The Hill Articles: January 21, 2009

Enzi, Cornyn get coveted Finance seats Obama asks Joint Chiefs for Iraq withdrawal planning Obama takes oath a second time Obama boom for K Street Gloves off as Sen. Cornyn launches attack on Reid $25K GOP retreat fee draws fire Bush leaves his successor nasty surprise GOP wins Obama meeting on stimulus Clinton confirmed in 94-2 Senate vote Crunch time nears for Coleman Report: Kennedy out for New York Senate New ethics panel to hold first meeting Friday House passes bill to restrict bailout funds Time Could Be Issue for Geithner Confirmation Time Could Be Issue for Geithner Confirmation Franken Says He Is Getting Ready to Join Senate DAY’S END ROUNDUP Speech short on specifics A message fine-tuned for ‘us’ Weyant’s World: January 22, 2009 Boehner Concerned with Plans to Close Gitmo Tax lapse likely won’t stand in way of Geithner approval Nominees praised, but honeymoon won’t last forever As Dems eye his seat, Bunning faces tough choice on reelection Obama v. health insurers An unpopular war of his own Celebrities eating out When celebrities eat, they bite, chew and swallow Elegant, ginger-infused cocktail a welcome guest on Inaugural menus Maria Shriver gets testy in lobby of Four Seasons Young Wants Answers; Inaugural Comt. Offers Regrets Rice Signs With Hollywood Talent Agency Obama Should Focus on Afghanistan (Rep. Michael McCaul) Congressional leaders to meet Obama on Friday Senate confirms Clinton 94-2 Border Patrol Commutations A ‘Respite’ (Fmr. Rep. Tom Tancredo) Poetic License and the Art of the Presidential Inaugural Reid: Kennedy “In Good Shape” Republicans delay Holder for a week Coleman, Franken Nearly Cross Paths in D.C. Rudy: GOP Becoming ‘Ideologically Narrower’ Van Hollen taps Sires as third DCCC vice chairman Biden Jokes about Roberts’s Memory GOP requests Thursday meeting with Obama on stimulus Kaine: Dems will court all 50 states ‘now and forever’ Financial Transactions Should Be Traded on Regulated Exchanges (Sen. Tom Harkin) Sires to Lead Outreach for DCCC in 2010 Norton on Voting Rights: I Think We’re Going to Get It Kaine: Dems Will Court All 50 States ‘Now and Forever’ Cornyn’s Smart Politics — and Principles Obama freezes White House salaries Dean Warns Dems Not to Ignore Voters The Ground Shifted Beneath Them Cornyn yields; Senate debates Clinton nomination Republicans ask for more time on Holder vote House GOP Requests Meeting with Obama Tomorrow A Man Obama calls Middle East leaders Specter May Try to Block Holder Vote Treasury nominee used TurboTax to file taxes Small Packages (Rep. Bart Gordon) Sullenberger Attends Inauguration, Dines at Hudson Bunning questions Geithner’s judgment Not the end of the road MIDDAY ROUNDUP Kennedy leaves hospital in good spirits Bush Arrives for Final Flight to ‘Air Force One’ Score Celebs compare Obama to Jesus, Gandhi Change Has Come, for Most People Obama: Follow the Philosophical Footsteps of Abraham Ramos and Compean Sentences Commuted (Rep. Sam Johnson) Obama begins first day by reading note from Bush Geithner Used TurboTax Ensign: GOP will look toward Obama for cooperation D.C. Metro Shatters Records on Inauguration Obama Reads Bush’s Note Poll finds close Florida race with many unknowns Rep. Crowley Dances to Wyclef No Need to Google Google Lieberman ‘Thrilled’ by Obama’s Inauguration Celebs gather at Creative Coalition pre-ball dinner Obama Will Quickly Issue Policy Pronouncements The Witch is Dead: New Beginnings — Obama and Ike MORNING READ Drudge Report The Huffington Post Pelosi names Rep. Lofgren as ethics chairwoman Marc Ambinder The Fix The Parallels Between the Inauguration and the Olympics RedState Townhall.com The Corner MyDD Daily Kos Firedoglake From the Bangor (Maine) Daily News — Originally published Wednesday, Jan. 21 From the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel — Originally published Wednesday, Jan. 21 The Unpredictability of Barack Obama