The Hill Articles: March 3, 2009

Lawmakers laud congressional sisterhood Quigley wins Dem nod for Emanuel’s seat Rep. Barrett to run for S.C. governor NRA forces Pelosi retreat Limbaugh basks in Obama’s spotlight Lawmaker decries Obama’s fight on budget Black lawmakers win battle over party dues Obama’s tax plan hits D.C. burbs hard Sens. in both parties question Leahy idea of ‘truth commission’ GOP lawmaker targets lobbying firm Obama denies quid pro quo offer to Moscow on missiles Dems show frustration as AIG bailout expands Housing vote may happen Thursday Tauscher aide was political rabble-rouser Investigating the Economic Crisis Haunted House — and Senate Inside the nation’s top 10 House races Recommendations for Gov’t Sites from a Practitioner Huckabee’s gig fraught with danger Lessons of stimulus polling Budget opens Farm Bill wounds Troubled banks still donate to campaigns Clipped wings Capturing Carbon Lobbying World Announcements – March 4, 2009 A time to come together Donor fatigue Obama didn’t cause crises, but his reactions aren’t wise Moran, McAuliffe still neck and neck in Va. gov. race Weyant’s World: March 4, 2009 DAY’S END ROUNDUP McCain vows to work with Obama, though remains ‘loyal opposition’ Special Reports: Events Dems are the doers Coming next year: Obama’s inflation Media Matters on Twitter-watch Former Sen. Smith joins Covington Great places with swank spaces Hopefuls for Gillibrand’s seat debate stimulus For Webster Group, Texas-sized success Cross into the WildSide with the whole family Sen. Johanns cleared of cancer W Hotel means excitement & change in District Engaged at the Willard Wedding planner leaves no room for error Virginia oasis would make Jefferson proud TEPG specializes in science, health, education forums Forget heavenly bodies — earmark this! Roberts overlooks abortion differences with Sebelius The next great jobs wave Kaine: Limbaugh is ‘he-who-must-be-obeyed’ for GOPers Gibbs ‘surprised’ that Steele apologized to Limbaugh Watts fuels speculation of OK gov. run Steele lunches with Republican senators HHS Choice Sebelius Matches Other Obama Appointees; Says One Thing, Does Another! Hot on The Hill right now Pelosi: GOP ‘very ideological about the role of government’ Porter takes gig at D.C. law firm Lawmaker decries Obama’s fight on budget THE BIG QUESTION for March 3: Rush Limbaugh’s GOP Influence Education Oversight Challenges in the Stimulus Package (Rep. Buck McKeon) AUC hits Limbaugh (again) Holding the CIA Accountable Gun concerns pull D.C. Voting Rights Act Brooks (moderately) stirs the pot Obama, Brown laud ties in scaled-back appearance Moran up with first ad in Va. gov. campaign Warrant issued in Chandra Levy slaying Kaptur: Don’t call us the ‘Democrat’ Party Winston Churchill returns to Washington Cornyn quizzes Republicans ahead of 2010 Marist: Gillibrand faces tough fight(s), bad news for Paterson The Blue Wave: Is Rush Limbaugh Unpatriotic? Senate Dems angry over four AIG bailouts MIDDAY ROUNDUP Johanns to have lung surgery It Could Be Worse Toomey’s Club calls Specter and other centrists ‘Comrades of the Month’ Steele: Rush and I are ‘all good’ Fairness for our Seniors: A Choice in Nursing Home Arbitration (Rep. Linda Sanchez) McCain takes twitter to the Senate floor Two More Pieces to the Healthcare Puzzle Pa. entrepreneur won’t challenge Specter Rush: The (Democrats’) GOP Spokesman Lawmaker happy with Rocky Mountain News demise Edward Liddy, Come Back to Earth (Rep. Elijah Cummings) Cooksey rules out a go at Vitter Chamber backs Tedisco despite lack of stimulus stance Current Law Is Common Ground Sen. Johanns to have lung surgery Smith to D.C. law firm From The Boston Globe — Originally published Tuesday, March 3 DoJ rejects Bush-era detainee argument It’s Not the Message, It’s the Messenger MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post Daily Beast DailyKos RedState TalkLeft Blue Dogs want Obama to nip deficit HotAir MyDD Powerline Matthew Yglesias Analysis: Obama-McCain relationship wanes