The Hill Articles: September 4, 2009

DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama meeting Dems ahead of speech House Dems tweet ‘Labor Heroes’ Liberal leaders to meet with Obama before speech Ashcroft liable for detentions, court finds Baucus ready to press ahead Coburn admits healthcare rationing exists in the U.S. White House working on own healthcare bill GOP Rep. Lee stakes future on reform Sen. Bond calls for hearing into Jones’ “divisive” behavior TOP TWEETS Jones likens Bush to a ‘crackhead’ in latest video gaffe Bending the cost curve: Regulating healthcare middlemen Pence calls for Van Jones’s resignation Back-to-school speech spurs robocalls to parents It’s about what we can do, not what we can’t agree on DNC: Pawlenty trying to ‘out-Palin’ Palin Baucus: Gang of Six meeting ‘productive’ Congressman slams Oliver Stone as ‘propagandist’ for Chavez The Big Question, Sept. 4: What does President Obama need to do in his address to Congress next week? Texas Tech regent: Perry pressured me to resign after backing Hutchison Pelosi ally Murtha wouldn’t support health bills After the public option goes Boehner calls on Rangel to step down from Ways and Means chairmanship Republican congressman learns to hashtag Bachmann: Dems attack me because I might be President Time for Team Obama to show pragmatist side White House stands by ‘truther’ Van Jones White House defends stimulus despite rising unemployment Balancing budget ‘wouldn’t be advisable’ Gibbs slams opposition to school speech MIDDAY ROUNDUP Another contender for Kennedy’s seat Kennedy’s DC office to close Oct. 25 Dem: Obama hasn’t led on healthcare GOP wants air time for Obama response Americans split on probe of detainee abuses Democrats weighing public option ‘trigger’ Kennedy publisher fending off requests GOP lawmaker: AP photo of wounded soldier ‘truly appalling’ White House rejects plan to use unspent stimulus to pay down deficit Mondale sees few changes to U.S.-Japan alliance from new government Chad Ochocinco: I want a government bailout Poll: Republican ahead in Kentucky race The numbers don’t lie Obama’s upcoming speech on healthcare Gibbs: We haven’t pitched a ‘no hit’ baseball game White House to post visitor logs online White House reaches agreement to release visitor records MORNING READ Unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent Drudge Report Huffington Post RedState Talking Points Memo contentions Gang of Six healthcare reform negotiations on verge of collapse AMERICAblog U.S. slashes $30 million in aid to Honduras Rep. Larsen’s press secretary hit by bus