The Hill Articles: December 12, 2010

The World from The Hill: House GOPs, ‘thugocrats’ exchange salvos Holbrooke still in critical condition, ‘fighting through it’ Judiciary panel to take up Espionage Act, legal options against WikiLeaks Tea Party-backed freshmen win plum committee assignments Pew: Women use Twitter more than men Pharmaceutical industry on verge of major Hill victory Nadler: Obama gave in to ‘a bunch of gangsters’ in tax deal with GOP Energy secretary: I’ll stay ‘as long as the president will have me’ Economic disparity evident in Wall Street bonuses, Warren says Bloomberg says ‘no way, no how’ he will run for president Breyer to attend next State of the Union, even if other justices say ‘no thanks’ Whitman: Palin quitting governor’s job shows ‘attitude’ against constituents Retiring Sen. Bayh: No run for governor Ryan raring to go after spending Axelrod: Pelosi, Democrats will come around on tax cuts in bill’s current form Van Hollen: Tax deal will come to floor, but estate tax is sticking point for Dems Despite anger from left, Dems brush off 2012 Obama challenge Obama praying for Holbrooke