The Hill Articles: February 26, 2009

Obama tightens appointments after gaffes Reid joins Pelosi in opposing ban revival DC Voting Act Passes Senate Senate approves granting D.C. a House vote Budget is ‘fill-in-the-blank’ on health reform DAY’S END ROUNDUP McCain to fundraise for key 2008 supporter Conservatives ask: Is Durbin going after Limbaugh? Obama seeks new direction with budget Centrist Dems to help fatten newbies’ coffers Photos of returning war dead to be allowed Business ally for Obama on stimulus slams budget Dem leaders try to clean up Capitol Power Plant Hispanic lawmakers hopeful on immigration Senate votes against Fairness Doctrine Pelosi blanks on Donovan’s name Ellison concerned by anti-Islam film screening at Capitol Obama gets (more) good reviews Finally, A President Who Works For Workers Senate tunes out Fairness Doctrine, 87-11 Emanuel for Feigenholtz? OMB boots lobbyist off press call McCain now a CrackBerry addict in the making Kerry: ‘No military solution’ in Pakistan or Afghanistan Remembering A Hero (Rep. Joe Sestak) Bipartisan concern over Obama’s Guantanamo Bay plans Sound the Alarm! Third Dem jumps into Ohio Senate race Budget includes cap-and-trade revenues Dems say Iraq troop cutbacks not enough Change I Can’t Believe In House GOP: Obama’s Budget is a Job Killer What I Saw Inside Gitmo (Rep. Michael McCaul) Nominate Frist as Sudan Special Envoy (Rep. Frank Wolf) DeMint Tweets Fairness Doctine Showdown vs. Durbin Schock video brings new meaning to ‘The Hills’ MIDDAY ROUNDUP Democrats Use Spending Bill to Restrict Free Speech (Rep. Tom Price) Key centrist skeptical of Obama’s tax plan On ‘Responsibility,’ Obama Takes Page from GOP Book House delays vote on mortgage write-downs Ten Good Reasons to Oppose the Omnibus Spending Bill (Rep. Charlie Bass) Pelosi throws cold water on weapons ban Rep. Chaffetz Launches ‘Cot-side Chats’ Unions File IRS Complaint Against Card-Check Opponents Obama placeholder signals more bailouts Obama administration guns for assault-weapons ban Right to survey its direction at CPAC Gregg: Budget Good Example Why I’m Not Commerce Sec. H.R. 1126 House GOP Seeks Locke’s Position on Census COBRA expanded to help cover more White House Vetting Invocations for Events: Report Obama raises taxes on wealthy for healthcare reform Tedisco-Murphy Race Tightening GOP rips lawmaker for voting with Pelosi Really? (Rep. John Shadegg) Blago Gave Burris’ Son a Job 5 Months Ago McCain Gets a Handle on Tweeting From the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News — Originally published in print Thursday, Feb. 26 Forget Representation — How ’Bout No Taxation? Factchecking Obama’s Speech Hoyer: Budget and Energy Will Move This Year House to Vote on D.C. Voting Next Week MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post RedState Ezra Klein The Corner TalkLeft Hot Air Open Left Powerline Firedoglake