The Hill Articles: October 21, 2009

It’s time for an economic stimulus for the little guy: a job Putting the unemployed to work for AmeriCorps — and how to pay for it Public option redux Audit shows higher spending under House health bill over 10 years Storm flags in California Capitol Hill takes on the Marine Corps Marathon : Royce’s runners: Four members of Calif. rep’s staff gear up for race Capitol Hill takes on the Marine Corps Marathon: For Jean Schmidt, it’s just another Sunday Corzine campaign live-tweets Obama appearance Google, Verizon find some common ground Obama, Pelosi to meet Thursday Melinda Gates praises Obama, Bush anti-AIDS efforts Grayson: Republicans are ‘the enemy of America’ Palin ‘Troopergate’ aide to write book GOP launches sarcastic ‘friend czar’ Facebook application House to hire ‘diversity consultant’ Vitter on the hunt for ‘local gumbo’ in D.C. Shays’s wife contributes to primary candidate DAY’S END ROUNDUP Pelosi says she ‘definitely’ has 218 votes for health bill CNN: 61 percent support public option A victory for America’s seniors (Rep. Michele Bachmann) Minnesota congressman notes diversity… of New Jerseyans McConnell: Gov’t should have some say in executive pay The blessed one Sen. Rockefeller warms to public option compromise Private Eye (Rep. Ed Royce) GOP congressman: Dems put terrorists’ rights before Americans’ safety TOP TWEETS Towns calls truce after committee lockout Bad economy doesn’t slow down lobbying spending for some Watchdog coalition presses House leaders on 72-hour reading period for bills ‘Die quickly’ congressman creates namesofthedead.com; GOP cries foul Armenian genocide resolution introduced in the Senate Kerry: Obama should wait on Afghanistan until after runoff vote House GOPer praises Holder ‘Doc fix’ collapses, Reid tells colleagues AMA led him astray Issa: Countrywide hearing to again be delayed Schumer urges Fed to accelerate credit card reforms under legislative threat Angle raises $215k for GOP primary to face Reid Clinton: No ‘nuclear-armed North Korea’ Audio released of GOP challenger at DUI stop House Dem floats bill to require all residents counted in census President Obama set to use leftover TARP dollars to help small businesses Gillibrand narrrows window for DADT hearing Alexander, drawing on Nixon era, warns Obama against keeping ‘enemies list’ MIDDAY ROUNDUP Gillibrand narrows window for DADT hearing GOP pollster: Healthcare distracts Dems Venture capitalists favor open-Internet principles Cantor: Public option poll ‘skewed’ Christie uses Obama visit to harness “change” mantle Senate Democrats to strip health insurers of antitrust exemption Senators to strip health insurers of antitrust exemption White House may be exploring a larger role for Senator Kerry in Afghanistan House office building evacuated The biggest loser Republican head and heart: Romney and Palin The biggest threat to the GOP Former ‘car czar’ recounts ‘stunningly poor management’ at Chrysler, GM Go all out: End price-fixing by insurers The Big Question: What should Congress do about Wall Street pay, bonuses? Anything? Boehner: Both Democrats, GOP must work together to solve deficit crisis Biden, Polish PM affirm plans for new missile system in Europe Key liberal group launches ad ‘cheering on’ Reid on public option Markey, Eshoo encourage FCC rulemaking Minuteman PAC backs Hoffman in N.Y. special MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Rubio slices into Crist’s lead in Senate primary MyDD contentions Daily Kos Hot Air Don’t call it a stimulus Wall Street draws fire on pay, bonuses Obama faces new push from Dems on WTO AARP caught in partisan crossfire on overhaul of healthcare Democrats want to revoke insurance’s antitrust exemption in healthcare reform bill Some Republicans say they need to offer options, not just opposition to reform IG harshly criticizes Treasury’s handling of $700B bailout program Weyant’s World: October 21, 2009 Obama urges GOP to ‘get a mop’ and clean up Bush administration mess House Dems want Medicare for everyone GOP warns Obama on troop surge K St. revenues rebound while congressional activity grows Dem thumbs down to Reid doctors deal Business, labor bring fight to NLRB EADS expands North American ranks in effort to bolster tanker contract bid House Oversight postpones hearing into Bank of America, Merrill Lynch deal Advocacy tips from a traveling Indian food truck Obama takes on Wall Street at fundraiser Supreme Court to hear appeal from Guantánamo Bay Uighur prisoners