The Hill Articles: October 9, 2009

House Dems to call insurance execs twice to testify in final healthcare push Groups react to Google Voice inquiry Family Research Council PAC picks Hoffman over Scozzafava Defense Auth. offers defense for hate crimes victims (Rep. Jim Moran) Congress takes on texting while driving Obama to give Nobel money to charity FCC inquires about Google Voice Congratulations to President Obama on his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize (Rep. Bobby Rush) War and Peace (Sen. Bernie Sanders) FRIDAY ROUNDUP Obama praises Catholic Church for new U.S. saint TOP TWEETS Obama takes on banks, U.S. Chamber in push for financial reform President Obama ‘surprised and deeply humbled’ by Nobel Prize Obama supports that N.Y. Dem nominee CBO: Malpractice bill would save $54B Congratulations, Mr. President The Nobel Prize to Obama: Europe’s bid to re-colonize America Bennet’s campaign apologizes for electioneering in schools Rep. Steve King slams hate crimes bill as protecting ‘sexual idiosyncrasies’ Beck: Tea partyers should get Nobel Peace Prize instead DNC rips Steele, compares RNC to Taliban, Hamas President Obama won for ‘de-emphasizing defense,’ says Inhofe State senator to challenge freshman Rep. Jenkins Pelosi: Nobel prize vindicates Obama’s effort to ‘restore American leadership’ Greenpeace: Nobel should motivate Obama on climate change When less is more (Rep. Ed Royce) McCain ‘proud’ of Obama winning Nobel Anti-gay attacks and hate crimes — why most Republicans don’t get it From prizewinner to prizewinner… Wasserman-Schultz opponent takes shots (really) at her Former RSC chairman Hensarling backs Scozzafava DNC: Steele’s reaction like Hamas, Taliban On Twitter, DNC brief with Nobel reaction The Onion: Google’s Opt-Out Privacy Feature Obama accepts Nobel Prize Senator: Health reform could create 10 million new jobs FCC & FTC urge pro-active privacy protection Potential Lungren, Kosmas challengers drop out Michael Moore to Obama: Congratulations, ‘now you must make peace happen’ Fiorina’s numbers not great in new Field poll Specter, Sestak tweet congrats to Obama Carter: Prize is ‘bold statement’ in support of Obama’s global vision The Nobel Committee through a glass darkly Steele: Obama’s ‘star power’ overshadowed more deserving Prize winners Axelrod: Peace prize an ‘affirmation’ of Obama’s int’l priorities Good for America and the world: Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize Reid: Obama has ‘created new climate of internatl diplomacy’ Obama’s peace prize takes three Twitter trending topics Webb: U.S. foiled recent terrorist plots Liberal group says GOP is lost in space on healthcare MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post Talking Points Memo The Corner AMERICAblog New Majority Republican Senators brush off Senator Al Franken’s old jokes aimed at them New Obama policy may restrict federal power and boost state, local authority President Obama seeks to reassure skeptical gay community Vulnerable lawmakers are hesitant to send more troops to Afghanistan Some agencies set to implement lobbyist ban Industry wants OSHA nominee hearing GOPs wanted Gates or McChrystal at briefing Weyant’s World: October 9, 2009 Waxman: ‘We’re going to make it’ House ethics committee announces expanded investigation into Rep. Rangel Obey questions wisdom of sending more troops to Afghanistan Pelosi criticizes Baucus health bill