The Hill Articles: February 25, 2009

Coleman lawyer: Recount could be ‘fatally flawed’ Hoyer Promises Vote on DC Voting Rights Act Next Week Obama seeks new wave of regulations GOP sees no bias in press hires Top Democrats brush off the president on earmarks Van Hollen seeks stimulus czars Dems plan housing push amid dissent Weyant’s World: February 26, 2009 GOP to unveil ‘waste-watch program’ on stimulus Student access for recruiters sparks debate After stimulus windfall, medical researchers eager for more funds Obama taps Locke for secretary Obama, Senate Dems are divided on taxes House Dems defy party leaders over omnibus measure GOP pins hopes on N.Y. House race Healthcare reform, now Hospice provider billed CMS equivalent of $11,896 an hour Posto: A dining room fit for models DAY’S END ROUNDUP House freezes pay raise for 2010 Flake’s earmark crusade converts some Take heart in hope Connery to politicians: Come visit Scotland About-face or face-off Having a Landmark affair Chef 101 with Carla Hall from Top Chef Burris gets brush-off from Rep. Rush (Un)Fairness Doctrine: parsing Obama Ushering in the day of reckoning Shuler Borrows ‘Democrat Party’ Term from GOP Rhode Island Lawmaker May Take on Kennedy Hot on The Hill right now Pa. GOP May Not Back Specter When We Pendulum R.I. lawmaker may take on Kennedy “A” For Presentation, Low Marks For “Solutions” Burris Presides Over Senate Time to Bring Common Sense to Defense Budgeting (Rep. Barbara Lee) Obama Boosts Nation’s Confidence DC’s 200-Year Long Line At the Polls McCain Calls for Strategy to Win in Afghanistan Gingrich: Jindal Got a Good National Launch Census Wasn’t Why Gregg Withdrew McCain calls for strategy to win Afghan war A Congratulations to Gov. Locke (Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson) Boehner: ‘Era of big government’ is back Boeing beefs up ahead of busy year Burris ‘Upbeat’ Despite Calls for His Resignation The Curmudgeonly Kentuckian Challenger says Bunning Shouldn’t Run Again Challenger: Bunning shouldn’t run again Primates Are Not Pets Omnibus opens funds to Saudi Arabia, Syria Leading Dems defend slew of earmarks Van Hollen on Twittering: One Step at a Time GOP Leader Preemptively Weary on Obama Iraq Plan Supreme Court Gets It Right – Religious Displays OK Napolitano confronted with immigration reform Michelle Obama on Her New Digs Time To Slow Down Dem governor may reject stimulus funding Frank, Dodd split on financial ‘risk regulator’ Obama outlines regulatory ‘rules of the road’ Dems challenge ‘nitpicking’ GOP MIDDAY ROUNDUP Stimulus site pulls 3,000 hits per second The Old College Try Rep. Dave Obey: Chief Architect of Plan for America’s Recovery (Gov. Jim Doyle) Obama nominates Locke for Commerce Blunt, in Senate Run, Defends Vote for Wall St. Bailout Quick Passage of Bill Needed to Ensure D.C. Voting Representation GOP proposes freeze on congressional pay Just What the American People Needed to Hear We’re Not All Socialists Now: New Hampshire’s Jeffersonian Uprising Farmers Union leader moves to ethanol lobby Coleman dealt another setback vs. Franken Jindal slaps Obama on bipartisanship McCain Gives Obama High Marks, Criticizes Spending Jindal Lays out ‘Fundamental Difference’ with Obama Biden Takes Shots at Jindal for Record as La. Gov. Coverage Roundup: The Speech In Case You Missed It Boxer: I feel sorry for the people of Louisiana Shelby: U.S. May Not be Nat’lizing, but It’s in Control MORNING READ From The Providence (R.I.) Journal — Originally published Wednesday, Feb. 25 Huffington Post Townhall The Fast Talker The Plank The Foundry TPMDC RedState firedoglake Hot Air Steele Wishy Washy on Specter in 2010 MyDD contentions