The Hill Articles: October 12, 2009

Crunch time for K Street on healthcare Healthcare, texting and Afghanistan Trade in services is key to recovery Google board member leaves amid probe Weyant’s World: October 13, 2009 Nobel Committee is a fraud Democratic strategists Sestak wants hearings into Naval hazing allegations Bottom Line In The Know: Rescue in paradise: Reps. Chaffetz, Towns help free six jailed in Antigua Dem lawmaker says tort reform will be part of health bill Baird threatens ‘no’ vote on health bill if not given 72 hours to read it Obama to meet with Bayh tomorrow Frontier lobbies for acquisition Rep. Rangel to face challenge from former campaign director COLUMBUS DAY TOP TWEETS DAY’S END ROUNDUP Hendersonville mayor to challenge Rep. Shuler ACORN calls on Obama to spend more time meeting Katrina victims White House fires back at AHIP report Empty promises on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ New poll shows Kirk up over Alexi Giannoulias Governor Jon Corzine winks at weight issue The congressman wants you to ‘say Bay-ner’ Q-and-A with VA gov candidates For Grayson, 15 minutes more … Rangel gets primary challenge from former campaign director Pecking order could be forming vs. Bachmann Financial firms warn accounting change could threaten recovery Google director leaves amid FTC probe Senator sees ‘one or two’ defectors in Finance health vote Flake tweets about survivalist week on remote island Obama should harness the power of his Peace Prize MIDDAY ROUNDUP Grayson says he’s not the Dems’ version of Wilson Fmr. HHS secretary backs Baucus bill W.H. aide blasts bloggers: ‘Take off their pajamas’ Chuck Grassley’s Twitter v. The U.S. Constitution Venture capital fundraising hits low Summers to GOP: Stimulus is working Democrats using ‘budget gimmicks’ on healthcare (Rep. John Shadegg) Pence does a W. impression GOPer: Baucus ‘style’ health reform ‘deceitful’ Clinton: Nobel Prize will not hamper Obama’s decision on Afghanistan Jackson sees ‘complications’ for Dems in 2010 if no public option Insurance industry report blasts reform Who is Gen. McChrystal? Insurance industry Brutus stabs Democratic Caesar Baucus in the back Obama’s Nobel achievement Governor Charlie Crist plans pricey event with Freedom’s Watch funder Limbaugh: Obama’s presidency worsening relations between races Drudge Report Huffington Post MyDD Hot Air Firedoglake Red State MORNING READ A potential snag for cloud computing Finance committee health vote will require a leap of faith for senators Senators seek end to Cuba travel ban Rep. Flake’s survivalist vacation in the tropics: Diary and photos Democrats again look to economist forum as unemployment figures rise