The Hill Articles: October 8, 2009

House panel seeks to hush noisy ads Boehner: Dems willing to sacrifice seats to pass their bills Chamber president: ‘We’re not changing’ on climate legislation Appointments Catholic bishops demand changes to health bill, threatening opposition Zentan: bringing disparate flavors happily together A personal portrait of Justice Rehnquist A new path in the Middle East: openness and trade Deal apologizes for ‘ghetto grandmothers’ remark Google Voice saga continues McDonnell bounces back in Va. governor’s race Afghanistan solution History is on Romney’s side Grappling for leadership Dancin’ DeLay DCCC ad hits Scozzafava on taxes; Working Families backs Owens DAY’S END ROUNDUP Grayson’s at it again… Harkin: Health bill will have public option Greater free trade means more jobs (Rep. Erik Paulsen) New Boxer-Kerry bill endangers taxpayers and the economy John Legend preparing to play smooth tunes in D.C. tonight Murtha stands firm on including funds for F-35 alternative engine Dems’ bird in hand Senate Democrats unveil new unemployment insurance expansion Federal Election Commission may hamper GOTV efforts More on the Roman Polanski debate ‘You lie’ nets Rep. Wilson $2.7 million in third quarter TOP TWEETS Loud TV commercials’ days could be numbered Senator calls TARP vote ‘most egregious’ in Senate history Boehner cordially invited to talk “anytime, anywhere” Kerry going to Afghanistan to assess troop needs NRCC launches petition to ‘Fire Pelosi’ NRCC questions Conservative’s conservatism House panel seeks to hush noisy TV ads Clinton joins Obama in supporting Owens in N.Y. special ‘Anything goes’ capitalism has got to go Blunt accuses White House of hiding generals’ opinions Obey questions wisdom of Afghanistan surge with anti-American sentiment Twitter FAIL!! Price says Sebelius committed to reviewing GOP health plans Boehner decries hate-crimes add The Big Question: What does U.S. success in Afghanistan look like? MIDDAY ROUNDUP Dole criticizes GOP on healthcare Boehner pledges GOP will continue to pursue Rangel Rep. Honda embraces ‘crowd-sourcing’ Criminals may have been hired for census W.H.’s Dunn calls Fox News ‘opinion journalism masquerading as news’ Dorgan staffer heads to Google Pelosi to submit multiple public options for CBO scoring McCain: Blow to border fence is ‘unacceptable’ House Dems Vote to Allow Gitmo Transfers to U.S. (Rep. Jerry Lewis) Pelosi: ‘I’m in my place: As the first woman Speaker of the House’ Jeb Bush praises Obama on education GOPer: Bloomberg and ‘anti-gun cronies’ should ‘stay the heck out of Tn’ Congressional Black Caucus comes out strong for Rangel Burr looking less vulnerable amid changing environment Sanford’s driver issued speeding ticket House Dems looking at windfall profits tax on insurance industry Grassley blames W.H. for ‘gang of six’ collapse Finance committee vote on Baucus bill scheduled for Tuesday SEIU to White House: Nix BofA CEO’s severance package Reid says Finance Committee will vote Tuesday Weiner: Congress won’t take Baucus bill seriously Coburn: No more political science funding GOP survey shows race for Tauscher’s seat could be tight Waters on Palin: ‘I don’t care’ CBO: Federal deficit reached $1.4 trillion Crist produces fundraising bombshell Boehner, Bunning: Post bills, committee work online Right-wing pundit (in outer space) denounces Keith Olbermann Dem: Congress to hold hearing on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ this fall McCaskill: CBO score ‘good news’ but health bill needs work Campaign update: Ayotte and Norton off to solid starts MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Townhall Talking Points Memo Instapundit Firedoglake Left claims 218 in sight for ‘robust’ public plan Lawmakers show worry over U.S. dollar’s dwindling status House Republicans hope to catch up to Obama on use of new-media tools FCC move favors innovators vs. lawyers Environmentalists fear climate deal GOPs skeptical of bipartisan health discussions Issa presses Bernanke, Paulson on Bank of America bonuses to Merrill Lynch CBO score gives Baucus health bill a boost with deficit-cutting projections Democrats decry Republican Party as sexist, out of touch and ‘extreme’ Obama administration called for offshore corporate tax loophole