The Hill Articles: October 20, 2009

Dems go after GOP for delaying bill to lengthen jobless benefits Lobbying Fees, 2009 Third Quarter Apple needs to exit the politics biz Lobbying World Thank heaven for Republicans Polls say Republicans aren’t closing the gap Pass the Uniting American Families Act After healthcare, cloture battle on EFCA No harm from cap-and-trade? You lie! Moment of truth for Harry Reid Investing in America’s new human capital Resilience: Army offers new training for soldiers back from war Freelancers Union’s model for healthcare reform ‘Family’ of staffers sees success with Rep. Posey War debate intensifies Iran brings urgency to U.S.’s need to ratify nuclear test ban treaty ‘Team J’ shines in Rep. Hare’s office Onward and Upward: Mark Libell Iran cons Hillary on nukes W.H. urges Iran to release imprisoned scholar A moderate minority Announcements, October 21, 2009 NBC News to interview Obama on Wednesday Congressman to dine with Cheney, Bolton Gitmo commander: I can empty the prison in 10 days Pushing the pain off Speaker Pelosi set to stick with liberals on public health insurance option Democrats lock Republicans out of committee room Barton asks FCC to abandon net neutrality rulemaking Lawmakers against net neutrality get funding from big Internet providers First lawmaker diagnosed with ‘likely’ swine flu DAY’S END ROUNDUP Senators tout ‘transparency’ ahead of closed-door meeting Poll: 61% say Obama didn’t deserve Nobel Weiner: Obama admin. ‘half-pregnant’ with health industries Equality: Past, present, and future (Rep. Carolyn Maloney) EADS names new North American CEO to bolster defense ties Restore American cities with renewable energy tax credits (Rep. Brian Higgins) Senate Dems say healthcare negotiations are transparent DNC raised $8 million during September, beat RNC in third quarter Support net neutrality (Rep. Jared Polis) Public option question still unanswered Bond demands Obama immediately send troop surge to Afghanistan Palin to talk to Oprah Brunner fundraising flops again; Ohio Senate candidate has $112k on hand Interior Dept. to investigate Bush administration’s oil shale deals TOP TWEETS Supreme Court agrees to hear new appeal from Guantanamo Bay prisoners The independent drugstore lobby vs. J.D. Power and Associates: Round #2 SEIU launches Twitter ads Senate Dems restart campaign to extend unemployment benefits Hoyer: Republicans abandoned focus on war in Afghanistan for seven years Vitter up 12 on Rep. Melancon in poll Dem lawmaker’s plan would scrap current tax, health systems Gibbs skirts Rahm-Gates split First Osprey squadron heads to Afghanistan Bailout administrator: TARP prevented 25% unemployment Issa tweets ‘hilarious’ comic comparing Obama to ‘Balloon Boy’ Gillibrand to meet with DoD officials on DADT Gillibrand to meet with DoD officials on DADT Feingold introduces aggresive deficit-reduction bill Stabenow: Should have done ‘doc fix’ before health reform Blackburn: Net neutrality is ‘Fairness Doctrine for the Internet’ Let’s put Balloon Boy to bed Public option debate is over. Liberals have won. Landrieu says Finance bill best of the health proposals MIDDAY ROUNDUP Wyden: Reid ‘putting heat on insurers’ Wall Street payoff Obama needs a Junior Seau Senate Dems to hit Burr on stimulus check Giuliani trails Cuomo by seven, leads Paterson big Coburn pens op-ed for LGBT mag pushing against health reform Gibbs: Obama could make troop decision before Afghan runoff Ron Paul on the recession: ‘None of this is behind us’ Internet advocates join letter fray Biden says he turned down VP originally Sanford impeachment resolution due next week Obama commends Karzai for agreeing to runoff Obama applauds Karzai’s decision to participate in runoff Today’s topics: online safety and broadband expansion Obama administration refuses to release Bush-era OLC opinion characterizing “anti-prostitution policy requirement” as unconstitutional The Big Question: Has the White House spent too much time, energy fighting Fox News? Keeping the Internet a level playing ground, trying to play fair Broadband coalition launches second ad campaign MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Hullabaloo Townhall Crooks and Liars RedState Campaign update: McDonnell leads big, fundraisng assists all around Reid offers doctors a deal Gutierrez letter shows efforts to save a bank How the two Senate bills measure up Several lawmakers are putting House campaign accounts to use in state races Clinton campaign debt under $1 million Rep. Boehner headed to New Hampshire Dems load up 2010 campaign coffers Democratic Senators sound alarm on red ink Blue Dogs quiet on financial overhaul Obama unveils new incentives for Sudan