The Hill Articles: July 8, 2009

GOP’s hopes for 2010 lifted by economy Crowley aiming to raise New Democrats’ profile Burris signs autographs while presiding over the Senate Republicans soothed by Reid on healthcare High expectations ahead of Africa trip Weyant’s World: July 9, 2009 Advice for Al Franken: Shut up and listen (but it’s OK if you laugh, too) Speaker Pelosi makes aggressive push to finish healthcare reform this month King: ‘Saying what millions of Americans really felt’ about Michael Jackson Rep. Waxman giving Senate room to work on climate change bill Freshman Rep. Nye gets top Republican opponent Reid surrogate Durbin shadows McConnell State cyberattack ‘ongoing’; N. Korea suspicions grow Ten FEC reports to watch Calls for new stimulus grow louder as Rendell adds voice Carbon offsets and the emerging climate coalition How Americans really feel about health reform Madigan takes a pass No longer just about world peace: Staffers competing for Miss D.C. to address political issues 20 questions with Fox News Supreme Court correspondent Shannon Bream Barnburner! Senate teams bring the bats back from recess Republicans Rejoicing with More Americans Jobless? The Jackson/Jackson Lee Sideshow McCain: ‘Picking off an R or 2’ not real negotiation Gingrey goes bare-chested UPDATED: Himes raises $520K in second quarter Ways and Means committee puts Oberstar’s highway bill on hold for health legislation Delay in treaty approval frustrates U.K. officials, U.S. defense industry Torrid July Amid trendy, unworkable schemes, a real energy fix White House threatens veto over intel disclosure DAY’S END ROUNDUP President Palin prep Doubling renewable-energy use Climate-change deal reached at G8 Solis: ‘Nobody is happy’ with extent of recovery yet Is Jake Tapper bored? The Decline of the Democrats Lincoln hints at support for public option Obama taps geneticist for NIH post GOP still feeling left out on healthcare Rendell urges second stimulus with focus on jobs House Natural Resources Committee GOP launches into Twitterverse GOP senator: Obama’s Russia trip like ‘pile of manure’ Franken ranks last in Senate seniority More Waxman Talk of GOP ‘Anti-Americanism’ UPDATED: Grassley: ‘no hard timeline’ on healthcare reform GOP senators press administration not to back Zelaya GOP: Reid says no time constraints on healthcare Ex-Ensign aide discloses affair letter from senator White House spells Obama’s name wrong TOP TWEETS Labor claims Pope Benedict as EFCA supporter The Health Care Crisis: Letters from Vermont and America (Sen. Sanders) Graham says he ‘could vote for’ Sotomayor Simmons tweets fundraising totals Mass. sues feds over Defense Of Marriage Act Kirk to run for Senate Gonzo heading to Texas Tech Grassley to Palin: Raise cash for me N. Korea suspected in attacks on U.S. websites Poll: Obama avg. approval reaches new low DNC begins targeted counteroffensive on stimulus McCain supports U.S.–sponsored mediation McCain supports U.S.–sponsored mediation in Honduras Hatch calls for Justice to investigate the BCS Buchanan asks for Stimulus II input White House unveils $155B deal with hospitals New legislation will provide service dogs to wounded veterans (Rep. Ron Klein) MIDDAY ROUNDUP RNC ‘live tweets’ Cornyn conference call, derides Biden remarks Waxman: Dems don’t want government to ‘win’ over insurers Simmons raises $750K in first active quarter Legislation on innovative drugs is key to health reform H.R. 1548 better than alternatives on new drug class Cornyn sees ‘fissures and fractures’ among Senate Dems Obama Va. approval rating slips to 48 percent WH official disowns second stimulus plan Rep. Murphy attempts to repeal military ban on gays New York’s nursing shortage (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) Stimulus II? Baker jumps in Mass. Gov. race Lawmaker: GOP stimulus stance ‘vindicated’ by poor economy Obama Falls in Ohio; Great Democratic Debate Begins Stimulus II? Freshman Nye gets GOP challenger in Va. Biden announces $155B agreement with hospitals Who will Palin campaign for? Burton: Stimulus II Dem bid to ‘save face’ IMF warns of ‘sluggish’ and ‘uneven’ recovery Palin wades into stimulus debate Madigan nixes Senate bid Bunning: Cap and trade doesn’t have the votes in the Senate Jintao leaves G8 to deal with unrest New Jersey’s green ‘boss’? Biden heading to Boehner-land Trust buster FEC backs Club for Growth complaint against centrist GOP group Josh Bolten takes gig at Princeton Inhofe meets Franken, hugs him Put me in coach, I’m ready to play Obama and the Cold War Obama and the Cold War A Month of Sarah Palin 2012 Watch: Mixed reviews of a Palin presidential bid Capitol bikes gather dust DNC alleges ‘baseless’ Boehner arguments in web video Al Gore, Aware Gibbon’s Lament Herseth Sandlin won’t for governor or Senate MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report AMERICAblog The Corner Political Animal Powerline firedoglake RedState Daily Kos Hot Air