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The Hill Articles: February 17, 2010

February 17
Obamas head to parent teacher conference Obamas get nominated for Kids Choice Award for ‘Cutest Couple’ NRCC fakes a Pelosi e-mail to criticize stimulus NRCC fakes a Pelosi e-mail to criticize stimulus Big oil exit from climate group isn’t a ‘death knell’ – analyst Reports: Navy investigating whether surgical error caused Murtha’s death Vice President Biden gets ashes Facebook takes heat for new Oregon data center’s use of coal No dip in earmark spending despite White House push for transparency McConnell’s office claims factual errors riddle DNC’s ‘hypocrisy’ charge GOP lawmaker open to 9/11 ‘truther’ claims Bayh hopes to use some campaign cash on Dem candidates Businessman’s exit leaves GOP high and dry in Del. Businessman’s exit leaves GOP high and dry in Del. Facebook takes heat for new Oregon data center’s use of coal Sanders adds his name to public option letter Black Chamber urges Congress to stay out of battle over rum tax Murtha special added to May 18 primary Murtha special election added to May 18 primary schedule Democrats must work to avoid ’94 repeat Ed Sec confident Senate will pass student loan bill, despite delay Congressman congratulates skier Vonn on gold medal Interior plans tougher energy royalty audits DAY’S END ROUND UP Conservative seniors group launches ads against healthcare reform Sebelius staying on offensive against health insurers U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate iPhone, BlackBerry camera software American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – 1 year later (Rep. Bobby Rush) Gibbs calls Cantor a ‘hypocrite’ on stimulus Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D., At Large) Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif., 2nd) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas, 5th) Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nev., 2nd) Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M., 1st) Boxer: Jobs bill ‘critical’ to infrastructure projects Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla., 23rd) Mellencamp for Senate? Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill., 4th) Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky., 2nd) Dem to Obama: Don’t be afraid of Colbert Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz., 7th) Former Rep. Parker Griffith (R-Ala., 5th) Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas, 29th) Recovery Act: saving and creating jobs, laying the foundation for economic growth (Rep. George Miller) One month before deadline, groups pressure FCC to set strong broadband goals Rep. Al Green (D-Texas, 9th) Former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla., 8th) Dem to Obama: Don’t be afraid of Colbert Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss., 3rd) Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas, 12th) Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif., 36th) Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va., 6th) Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-Texas, 20th) Former Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill., 17th) Michelle Obama to sit for interview on Huckabee’s Fox show Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas, 1st) Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga., 11th) Former Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Ill., 11th) Gibbs says WH not losing stimulus message war Former Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y., 19th) Palin mocks Twitter — even though she uses it Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz., 8th) Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md., 7th) Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa., 6th) Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas, 7th) Giannoulias polling shows primary didn’t hurt Giannoulias polling shows primary didn’t hurt Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J., 5th) Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif., 24th) Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas, 28th) Sen. Reid doesn’t have the votes to pass $15 billion version of jobs legislation Graham floats ‘clean energy’ standard as climate talks continue Van Hollen: Democrats ‘very close’ to healthcare agreement Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio, 11th) Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y., 7th) Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J., 11th) Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz., 2nd) Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla., 4th) Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C., 5th) Only ‘direct messages’ to WH Twitter accounts to be archived Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb., 1st) Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn., 2nd) Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va., 4th) Rep. John Fleming (R-La., 4th) Top weapons buyer: Protecting success my ‘Hippocratic Oath’ Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill., 12th) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz., 6th) Canada to examine Google Buzz S.C. legislator introduces bill to ban federal currency Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa., 2nd) Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif., 17th) TOP TWEETS Del. Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa) GOP leaders ask Dems for televised jobs forum Former Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Okla., 5th) Former Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C., 2nd) Palin backs GOP House challenger Palin backs GOP House challenger Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif., 14th) Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y., 17th) Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo., 8th) Former Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind., 8th) Waxman, Boucher, Stupak investigate schemes that led to Google Voice’s call blocking Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn., 5th) Only ‘direct messages’ to WH Twitter accounts to be archived Former Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich., 3rd) Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md., 4th) Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas, 17th) Rep. John Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn., 2nd) Former Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio, 1st) Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif., 20th) Romney will not press charges against unruly airline passenger Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn., 5th) Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa., 14th) Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind., 2nd) Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va., 11th) Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas, 11th) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas, 25th) Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla., 4th) Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich., 15th) Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash., 6th) Bayh: Lower filibuster threshold Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn., 9th) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla., 25th) DeMint: Leaders should endorse conservative treatise or ‘be replaced’ White House is afraid of Stephen Colbert Another former U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania Another former U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo., 6th) Former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla., 21st) Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa., 15th) Democrats and Republicans ape Apple and Google in dueling Web spots Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn., 3rd) Mongiardo internal polling shows 18-point lead in primary Mongiardo internal shows 18-point lead in primary Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C., 6th) Former Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass., 10th) Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo., 1st) Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore., 4th) Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga., 9th) Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif., 53rd) Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug to marry Lamar Smith staffer Former Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn., 4th) Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Mo., 5th) Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky., 4th) Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill., 7th) Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo., 1st) Former Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala., 7th) John Mellencamp for senator from Indiana DeMint: Leaders should endorse conservative treatise or ‘be replaced’ Former Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pa., 3rd) Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C., 1st) Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind., 5th) Fraudulent climatologists White House is afraid of Stephen Colbert Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas, 26th) Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla., 13th) Tom Davis: Gonzales was a ‘spineless’ AG Former Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla., 5th) MIDDAY ROUNDUP The stimulus, one year in Former Rep. Henry Brown Jr. (R-S.C., 1st) Bass makes it official, launches campaign for Hodes’ seat Bass makes it official, launches campaign for Hodes’ seat Boehner stimulus report claims failure and waste in act Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa, 1st) Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla., 3rd) Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y., 11th) Former Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala., 2nd) Rep. Robert Brady (D-Pa., 1st) Obama defends stimulus package on one-year anniversary Del. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands) Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas, 8th) Minority media groups criticize FCC for lack of support Stop-loss veterans, apply for back pay! Hoyer: GOP ‘abusing’ Senate rules to block Democrats’ bills Labor group uses stimulus anniversary to push for jobs bill The Big Question: Has the stimulus helped? Wildlife group targets Nelson, Johanns Vice President gets his hands on Vancouver mittens State Dept. defends climate science as GOP lawmakers seek review of researcher Committee subpoena could loom for Toyota CEO after Wednesday no-show Valerie Jarrett catches figure skating and celebrates Chinese New Year in Vancouver Steve King lays down a weight loss challenge Cornyn: It’s not hypocritical for GOPers to tout stimulus The graph every Democrat wants you to see Cornyn: It’s not hypocritical for GOPers to tout stimulus Privacy advocates ask the FTC to look into new Google Buzz social network Use military tribunals to handle terror suspects (Rep. Louie Gohmert) Biden on the stimulus: The best is yet to come Medicare agency adds ex-Va. official, plans reorganization China, Iran and a ‘Jerusalem Quaternity’ GOP marks stimulus anniversary by claiming act’s failure E2 Round-up: More fallout from loan-guarantee announcement, U.S. CAP departures VIDEO: Palin says birthers have a right to be a part of Tea Party Dodd: Changing filibuster rules would be ‘foolish’ MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Daily Kos The Agenda AMERICAblog RedState Speaker Pelosi bets the House on success of $787 billion stimulus Democrats risking their majority in Congress with political infighting Agency may be public option of financial regulatory reform Democrats mark the anniversary of the stimulus with GOP ‘hypocrites’ video Paterson’s aide accused of drug dealing, battery Paterson to launch aggressive reelection effort, to dismay of Dems Conservatives will take a ‘whack’ at Pelosi piñata Pay-go gets passed, then it gets bypassed Nightmare election cycle developing for Democratic campaign boss Menendez Tips for WH healthcare summit U.S. appoints first ambassador to Syria since 2005 in sign of thawing tension 2010 White House Easter egg roll: More wellness, less candy Pawlenty to host ‘Late Night with TPaw’ at tavern in Georgetown Gibbs finally signs up for Twitter account Some Young Guns are not so young Announcements February 17, 2010 Teacher, aide, candidate Self-fulfilling prophecies of doom Clintons best Obama in polls