The Hill Articles: March 17, 2009

Fury over AIG fuels clawback bills Specter won’t rule out run as an Independent Obama axes GOP in new budget push AIG staff: We deserve this money Flake won’t give up on PMA I want to be governor New Culberson aide: Working for Cheney isn’t as tough as baling hay on family farm David Sours Alliant Techsystems targets perfect as enemy of the good Lawmakers consider super-regulator post for financial industry K Street in Brief Emanuel plans to meet with veterans’ groups Monsters, aliens, meteors and AIG Reassured by Obama’s hint of big spending on schools Lobbying World Obama’s quandary Special Report: Neighborhood Series: Penn Quarter GOP Takes Lead in Generic Ballot Weyant’s World: March 18, 2009 Jump ship, Specter Obama feels heat in polls DAY’S END ROUNDUP Steele symbolism falling short Lessons from battle of basic cable Obama’s picks and GOP angst are creating a primary boom Obama’s Good Cop/Bad Cop Routine Cuomo: 73 AIG employees received bonuses of $1M Emanuel to meet with veterans groups From sexy to sports, raising the bar The best brunches around come in all sizes and varieties Restaurant ABCs Lawmakers place blame elsewhere for AIG bonuses White House hammered on AIG bonuses Penn Quarter notables ‘Stuff of life” Be a tourist Shakespeare Theatre Announcements – March 18, 2009 The Big Question for March 17th: Bonus Naïveté in Congress? Some New Ideas Regarding the Afghanistan Situation Weyant’s World: March 17, 2009 Obama, Hispanic Dems to huddle on immigration Restoring Confidence in our Financial Markets (Sen. Ted Kaufman) Members want Obama to mull Afghanistan RNC drops another $100K into NY-20 Ron Silver: Bringing left and right together Summers: Obama will keep taxes on wealthy lower than Clinton did (Video) Steele and Rush who? The McCain catfight continues Hagel: Russia would be willing to work with U.S. on Iran Lawmaker suggests AIG execs be thrown into military jails The Bare Facts Dems propose tax hike as AIG punishment Boehner wants more to protect bailout funds Obama says top o’ the mornin’ to St. Paddy’s Shorting Al Gore; Going Long on Sarah Palin and Gen. Petraeus Hoekstra among GOP leaders for 2010 Mich. Gov. race Bunning on Bernanke’s ’60 Minutes’ sit-down: ‘Ugggghh’ Rasmussen: Most oppose making it easier to unionize The great Twitterview begins! Lines of communication crossed over Palin keynote MIDDAY ROUNDUP Corbett files for Pa. gov Obama laments he’ll miss Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parade Recklessness and Greed Letterman offers advice to GOP before Leno sits with Obama Answer to AIG Bonuses: Just Say No! We’re not AIG, says GM’s chief exec Obama challenges critics to whip up better budget Ginsburg to undergo chemo Home Builders CEO survives policy dispute Grassley follows up: AIG execs shouldn’t kill themselves, but at least take responsibility Down Syndrome Advocacy Poll: Majority support EFCA-like law A Presidential 180 on Taxing Health Benefits (Rep. Michelle Bachmann) Obama nominates Steelers owner Rooney as ambassador to Ireland Steele’s Contradictions Continue to Hurt GOP Is Palin not coming to D.C. after all? Sanford pushes back on use of stimulus, asks that DNC ads be taken down Obama approval sky high, congressional approval slides From the Newark, N.J. Star-Ledger — Originally published Tuesday, March 17 Grassley: AIG execs should follow the Japanese model ‘Man-Caused Disasters’ MORNING READ AIG: A Wrinkle in Obama’s Agenda Huffington Post St. Patrick’s Day, 2009 The Daily Beast Drudge Report The Minority Report TalkLeft Powerline MyDD The Corner Daily Kos RedState