The Hill Articles: June 12, 2009

Senators held stock in bailed-out banks EPA should test the impact of ethanol prior to increasing blend ratios (Sen. Jim Webb) DAY’S END ROUNDUP Ahmadinejad, rival both claim victory White House applauds N. Korea sanctions Palin: Obama showing ‘signs of weakness’ on defense THE BIG QUESTION, June 12: Regulating private sector pay Meet Comrade Waxman and Comrade Markey McCaskill claims she reads every reply GOP bill would end Federal Reserve’s independence How to promote greener communities (Rep. Ed Perlmutter) CBO: Spending rose then fell after Bush tax rebates OFA Announces National Healthcare Day It’s time to press nations that refuse U.S. pork (Sen. Tom Harkin) Lieberman to Obama: Consider keeping Gitmo open 46 percent support Sotomayor nomination; 32 percent opposed Elder Bush defends Sotomayor Voting Rights Group targets Childers TOP TWEETS Dave Must Go White House puts off immigration meeting again Bunning makes $20K from baseball signings House panel OKs alternative fighter engine Bush 41 skydiving for his birthday The Palins Should Sue Letterman: A Hero’s Medal for Bristol Palin Obama’s Dubious Handling, and Appraisal, of the Stimulus Obama hails passage of tobacco regulation bill RNC reaches out to Hispanics Specter: Healthcare will pass without GOP help Obama optimistic about ‘change’ in Iran elections Meghan McCain gets meta MIDDAY ROUNDUP Rep. Kennedy returns to rehab Rep. Buyer: Smoke some lettuce! Potential Blunt challenger sharpens tone Obama sees ‘possibility of change’ in Iran Summers: Obama only acting out of ‘necessity’ Congressional Cars ‘R’ Us Visclosky might get leeway to pay legal fees And Baucus is the Moderate One When media collide Poll: Risky for GOP to oppose Sotomayor Lessig gears up to target Landrieu on healthcare McConnell signals openness to Conrad’s healthcare compromise Brunner stumbles on equipment purchase Kennedy earns $2M for memoir McCain’s credit card debt rises in the past year Obama ousts Bush appointed AmeriCorps IG HOME Act needed to jump start housing sales (Rep. Howard Coble) House passes paid parental leave for federal employees (Rep. Mike Honda) Mmm, oatmeal Senators late with ethics filing Burris adviser: Durbin trying to show us up McCain: ‘Don’t Ask’ is not a civil rights issue VIDEO: Palin says Letterman’s jokes contribute to abuse White House and lawmakers tweet TV transition Cindy McCain weighs in Patrick Kennedy checks into medical facility Obama relents on bringing Gitmo detainees to the U.S. Fostering small business innovation (Sen. Mary Landrieu) MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post HotAir DailyKos Townhall OpenLeft RedState MyDD Powerline AMERICAblog