The Hill Articles: November 24, 2009

Healthcare bills actually much shorter than ‘War and Peace’ Biodiesel producers lobby for tax credit extension White House releases state dinner guest list WH economist says Obama considering hiring tax credit Pelosi, Obama meet amid Afghan debate Rep. Grayson: Change Senate rules to require 55 for debate cloture Obama’s deputy CTO stokes net neutrality fight DAY’S END ROUNDUP Broadband in the military Update: oil-and-gas trade groups respond to Salazar Office of Congressional Ethics fires back at House ethics committee over inquest McCaskill concludes tweeting during state dinner is ‘tacky’ Google buys ad to explain Michelle Obama image result House GOP to VP: Stop using ‘inaccuate’ job data TOP TWEETS Obama, Singh boost energy ties . . . . . . and strike positive notes ahead of Copenhagen Fed: Jobless rate will stay high through 2012 Salazar returns fire at oil-and-gas trade groups Hoffman ‘reconcedes’ in N.Y. House race Blue Dog leader: Don’t question our credentials as Democrats The best defense in Afghanistan is good governance (Sen. Ted Kaufman) Business groups launch latest salvo against Senate health bill Bidens host lunch for Indian Prime Minister at State Department Sec. Salazar strikes back at oil-industry tactics, prods firms to use resources Loretta Sanchez announces new twist on holiday cards Transportation Dept hits airlines with fines for stranding passengers Obama’s first State Dinner heavy on veggies Jennifer Hudson to perform at State Dinner Hayworth raises money, toys with race against McCain Schumer to Adidas: Keep NBA jersey production in U.S. Republicans look to old wire fraud case to fight new climate change bill Pelosi says Americans could ‘absorb’ increased deficit if it means more jobs Moral misbehavior and the ticking bomb Obama on lookout for rogue robots Obama to debut Afghan troop strategy; says he intends ‘to finish the job’ Google buys ad to explain Michelle Obama image result Republican lawmaker says he would ‘consider’ a war tax as last resort Insincerity Hall of Fame? Just asking Poll: Americans split on troop increase Obama to visit India in 2010 The jobs conundrum Rep. Sestak invokes Sarah Palin in latest ad MIDDAY ROUNDUP Democrats push $150B stock tax on Wall Street Sanjay Gupta, Sen. Reed, Blair Underwood all greet Prime Minister McCaskill claims Twitter absence due to her reading health bill The young turn against ObamaCare Report: President likely to announce 34k troop increase to Afghanistan Obama welcomes Indian PM to U.S. The Big Question: Does the jobs bill push mean the stimulus failed? Santorum heading to South Carolina Kyl says Hayworth unlikely to run against McCain, let alone win Reject the Stupak Amendment W.H. cancels daily press briefing President Obama and the day when race won’t matter Drudge Report Huffington Post The Corner Firedoglake Hot Air MyDD Healthcare’s long upper-chamber road ahead MORNING READ Key Democrat says Congress will finish healthcare reform by State of the Union Baker talks net neutrality, spectrum What Robert Samuelson misses Dem lawmakers shift their focus to jobs package, away from economic ‘stimulus’ One year after retaining his gavel, Sen. Lieberman threatens healthcare reform FCC’s Baker concerned about unintended impact of online rules Accusations and metaphors fly amid Dem effort to reform healthcare ‘You lie’ to ‘die quickly’: Lawmakers not short of sound bites in debate Healthcare debate heads for Dec. clash with Copenhagen climate conference Side deals stack up as health bills move along Motorola: Provide tax credits to expand broadband access The secrets of the Democrats’ healthcare success Rep. Eric Cantor talks jobs in Virginia