The Hill Articles: August 30, 2010

Oval Office: right choice for Iraq Speech? FDIC will hold first roundtable on financial reform law Obama sets himself up for failure on peace talks HHS authorizes first firms to certify electronic health record systems DCCC targets Duffy in Wisconsin Democrats and Lieberman dig deep in their pockets for Harry Reid Business lobby to highlight ‘barriers to job creation’ Intel’s Otellini: My advice for President Obama Boehner: GOP election document coming shortly after recess Clemens pleads not guilty to charges of lying to Congress RIM avoids BlackBerry ban in India Boehner: GOP majority still an ‘uphill climb’ NRSC mocks Crist in letter, wants its money back Court thwarts Va. probe of climate scholar GOP may win Byrd’s Senate seat Business lobby to highlight ‘barriers to job creation’ Watchdogs not sure Johnson will face ethics probe over scholarship scandal No announcements expected this week on Romer’s opening, Warren post DAY’S END ROUND-UP AFL-CIO plans Labor Day blitz for Dem candidates Iraq and the spin cycle Sparring continues over small business bill, tax cuts Obama may call Bush before Iraq speech WaPo goes after DOJ for ‘tolerance of rape’ American spirit stronger than Katrina (Sen. Harry Reid) Obama to appear at Labor Day rally with AFL-CIO president Obama advisor predicts hard road for extending all Bush tax cuts Iraq: An end or an escalation? (Rep. Ron Paul) Tea Party Express ready to spend on Rep. Castle challenger Clemens pleads not guilty to charges of lying to Congress Obama should fire his economic advisors (Rep. John Boehner) Obama administration awards $27 million grant under new health emergency strategy Translations of National Broadband Plan coming on Tuesday Intel to buy Infineon’s wireless unit for $1.4 billion New York lawmaker: ‘You with the builders or the asses?’ Philippines loses court case for citing Wikipedia Obama returns from vacation to blast Republicans on small-business bill No Libertarian option for Murkowski Obama renews call for Senate to pass small-business bill Rendell suggests need for more transportation infrastructure spending Medical device industry joins Supreme Court case on disclosure requirements Race ratings: Ranks of Democratic toss-up seats grow Newark mayor tweets all-nighter Dodd says he won’t turn to lobbying Administration building computer network to control exports Dodd: ‘No lobbying’ in post-Senate plans Muslim congressional staffers respond to mosque controversy Auto-mileage labels to get climate revamp Are you now being drained by the swamp, Speaker Pelosi? GOP lawmaker warns U.S. faces ‘lost decade’ because of debt Rediscovering the American Dream Steelworkers union calls on Congress to stop China’s currency manipulation The Big Question: Was Glenn Beck’s rally a success? Millionth senior receives Medicare ‘doughnut hole’ check How Republicans will win the Senate NRSC pledges neutrality in Alaska; Miller says effort to ‘skew’ results continues Americans divided over ‘Snooki tax’ MIDDAY ROUNDUP Sen. Brown: ‘I’m a Massachusetts Republican’ Nebraska governor says health reform a threat to state education funding Dangerous climate picture impossible to ignore (Rep. Ed Markey) Cory Booker pulls an all-nighter, jams to Aretha Franklin People born after 1981 have lower privacy standards, Loopt CEO says Polls show good news for New Mexico Democrats Consumer spending increases, savings rate drops slightly Watchdog: Bush White House ignored e-mail archiving problem Saturday’s big non-event on the Mall Biden visits Iraq as combat mission ends RNC Chairman Steele headed to Guam Be ‘seen but not heard,’ intelligence director tells agents Illinois Senate candidate Giannoulias brings in Wesley Clark to campaign Crist clarifies stance on same-sex marriage Jon Huntsman is father of the bride at National Cathedral Labor report points to jobless summer for young people Ron Paul questions whether there’s gold at Fort Knox, NY Fed Clay Shirky mulls whether the Web is dead Mrs. Grassley: My hubby’s a tweetaholic Reports: Traficant likely has signatures to appear on ballot Rep. Skelton battling challenge with emphasis on military EPA chief says carbon rules won’t be a ‘shock to the system’ Sarah Palin and the apocalypse, Part II New Orleans shows resilience after Katrina Uptick in personal income, but economy still fragile Accusations fly over Alaska vote count Senate Democrat: Immigration reform not happening this year 59 percent think Palin lacks ability to be effective as president Good morning tech Morning Health E2 Morning Roundup: Obama pledges no letup in spill response, moment of truth for U.N. on climate, NRA claims victory over EPA, spill panel chief presses Senate on subpoena power, greens at a crossroads, and much more Obama says he didn’t watch Beck rally Boehner to take on Obama administration over national security All eyes on the lookout for Bush as Obama marks the end of the war in Iraq GOP chances of winning House are rising as midterm election nears Money in the Morning Boehner’s spending-cut savings canceled out by tax-cut extension Jindal calls for greater ‘urgency’ from Obama on ending drilling moratorium