The Hill Articles: November 17, 2009

Abortion rights group to Stupak: ‘Yup, we’re playing with fire’ Up, up, up, up’ and away In high school, Rep. Moore aides were on competing debate teams Onward and Upward: Brandon Naylor In The Know: Palin wants to do Rahm’s job, not Obama’s Manzullo: I received ‘very, very little notice’ about Gitmo transfer plan Healthcare reform and the loss of liberty Sens. Boxer, Inhofe make push for short-term transportation bill extension 2010: A progressive strategy to win Doctor shortage Conservative cowards House GOPers ask AARP to retract endorsement of healthcare bill Stars turn out for ADL ‘Concert Against Hate’ Palin: I want’s Rahm’s job, not Obama’s Senator gives a thumbs up for squash DAY’S END ROUNDUP Timing of Senate health debate remains unclear as Reid awaits score from CBO Rockefeller cracks down on shady marketing schemes Christie establishes official Twitter feed Lawmakers say broadband grants should be more accessible to small firms Lawmaker tweets love for his fraternity Reid promises ‘best’ health bill yet Senator wonders if MSNBC would host a Hillary-Palin ‘coffee summit’ WH: Stimulus errors ‘don’t change’ recovery act’s effects Palin tweets for the first time in nearly four months Sen. Sessions blasts Justice Department for mixing politics into Ft. Hood inquest TOP TWEETS Caliguiri considers switch to challenge Rep. Chris Murphy Hughes seeks DeMint’s primary support Obama ‘dismayed’ by more Israeli expansion Palin says bloody primary battles have helped the GOP I smell a RAT White House ‘dismayed’ by Israel settlements The business of Asia is business (Rep. Ed Royce) In The Know: Blagojevich cancels D.C. book appearance Blagojevich cancels D.C. appearance House GOP to force Gitmo detainee vote Congresswoman wants hearings on new breast cancer screening guidelines Rep. Hoyer: Democrats are set to move jobs legislation by Christmas recess GOP candidate wants Geithner to be replaced Senate GOP wants CMS to score Reid’s bill before debate begins Lawmaker holds press conference for bill aiding Fort Hood victims Senate investigates misleading online marketing tactics Boehner: House will not approve healthcare compromise without abortion language President Obama creates new task force to crack down on financial fraud DeGette says Stupak won’t have the votes to keep his amendment MIDDAY ROUNDUP Obama says summit in Copenhagen will ‘rally world’ for climate change push Boehner cooks a turkey for his 60th birthday potluck Still no cybersecurity plan from administration Vote count in N.Y.-23: Where the candidates stand Group wants inquiry into Bachmann’s ‘House call’ event Coburn to force reading of health bill Brady ‘en route’ with cheesesteaks; Serrano ‘starving’ An issue for Copenhagen NAACP, liberal groups call for jobs bill and new tax Chinese government censors Obama’s open Internet remarks Palin says Newsweek cover is ‘sexist’ Key Dem pro-lifer says compromise on abortion likely Sarah Palin Boehner’s 60th today: Who will sing the birthday song? Hoffman poll suggests hits on Giannoulias are potent Federal tech mavens gather for awards dinner Stupak: I have votes to defeat health bill Business council honors Vale CEO for clipping workers, wacking towns Hoffman to skeptics: I was part of the ‘Miracle on Ice’ The Big Question: Will the deficit or jobs be more important in ’10? The choice should be yours (Sen. Ron Wyden) Poll: Prevention ranks high on Americans’ health agenda Gregg: Senate Democrats will pass healthcare Brown: Senate GOP can’t get even a majority for abortion provision AFL-CIO wants TARP funds to target small businesses, not Wall Street Campaign update: Dems press on vs. Burr; Tiahrt reasserts viability House Democrats push largest firms to pre-pay for possible failures Thune: GOP ‘more than happy’ to work long hours in health debate Satellite firm wants to get noticed for broadband MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Ezra Klein RedState MyDD contentions Rep. Kevin McCarthy energized by Republican’s minority party status Dems stuck between job numbers, deficit Obey slams administration for stimulus reporting errors Pelosi switches to jobs Reid can’t afford any defections on health My focus is on ’10, Palin tells Oprah Weyant’s World November 17. 2009 Kanjorski, Perlmutter measures in crosshairs Q&A with Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co. General Motors promises to repay federal loans early despite large losses States’ fight over carrier to intensify Bernanke sees ‘moderate’ growth for the economy; jobs progress remains slow Financial trade groups merge Bottom Line TARP watchdog: Fed mishandled AIG Obama to hold jobs forum Dec. 3 Reid, liberals huddle on healthcare Fort Hood probes Congress AWOL on Afghanistan