The Hill Articles: July 2, 2009

The Washington Post’s Mistress DAY’S END ROUNDUP Inglis sheds light on the founding Hockey mom-in-chief? Hodes raises $725,000 Transparency means allowing for opposing views (Sen. John Thune) Obama taps Kmiec, fundraiser for foreign posts In interview, Obama talks about…everything White House claims N. Korea sanctions are working Online posting of House expenditures delayed Obama taps pro-life supporter for ambassadorship Obamas to celebrate July 4th with military families Poll: Ayotte up on Hodes in N.H. N.D. GOP chairman pushing Hoeven to take on Dorgan Ambassador returns to Venezuela to resume ties Ambassador returns to Venezuela to resume ties DCCC raises $1.2M with grassroots challenge TOP TWEETS Gibbs: ‘Stimulus plan is working’ despite job losses Sanford won’t face charges for trips Sanford didn’t misuse funds, investigator says Senate Democrats say health bill covers 97% Treasury targets group, person aiding Iraqi insurgents MIDDAY ROUNDUP Sanford loses book deal A Theory on Jobs Biden makes surprise visit to Iraq Biden visits Iraq for reconciliation effort Senate Dems say health bill covers 97% Biden makes surprise visit to Iraq Financial lobby gears up effort against Obama plan WH strongly backs HELP committee healthcare reform plan GM focused on ‘chapter one’ Poll: Majority thinks N. Korea could strike U.S. Change You Can Believe In? Coup attempt in Los Angeles GOP Reducing medical liability insurance rates (Rep. Michael Burgess) RNC slams Obama for ‘PR’ events Maloney supporters urge against run Rubio rakes in $125K online in second quarter Poll: Nationwide plurality dislikes Franken Can Cap-and-Trade Pass the Senate? How the Palin Phenomenon Will Change American Politics UPDATED: Bill Clinton headlining Maloney fundraiser DGA mocks Bachmann’s gov. aspirations Ros-Lehtinen: naturalization a ‘joyous day’ North Korea kicks off fireworks with missile tests Edwards aide seen at federal courthouse N. Korea fires multiple short-range missiles Only you can prevent bad style guidelines Government gives private contractors bonuses they don’t deserve (Sen. Tom Carper) Late night sounds on Capitol Hill Boehner ‘releases the hounds’ on the stimulus Unemployment up slightly to 9.5 percent Taliban captures U.S. soldier MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post HotAir DailyKos Townhall OpenLeft RedState MyDD Powerline Matthew Yglesias DAY’S END ROUNDUP