The Hill Articles: June 24, 2009

Dems see agenda slipping Sanford mystery explained — Gov. admits affair $285B switch might remove health hurdle Lawmakers not yet sure of Bernanke Seeking votes, Pelosi meets with GOPers, leans on Democrats PMA’s clients win $317M in earmarks White House, media relationship strained Sotomayor, senators engage in small talk White House turns its focus to immigration Specter to nudge Sotomayor on SCOTUS cameras Businessman says former lawmaker solicited bribes 100 House Dems want new trade rules GOP holds second protest during spending bill debate In The Know: Right audience for Reid Melancon gets ready to put Vitter’s ‘serious sin’ on trial Barbour makes his national debut, Part II Healthcare accounting In Oregon, Dems target top Republican House pick’s financial records A new Serbia — committed to strong ties with the U.S. Carrying out President Obama’s agenda of secure employment, decent pay for all At Bat: Former college athletes learn everyone’s a winner in congressional softball league Digging the long ball House Dems press Obama for new transit bill Bush administration leaks bolstered Rick Renzi’s reelection bid Employee Free Choice Act: a second stimulus Harry and Louise, hijacked For many in Michigan, a fresh start New York’s Irish King Rendell gets behind infrastructure bank Ethanol lobby flexes muscle on climate bill TARP shortchanges small business as banks hoard cash and don’t loan Senior appropriators to discuss letting Japan buy F-22 fighter jet Start by defeating job-killing measures such as card-check Weyant’s World: June 24, 2009 Campaign Update: Love-less, making a Dent?, bent Steel Specter to nudge Sotomayor on SCOTUS cameras Sanford, wife were on ‘trial separation’ during trip Retail groups break off merger talks The GOP presidential shortlist for 2012 gets even shorter … Common sense on energy, economy, environment Helping Indian Country by bringing back a proven program (Sen. Tim Johnson) Union targets Baucus over health taxes Bipartisan redistricting reform offered, not optimism Obama to send ambassador to Syria Cable news fallout DAY’S END ROUNDUP Defense veto threatened over F-35 fighter engine Issa accuses Bernanke of deliberately hiding details on BoA-Merrill deal TOP TWEETS Will Romney win 2012 nomination by default? Violence and Power Confront Each Other in Tehran S.C. Dems will evaluate Sanford ‘in the weeks ahead’ Romney has the 2012 conservative mantle handed to him Barbour to head RGA Shadegg: ‘Boycott ABC’ over Obama’s healthcare push Top GOP House candidate under investigation Obama rescinds July 4th invitation to Iranian diplomats Twitterview wrap: Issa calls on Rangel to leave chairmanship, skirts question on GOP’s future Appropriators to discuss Japan buy of fighters Once-missing S.C. governor admits to affair Issa: ‘will rangel, murtha and dodd do the same?’ Sanford admits affair ‘Argentina’ now trending topic Gov. candidate distances herself from Sanford Stephanopoulos kicks off ‘Twitterview’ with Issa Grassley: Healthcare outline by week’s end Declaration of War by North Korea Steele didn’t know about Sanford’s trip Buffett: U.S. couldn’t do better than Bernanke Cabinet members call out China on Web filtering Gerlach: Senate run ‘off the table’ Ryan alleges $800B in taxes needed for House health bill An avatar is worth a thousand words Embracing web 2.0 technology (Rep. Mike Honda) Thompson endorses Simmons Did the President Surrender on the Public Health Option? Poll: Maloney edges Gillibrand in Dem. primary Elizabeth Warren slams Citi: They ‘just don’t seem to get it’ Kent hearings move forward Allies of official fired by Obama mount defense Ag chairman: Climate bill will pass House MIDDAY ROUNDUP More strange details on Argentina The Meanings of MSM 2012 Watch: Obama finally ‘rose to the occasion’ on Iran, Romney says Boehner: Dems turning House into ‘banana republic’ Sotomayor’s Wednesday schedule Sanford presser at 2 P.M. Lawmakers rush to aide injured intern Impeachment hearings commence in Senate Rangel: House healthcare bill will include public plan Iran says it has uncovered ‘terrorist’ plots Police raid Mousavi’s campaign HQ Palin popular among GOPers; Romney boosts image Stern lobbies with Bloomberg for healthcare reform O’Connor ‘pleased’ to see Sotomayor nomination ACORN by any other name is still ACORN (Rep. Michele Bachmann) Nick Jonas takes the mic The late show Grassley: No bipartisan support for a public option Gov. Sanford returns from Argentina, not Appalachia Poll: Public supports healthcare reform but unsure what kind Unanimous Supreme Court decision on “Voting Rights Act” a win for constitutional integrity (Rep. Trent Franks) Sanford: Missing in Action Sanford was in…Argentina? Drudge Report Huffington Post The Daily Beast Hot Air MyDD The Corner Firedoglake Power Line Daily Kos Red State MORNING READ Bank signals cooperation with VIP probe