The Hill Articles: December 29, 2010

December 29
Navy awards contracts for combat ships Obama extends Hawaii vacation by one day Rep. Kucinich rallies supporters on potential redistricting DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama uses recess appointment to seat Justice Dept. official Six institutions pay back TARP assistance Hutchison: EPA climate rules like ‘a new gas tax’ Upton unveils senior staff for Energy and Commerce Committee Leading conservative says GOP should keep reform law in place Upton announces Energy and Commerce Committee staffers Dozens of incoming GOP freshmen represent districts carried by Obama Ethanol tax credit levels the playing field Boehner taps Alabama Republican to lead ethics committee in GOP House Out with the old, in with the new in the Senate as Congress set to reconvene Hastings announces Natural Resources subcommittee chairmen Scientist: Climate change to intensify winter weather Leading liberal: Democrats could be open to ‘fix’ of health reform legislation Christine O’Donnell under investigation for campaign spending Skype explains last week’s outage Twitter-savvy Newark mayor defends N.Y.’s Bloomberg over snow removal Only 12 House Dems in conservative districts survived reelection N.Y. Rep. King pressing for answers on post-blizzard flight delays Medicare agency announces office for ‘dual eligibles’ Greens say EPA analysis on coal ash riddled with errors Home foreclosures continue to mount, presenting challenge to Obama and GOP Audit: CDC couldn’t account for $8.2M in government purchases Reflections on 2010 and looking ahead to 2011 Scott Brown to start book tour in February Republican campaign committee names top 2012 Senate targets Warren promotes Consumer Protection Bureau in Florida foreclosure hotspot SEC investigating private market for shares of Facebook, Twitter Crist sees spike in approval as he leaves office Joe Miller weighs options after federal court dismisses lawsuit White House press secretary: Get to the Lego exhibit News bites: BP to weather Gulf oil spill, coal emissions killing plants in Texas and more 2011: Year of upheaval Capitol Police force can avoid furloughs, for now, despite severe budget mess White House hopefuls’ first big decision: How to announce they’re running in 2012 Obama: No shirtless pictures Time to let Homeland panel run DHS MORNING READ The year ahead: Woodstock on welfare; the end of globalism