim Geithner and the amazing Technicolor Cash Room Biden to Harrisburg, Pa. Franken to visit D.C. as election tussle continues Billing discrepancies reveal need for price transparency Asian-Americans confront distinct set of challenges Investing in small clinical laboratories can help cure chronic disease, cut overall costs Tejada Charged with Lying to Congressional Staff Cure should not be worse than disease Patient-centered reform achievable if GOP is not excluded from process Announcements – February 11, 2009 Republicans ignored Benedict Arnolds of the GOP N.H. Happy With Newman Appointment Palin Pulls Out of CPAC Grading the Press Conference Dolly Parton sparkles and sings at National Press Club GOP Leader Blasts Media Bias in House Floor Speech Reid Appoints Himself to 5-Man Stimulus Conference Obama to Speak to Congress on Mardi Gras Top lobbying shop breaks up Poll: Americans Think Pols Break Rules to Help Donors THE BIG QUESTION for Feb. 10: Obama’s Stimulus Pitch Both parties lob criticism at Obama financial plan Job Demand Drops in January Congress Should Get In The Game The Myth of Government-Created Wealth (Rep. Frank Lucas) House Dems to fight for their stimulus Cantor Asks Obama to Lean on Reid, Pelosi on Stimulus White House Liveblogs Obama Town Hall Obama Takes Stimulus Pitch to Fla. Skilled Foreign Workers Create New Employment For Americans Don’t Expect A-Rod Hearings, Oversight Chairman Says Possible Dem. Emerges in TX Gov. Minn. Court Rules Franken-Favorable Ballots Counted Obama gets bipartisan boost from Crist Boehner Gives Geithner Plan Mixed Review Senate passes $838B stimulus Pence Optimistic GOP Proposals Will Be in Stimulus Specter Won’t Reverse Stance on ‘Bitter Pill’ Stimulus Treasury announces Obama financial plan MIDDAY ROUNDUP Gibbs: Obama Is Our ‘Best Weapon’ Seat Franken Provisionally: Former Minn. Sen. Dayton Whitman Casts Herself as Sacramento Outsider Lieberman: Stimulus Plan Leans Toward the Right Biden Happy Hour Dodd, Lieberman look vulnerable in poll Conservatives Launch ‘Doonesbury’ Alternative Steele Dares Dems to Pass Their Stimulus Rush Response Bredesen Campaigns for HHS Gibbs to Hannity: Get a Six Pack of Bud, and We’ll Meet Coburn Says He Prays for Obama Every Day Fighting A $6.7 Trillion Tax Increase (Rep. John Shadegg) From the Albany (N.Y.) Times Union — Originally published Tuesday, Feb. 10 Report: Rep. King Considering Run at Gov. From The Des Moines (Iowa) Register — Originally published Tuesday, Feb. 10 MORNING READ FBI raids lobby firm with Murtha ties Hot Air MyDD Townhall.com The Huffington Post Drudge Report Daily Kos The Corner Firedoglake RedState Open Left