The Hill Articles: July 31, 2009

House panel approves healthcare reform bill Dogs of war (or not) Steele raised campaign cash from RNC vendors Pelosi doesn’t gaurantee Blue Dog provisions The Big Question, July 31: Have the Blue Dogs advanced healthcare reform or held it back? Liberals will get single-payer vote on House floor Polis exuberant due to August recess DAY’S END ROUNDUP Setting the record straight on warrantless wiretapping program (Sen. Dianne Feinstein) Kos ‘birther’ survey dominates polling chatter Farewell, Sally Crowe Bennett: Senate lacks the votes to pass ‘cap and trade’ House passes executive-pay restrictions Rep. Johnson: Protect homeless under hate crimes law TOP TWEETS Veterans groups have ‘grave concerns’ on health bill Dodd upbeat about prognosis, pitches health bill Grassley: Date of healthcare vote ‘makes little differenc’ Gates and Crowley are OK, But What About Obama? On Race and Beer Grassley: Date of healthcare vote ‘makes little differenc’ Contractor convicted in earmark probe Dodd links cancer diagnosis with healthcare debate Baucus quickly backtracks, will support Sotomayor Markey pledges immediate probe into forged letters to lawmakers Louisiana Atty. General investigating Bobby Jindal’s blog DNC touts success of ‘Tweet Your Senator’ campaign RNC eliminates states from convention contention Dem leader blasts ‘cruel’ GOP rhetoric on end-of-life treatment Obama ‘guardedly optimistic’ for economic rebound House easily passes ‘cash for clunkers’ lifeline Obama praises House for quick action on ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Deeds creates separate Twitter to track campaign Poll: Seniors wary of healthcare reform UPDATED McCaskill opposes extension of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ UPDATED McCaskill opposes extension of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ McCain laments a bygone era of baseball Fed pressured to detail its support system Dodd to have surgery for prostate cancer MIDDAY ROUNDUP Holt: No support for sweeping CIA investigation Liberals strike healthcare deal with Blue Dogs Businessman joins GOP field for Tiahrt seat House moving quickly to get more cash for clunkers Dem congressman: Voting for health bill hypocritical Who lost the earth? (Sen. John Kerry) Waxman: We have the votes on healthcare House eyes $2B drawn from stimulus to fund ‘cash for clunkers’ NRSC poll shows Hoeven up 17 on Dorgan Dems race to add more cash to clunkers account Blue Dogs reserve judgment on tax increases 82 lawmakers write Obama, urging recognition of Armenian genocide GOP Health Caucus: New deal on health bill Poll: Less than half of GOP believes Obama born in U.S. GOP Health Caucus: New deal on health bill Fiery Culberson slams Pelosi for ‘censorship’ Fiery Culberson slams Pelosi for ‘censorship’ A step closer to safer food (Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter) A Teachable Moment Fox Should Fire Glenn Beck Economy shows slow signs of improvement Return of the Mac (to the News Cycle) WH adviser describes ‘flurry’ to find ‘cash for clunkers’ funding Xena, Buffy, Sarah Palin: Revenge of the Wolf Girl Dems plan ‘Heath Care ER’ August ad campaign MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post Michelle Malkin Obama His Own Worst Enemy Daily Kos contentions MoJo NewsBusters TalkLeft Political Animal Right Wing News Committee reverses vote on abortion amendment