The Hill Articles: October 14, 2009

Chamber avoids specifics, focuses on positive message What happened to presumption of innocence? AARP’s most divisive issue ever: healthcare A proposal with a view Limbaugh battle with CBC member intensifies CBO: Climate bill will impose ‘some cost’ to the economy Senate may raise physicians’ Medicare payment fees GOPers pick wrong fights Obama and Sarkozy talk climate change in phone call Bob and Hillary’s escalation Dem in California special election attacks wrong opponent Cao will appear with Obama in New Orleans Steele wants a ‘Rodney King moment’ Lieberman says other centrist Dems share his concerns on Baucus bill Obama proposes $250 for retirees U.S. spending $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan according to CRS report DAY’S END ROUNDUP New Report: End mountaintop removal to benefit the economy Implications for U.S. policy from new evidence on global abortion trends Blue Cross group blasts reform bill Report: Limbaugh to be dropped from Rams ownership bid Tax breaks for tech firms? Senate Republicans insisting on time for healthcare debate McConnell: GOP ‘will not be intimidated’ on healthcare Byrd says U.S. must ‘refocus’ in Afghanistan Kerry releases new Pakistan language to ease concerns TOP TWEETS More fundraising trouble for Dodd as Simmons outraises him House approves Iran divestment bill CBO: Climate bill will impose ‘some cost’ Community pharmacists are key to maximizing medication therapy, lowering health care costs Fundraising highlights: White raises $1.5 mil, Pearce $500k No Senate tea leaves as Rep. Etheridge raises $150k McMahon challenger raises $187k Protesters object to congressman’s appearance at anti-illegal immigration event Gregg sees 3-5 week debate on Senate health bill Cantor: GOP unlikely to back jobs tax credit Limbaugh fires back at ‘fool’ Jackson Lee for NFL floor speech Landrieu: More small business help needed in healthcare reform FCC launches new blog VIDEO: Obama busts a move AARP: Healthcare reform has become most divisive issue UPDATED DNC asks ‘WHAT UP’ with Michael Steele’s blog House Dem says health bills won’t fix broken system Survey: 18 percent of Americans know what Max Baucus does MIDDAY ROUNDUP NFL: Caveat venditor Rep. Boccieri endorses Fisher in Ohio Senate primary House liberal leader: ‘Waste of time’ to cater healthcare bill to Snowe Daschle sees more GOP support for health bill coming after Snowe vote Top lawmakers ask questions about “traffic pumping” Rep. Fallin’s Twitter account attacked by phishing scam The Big Question: Will Obama’s diplomacy work in the long term? Three down-to-earth reasons we need universal broadband Frank: House GOP may oppose new financial regulations to hasten Dem failure Bayh: Obama willing to take on fellow Dems on deficit reduction White House sending cavalry to Senate health meeting Snowe: Public option could be dealbreaker Verizon, Sprint support texting-while-driving ban Huckabee speaks to N.Y. Conservative Party in midst of special election Barofsky: Lapses in federal oversight to blame for AIG bonuses New Senate fight over 9/11 terrorist trials Wexler leaves House seat for think tank Schumer urges Reid to include public option in final bill Grayson takes hard line with Reid Collins open to healthcare bill Specter’s reelect number at just 31 percent Going bust: The end of an age History had the wrong number George W. Bush to Twitter? Campaign update: N.J. GOV tied, Wexler to retire Olympia Snowe is boss, Joe Lieberman plunges the dagger, Obama claims victory through retreat, the great liberal revolt begins Clinton: ‘No interest in running for president again’ Drudge Report Huffington Post Firedoglake Power Line MyDD Red State Liberal social engineering MORNING READ Hutchison weighs in on net neutrality House Dem urges NFL not to let Limbaugh buy the St. Louis Rams Constituents roll out Samoa tsunami aid PROFILE: Wall Street’s power broker on K St. Healthcare legislation fatigue spreading quickly among Capitol Hill insiders On spending: It’s Coburn vs. Krugman Dems ponder drop in black voter turnout Dems face uphill climb on immigration reform Critics say franking rules should change to suit the age of Twitter Lawmakers counter truck award critics Finance committee vote opens healthcare lobbying floodgates Lawmakers to ‘make public a national security threat on Capitol Hill’ Lobbyists dig in for financial markup Pakistan fury prompts Dem action Most homebuyers would get $8K from Isakson plan Pelosi appeals to youth in health bill Feingold sees similarities between Bush and Obama on intelligence sharing