The Hill Articles: February 11, 2010

Obama to deliver commencement at Univ. of Michigan Grassley, biodiesel producers irked as energy plans are dropped from Senate jobs bill Sen. Reid kills Baucus bill, narrows focus of jobs legislation after complaints Udall: Snowstorm hasn’t stymied jobs bill Grassley rebukes Reid for narrowing jobs bill Poll: Support for gays in military varies with terminology Former President Clinton hospitalized No snow day for Feinstein staffers Tommy Thompson mulls Feingold challenge DAY’S END ROUNDUP Former President Clinton hospitalized Turkish, Armenian groups step up lobbying efforts as key vote nears Kerry ‘shocked’ and ‘disappointed’ with Edwards FCC could begin purchasing spectrum to prevent wireless ‘overload’ Conrad goes off on media….again Reid dismisses Harkin’s bid to change filibuster rules Sen. Conrad: Media focusing on ‘side issues’ in health debate Romm responds to climate skeptics WH science and technology hub gets a Web upgrade Bingaman sees multiple avenues for clean energy credits Critics face sanctions Harkin, Shaheen to introduce filibuster reform bill Bipartisan sanctions introduced as Iran marks anniversary Spending on wireless data, mobile phones to increase, report finds McCain takes wait-and-see approach on corporate political spending limits Bond says he’d rethink creating Homeland Security Dep’t Kerry ‘shocked’ and ‘disappointed’ with Edwards Rep. King to attempt to push 9/11 trials controversy into intel authorization bill Iran cuts access to Gmail, according to reports The 2010 economic report gets (somewhat) of an upgrade Senate Democrats voice skepticism over new jobs proposal Schumer wants Giants to keep training camp in Albany Gibbs says Bond is ‘confused’ or ‘ignoring the truth’ about Brennan Hoyer says House can expect intense schedule upon return Rubio raises $720K from ‘stimulus bomb’ The euro’s Achilles’ heel Sen. Sherrod Brown seeks 50 percent tax on Wall Street bonuses Making good on Cairo: an airlift for Gaza McCaskill to be out of pocket on Twitter Iran sanctions bill would target people harming human rights Only a few lawmakers made it to work on Wednesday White House praises Senate jobs bill Snowbound McCain ‘growing crazy’ Obama to meet with Dalai Lama next week Make the Market Work: Eliminate the Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurance Democrats rush to curb corporate election spending before Nov. Senate releases Valentine’s Day gift instructions McCain knocks Obama in defense of Palin’s crib notes Schumer, Van Hollen outline limits on corporate political spending, urge quick action After blizzard round two, Colbert pokes fun at global warming deniers Report: Silicon Valley struggling amid economic downturn Congress should say ‘yes’ to public financing Washington objects to U.K. court decision releasing U.S. intel Lawmaker skis home from Congress Food limited, but plenty of coffee available on Capitol Hill Black History Month challenge: A youth-led jobs revolution Senate jobs plan seeks $24 billion from closing ‘black liquor’ loophole Poll: 71% say Palin’s unqualified to be president Anti-BCS group struggles to raise funds in first year MIDDAY ROUNDUP White House predicts unemployment rate to average 10 percent in 2010 An unbridgeable philosophical divide? Senate jobs bill to include DISH network, DirecTV license renewals Perriello in a dogfight, but Goode looms large Dodd and Corker take lead on financial reform Unleash the opposition to sanction Iran Federal court to hear cell phone tapping case Mario Diaz-Balart confirms switch, will run for his brother’s House seat Just like schools, House will have makeup days for snow Dodd will negotiate financial reform with GOP Sen. Corker Gibbs swipes at Republicans for double standard on handling of terrorist trials Poll shows Obama with slight lead over generic Republican for 2012 campaign D.C. mayor says federal disaster funds on the way for snow cleanup King: Obama not at ease on security D.C. mayor says federal funds on the way for snowstorm cleanup White House predicts an average of 95,000 new jobs each month The Big Question: Should Obama push recess appointments? The Huffington Post Drudge Report Solar stimulus faces a setting sun The Washington Independent Obama should revive the public option in televised meetings The Corner MyDD Red State E2 Round-up: If we’re warming, why are we so cold?, FirstEnergy buys Allegheny, and Texas could be big in solar Gov’t gets more done to listen to citizens MORNING READ Reid hopes to unify Democrats in fight over jobs legislation Watchdog: Economy faces $300B loss on commercial real estate investments Denham leads Pombo in early internal Amash announces congressional bid on Facebook Biden: Palin’s ‘just so far out there’ Black leaders intend to press Congress for minority hiring in jobs legislation