The Hill Articles: March 12, 2009

Geithner tasked with paving way to G-20 Charles Freeman and the Israel lobby Lawmakers deny Freeman’s Israel lobby charges Senate Dems mull changes to ‘cramdown’ Obama confident after good Dow days DAY’S END ROUNDUP Klein takes DCCC business council gig Gibbs: ‘Unfortunate’ word choice to call U.S. a ‘deadbeat’ Davis-Bacon Hinders The Economy (Rep. Connie Mack) Water Bill Is A Priority For Congress (Rep. James Oberstar) Senate Democrats: Building a Stronger Rural America (Sen. Blanche Lincoln) Olson gets pacemaker after fainting in gym Steele emails for funds Lawmakers want eye kept on nuke guru Ryan: Steele is ‘pro-choice’ G-20 Summit — Time to Get Down to Business Obama talks Sudan, Tibet in meeting with Chinese foreign minister Steele names Ken McKay new chief of staff Treasury loses another appointee Polis casts lone Dem vote for anti-union measure Blue Dogs ask for another healthcare plan New Orleans Mayor: Congress & Post-Katrina Recovery Reid aide will be Obama adviser on court nominations Report: Kundra not target of raid Rich Form New Trade Association Watchdog wants urban policy director investigated More Heat in Steele’s Kitchen Budget chairman doubts Obama health plan Steele abortion quotes spark controversy Tweet of the Day: Pi Day forever! The Patriot Act and the Big Picture on Surveillance Nader questions Obama’s commitment to consumer protection Weiner wavering on mayoral bid? Lawmaker says controversial homeowner law not to blame for foreclosures Marriage Penalty On The Rise (Rep. Michele Bachmann) Huckabee rips Steele on abortion NRCC hits Murphy for creating jobs…in India Boxer leads in re-election poll New AARP chief gave big to Obama Watchdog asks Holder to investigate Obama nominee to head urban policy MIDDAY ROUNDUP Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (Rep. Steve Cohen) Dem lawmaker calls for legal pot program in Calif. (Video) Steele under fire over abortion The partisan divide on the economy FBI raids Obama nominee’s D.C. offices Pelosi tamps down talk of another stimulus GOP dredges up August energy plan for ‘no cost’ stimulus in 2009 (Video) House conservatives seek Patriot Act extension The Edge Fund AARP names new chief executive GOP lead in NY special election narrows Kanjorski: Agencies must act quickly on mark-to-market, or Congress will (Video) AARP names new chief executive GOP lead in N.Y. special election narrows Former Rep. Goode files to run for old seat RNC donates $100k to NY-GOP as Steele touts Northeastern commitment From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Originally published Thursday, March 12 McKay to lead RNC SEIU spends $90K in NY-20 Stimulus ad crosses state lines Steele defends anti-abortion credentials Memo to the Republican Party: Time for an Ideological Vasectomy Murtha presses forward with tanker program Steele finds himself in another controversy after GQ interview NASCAR star revs up automotive lobby MORNING READ More bad news for Corzine in latest poll Drudge Report Huffington Post The Daily Beast MyDD TalkLeft The Corner firedoglake contentions Daily Kos RedState