The Hill Articles: June 16, 2009

READ President Obama’s white paper on financial reform Dems reel on healthcare Ensign ‘deeply regrets’ affair with his staffer Dem, GOP centrists meet in secret Administration: Congress can’t wait on financial regs CBO: Obama policy will boost economy in short-term, not long-term Norquist, GOP pin hopes on spending Foreign policy interrupting Obama’s big domestic agenda Peterson new point man for frustration about climate bill GOP Rep. Issa cites Dems’ standards in call for probe Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) Lobbyists dig in as Obama pushes financial overhaul House panel presses Gates to buy existing fighter jets, not F-35s CEO: Nuke power goal not realistic Auto lobbies seek cash for clunkers The costs of climate change Lobbying World In Ohio, Stivers (R) expected to attempt second run at Kilroy House approves war supplemental GOP eyes Mountain West for electoral gains in 2010 End hold on Bob Groves’s nomination Reading opinion polls in Tehran Transportation Report: Rebuilding of I-35W bridge shows how to cut red tape on projects nationwide Transportation Report: A blueprint for investment and reform Sen. Ensign deeply regrets affair Transportation Report: Highway Trust Fund on verge of bankruptcy Transportation Report: Create fair highway-funding formula; do not institute tolls as a double tax Transportation Report: Ideology, not need, too often drives policy Transportation Report: Adequate funding for rivers critical to economy, ecology and recreation Obama expected to raise $3M for Dems Transportation Report: Congress must reauthorize and expand TIFIA Report: Ensign to acknowledge affair Rohrabacher calls Obama a ‘cream puff’ on world stage DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama: Wall St. doesn’t remember how close we were to the ‘abyss’ Grayson sounds gung-ho on Bunning’s seat Obama: Ahmadinejad and Mousavi not that different Uighurs hope to open restaurant Cold water in Coldwater Obama ‘more than happy’ to consider co-op deal on healthcare Healthcare groups mobilize In face of threats, funding cuts to bio-research agency unwise Hard habits to break Healthcare: Obama’s Waterloo? A preacher man: One congressional staffer leaves politics behind to find his way in church Unplugged: Funny 50MB submissions Johnson: I didn’t ask Obama to oust Walpin Weyant’s World: June 17, 2009 CNBC’s Burnett: Iran election like card check Holmes Norton to meet with police chief over Joyner killing So, How Are They Going to Pay for It? White House reviewing policy on visitor logs Pingree does her best Michael Scott Reports: Wife of Rep. Conyers threatened with indictment THE BIG QUESTION, June 16: Obama and Iran Healthcare, war-funding rhetoric heating up President should classify detainee photos (Sen. James Inhofe) Report: State Dep’t asked Twitter to delay maintenance Khamenei calls for unity Report: State Dep’t asked Twitter to delay maintenance Announcements – June 17, 2009 White House keeps visitor logs secret, as Bush did TOP TWEETS Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is a good start, but improvements are needed (Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison) Dems pounce on House Republicans over war funding Perhaps Just One More Word on Palin Versus Letterman Obama makes healthcare, fundraising pitch More choices needed for wireless consumers (Sen. John Kerry) Enzi optimistic about healthcare reform Chamber rips Senate healthcare bill Pence’s district pleads for end to earmark boycott DeMint endorses Rubio over Crist Effort to open PA primary could aid Specter Barbara Walters, Renaissance Woman Ratings test Obama’s Passivity on Iran and Healthcare U.S. can’t be seen as ‘meddling’ in Iran, Obama says America’s Credibility in Iran GOP lawmaker likens Obama practices to S. American dictatorships Obama: No nukes for N. Korea; talks OK Lugar: Cap and trade lacks the votes Latest developments in Iran: Journos banned, annulment off the table, Obama comments again Executive order might block photos’ release Over Sixty Years Later, Congress Honors Female Aviators Obama: Something has happened in Iran MIDDAY ROUNDUP Senate Softball League: Prairie Populists 18, The Greats 12 ABC hits back against ‘false premises’ in RNC letter Here’s $200 Million, Take Our Prisoners! (Rep. Michele Bachmann) House GOP to unveil healthcare proposal Letterman Apologizes (And Score One for Palin) NY GOP announces meetings to select candidate for McHugh special Chamber warns against rumored consumer protection czar Report: Obama offered Pete King Ireland ambassadorship Campaign update: Lincoln, Sestak, and Steelman pushes back Issa gets Shakespearian Palin accepts Letterman apology Stern to Senate Dems: ‘Wake up’ VIDEO: McCain: Obama should call the Iranian election a ‘fraud’ Rep. Gutierrez wants risky banks to pay insurance fees Report: Rep. Pete King was offered Ireland envoy job McCain worries about crackdown Video: RNC takes shot at ‘government run healthcare’ Aiding N. Korea’s refugees Conrad: Healthcare co-ops ‘can work anywhere’ 25 years in prison for pot? Congressman’s proposal is just plain dumb Sotomayor’s Tuesday schedule Obama admin. turns away California Iranian leaders agree to ‘limited recount’ Brownback now has clear path to GOV Labor groups call business ‘two-faced’ on EFCA Memorandum MORNING READ Palin Arrives Sen. Mark Warner: Enhancing Healthcare Choices for Seniors Huffington Post Drudge Report The Plank Hot Air MyDD Powerline firedoglake RedState AMERICAblog contentions White House, Coburn wage fight over claims of wasteful spending