The Hill Articles: November 9, 2009

McDonnell, Christie spoke to joblessness, taxes, spending Don’t deny healthcare to children of parents in U.S. illegally Fact-based election reform for military and overseas voters Pelosi and the public option 20 questions with author David Baldacci The audacity to cut defense while increasing the deficit The prime minister What it takes to win Obama pledges veto for any bill undoing Medicare cuts Arizona to send this year’s Christmas tree Vitter, Melancon spar over public option Twitter posts Conrad: Health bill can’t pass Senate without abortion language Connecticut Gov. Rell won’t seek reelection Palin heading to Iowa as part of book tour Vitter, Melancon spar over public option Twitter posts DAY’S END ROUNDUP The Hate Crime Bill is now law – What’s next? Plants need more CO2, not less Delay in Google Books settlement deadline First statue of a Catholic saint hits Capitol Pawlenty: “My red hot smoking wife’ Free Lunch, pinatas, massages with Rep. Connolly Glazed doughnut destroyed Axelrod’s blackberry Hatch makes history with use of Kindle in upper chamber Boehner: Health bill ‘worse’ than a pile of s**t Privacy 101: Briefing for staffers next week Gregg: Republicans will filibuster Senate health bill if it resembles House version Lawmaker tweets from bus tour of stimulus-backed solar sites White House won’t rule out budget reconciliation rules on healthcare Nelson ‘highly unlikely’ to support Senate bill without abortion clause Steele: White Republicans are scared of me TOP TWEETS A new green youth movement (Sen. John Kerry) Unemployment rate prompting push for more jobless benefits Gibbs: Obama not taking sides in Stupak amendment debate Reid: Senate to hold moment of silence to mourn Fort Hood losses Frank on Afghanistan: More people ‘need protection from criminals’ than al Qaeda Pro-choice Caucus leader expects meeting with Obama Democratic holdouts on health bill boast new funds for their districts Klobuchar rebukes Verizon for rise in fees Rep. Cantor says Congress’s broad support for Israel could be weakening The Big Question: What’s the future of the Stupak amendment? Hoekstra to press for investigation into Fort Hood shooting, dubs it ‘homegrown jihadism’ OSHA recordkeeping masks workplace health threats Trusted groups AARP and Consumer Reports fight for healthcare Fmr. Rep. Jefferson could face at least 27 years in prison on bribery, other charges MIDDAY ROUNDUP Utah lawmaker attending Ft. Hood memorial Kucinich: House Dems bill not better than status quo Senior Democrat is ‘confident’ that Stupak amendment will be stripped Senior Republican says ‘wheels falling off’ Ethics Committee TechAmerica taps recording industry lobbyist Clinton to Iran: Release detained U.S. hikers House Democrats hope their health vote will ‘galvanize’ the Senate McCaskill: Abortion amendment is the cost of governing with moderates Fiorina, DeVore locked up for GOP’s Senate nod GOPer warns Dems could strip abortion amendment from final health bill Rep. Danny Davis to seek reelection to House Too big to fail–too big to exist (Sen. Bernie Sanders) Being and time Poll: 41 percent say Obama has not improved race relations Moving ahead with clean energy and common sense Club for Growth backs Rubio over Crist in race for Florida Senate seat Hatch vows House health bill will never pass the Senate RNC hits Biden for attending Michigan fundraising events Asian Caucus meets with Cabinet Secretaries: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders have voice under Obama leadership (Rep. Mike Honda) Nuclear initiatives needed for climate change goals Government healthcare Cao: GOP leadership treated his defection ‘professionally’ Now abortion: The coming liberal revolt Yankee hater finds love for team Broadband ‘ditch-digging’ gets boost Historic vote on healthcare reform New England’s self-esteem issue Obama to push back Asia trip for memorial Drudge Report Huffington Post Red State MyDD The Corner Washington Independent MORNING READ Another Independent could be a spoiler as Reid moves forward on healthcare reform bill Energy, environmental interests set to battle