The Hill Articles: July 1, 2009

Sununu won’t seek Senate return DAY’S END ROUNDUP Boehner doesn’t try to recruit new golf pal Tiger First female pilots recognized Big Question, July 1: Will Franken’s victory make a substantial impact on the Senate, or is 60 seats more of a symbolic threshold? Kristof shivers in his boots Schwarzenegger accuses legislature of stalling Burgess says Obama ‘partially responsive’ in healthcare town hall THE BIG QUESTION, July 1: TOP TWEETS THE BIG QUESTION, July 1: Tom McClusky Budget crunch hitting California God to Joe the Plumber: Don’t run for office Union hits Citigroup over rate hikes GOP urges Bachmann to back down on census Inglis invokes Palin in defense of Sanford McCotter melds Russian lit, American politics NRO debuts ‘Tweet Tracker’ MIDDAY ROUNDUP White House downplays 60 in the Senate A few victory laughs for Sen.-elect Franken Obama to stump for Corzine Administration trims health reform price tag House cafeterias now on Twitter A 2012 preview? In affair, Sanford loses closest ally: his wife LIVEBLOG: Obama’s Healthcare Townhall LIVEBLOG: Obama’s Healthcare Townhall Ultimatum given to Honduras Without Coleman, no Jewish Republicans in Senate Taking a closer look at Andre Bauer Mayor Reed announces challenge to Massa Rep. Waxman hospitalized after feeling ill Moving forward on the Middle East peace process? A responsible regulatory framework needed (Rep. Michele Bachmann) New benefits make student loan repayment more manageable and affordable for millions (Rep. George Miller) Waxman hospitalized McKinney aboard ship seized off Gaza coast Just Shut Up Rep. Sestak to take on Sen. Specter Kanjorski warns against rushing some financial reforms Preserving Medicare’s success, 43 years later (Rep. Steny Hoyer and Rep. John Dingell) Lieberman: Not enough votes for public plan Schwarzenegger: legislature ‘running drills’ on budget Close vote spells doom for cap-and-tax in the Senate (Sen. James Inhofe) PhRMA ad buy for six Dems totals $2.5 million Tom Daschle, Bellwether DeMint ‘concerned’ about Sanford’s ability to lead Take me out to the courtroom Shuster endorses Toomey Mounting demand for Sanford resignation “The day of struggle” Polls: Public divided but slightly siding with Obama on healthcare Campaign Update: GOP primaries, Fmr. Rep. Neumann in for GOV Sam’s Army & the Green Party Franken Wins VIDEO: AUC launches cap and trade ad MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post DailyKos HotAir OpenLeft Townhall MyDD RedState Matthew Yglesias Powerline Rep. Sestak to take on Sen. Specter