The Hill Articles: June 29, 2009

Rep. Conyers’s name comes up in investigation Obama promises progress to gay community Sanford asks supporters for forgiveness Obama denounces Honduras coup as ‘not legal’ Paulson to testify on Bank of America Ros-Lehtinen plugs FTA as Uribe meets Obama DAY’S END ROUNDUP VIDEO: Bon Jovi tributes Mousavi Vitter predicts trouble for Sotomayor Supremes Fanning the Firefighter Flames Cheryle Jackson forms Senate exploratory committee White House defends Sotomayor after ruling reversed National Energy Tax Will Further Strain Families’ Budgets (Rep. John Kline) Gingrich backs Walker, snubs Neumann in Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial race Club for Growth recruiting vs. GOP’s 8 energy bill defectors Obama: Zelaya still the president Gibbs signals Obama unlikely to use special D.C. plates Sanford says he won’t resign Conyers’s wife resigns after conviction VIDEO: Laborers target Baucus, Conrad New poll shows lead for Crist, promise for Rubio Waxman: Republicans ‘rooting against the world’ SCOTUS Ruling Fuels GOP Fire 2012 watch: Pence to Iowa in July TOP TWEETS Obama prioritizes energy-efficiency standards Energy bill not serious (Rep. Brian Bilbray) Clinton: Iranians face ‘huge credibility gap’ in election Energy tax will hurt Americans (Rep. Dean Heller) Cap & Trade won’t help environment (Rep. Kevin Brady) There’s Rape in the Prisons — And Gambling in Rick’s Place Iran confirms Ahmadinejad the winner Cindy McCain can’t hear you now More taxes for Texas (Rep. John Culberson) Souter wraps up 19-year career on Supreme Court Inhofe alleges EPA buried evidence, calls for criminal investigation Political fundraising on Facebook Boehner to tee off with Tiger Woods Court: States can probe nationally regulated banks Palin backs missile program MIDDAY ROUNDUP Israel appears to shift on settlements Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison Three strikes for Waxman-Markey (Rep. Joe Barton) Court expands challenge to campaign finance act Journos gear up for ‘Fourth of July’ Grassley attends funeral of fallen coach The Year of the Chicken Coop McCain: ‘Unions are running a lot of this administration’ Cohen: Ricci decision may not damage Sotomayor Romer: We’ve always known there’d be no immediate fiscal impact from stimulus Court reverses Sotomayor decision on firefighters Supreme Court reverses Sotomayor on Ricci case In more Toomey-moves-to-the-center news… Pelosi invokes God on climate bill Vote for energy independence was needed (Rep. Frank LoBiondo) Al From and the Founding of Today’s Majority Democratic Party Obamas pick a church Campaign Update: Parsing Pawlenty, fundraising fracases MORNING READ Liberal activists fret over public option for healthcare North Korea may add fireworks to recess week Obama tries to win back favor of gays Drudge Report Huffington Post HotAir DailyKos Townhall OpenLeft RedState MyDD Powerline Matthew Yglesias