The Hill Articles: February 19, 2010

Gov. Rendell: ‘I am a good example to children’ Bush, Cheney to reunite next week Parking crackdown on Capitol Hill Salazar, Atlantic govs boost wind energy cooperation Specter, Sestak spar over MTP appearance over Twitter RGA: Obama should invite governors to health summit Thompson encouraged by polls, not ruling out Feingold challenge Capitol parking rules to crack down Monday DCCC launches Facebook ads on Social Security DCCC launches Facebook ads on Social Security Reid hints he could back public option Muslim group wants government to call plane attack terrorism Congressman wants hearing in wake of Texas attack Rubio, Crist to debate on Sunday morning shows Rubio, Crist to debate on Sunday morning shows Salazar closes in on offshore drilling decision DAY’S END ROUND UP Weekend preview: Governors tackle health debate while the right picks faves AARP to Obama: Don’t give up on health reform To tea, or not to tea? That is the question Top GOPer releases video of Obama praising ACORN Tech roundup: Google Energy is born; industry envisions Internet in 2020 Feinstein bill would limit health insurance rate hikes at fed level MoveOn pressures Obama on public option TOP TWEETS Brent Budowsky on ‘Keith Olbermann Show,’ MSNBC, discussing John Mellencamp for Indiana senator What the presidential budget commission should do Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash., 5th) Van Haaften files for Ellsworth district; candidates flood Buyer’s Governors to lobby for Boeing in politically charged $35B tanker contract Former Rep. Mike McMahon (D-N.Y., 13th) Rapper MC Hammer makes appearance at Dem event Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C., 7th) Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y., 23rd) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C., 10th) Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass., 3rd) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash., 7th) Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich., 11th) Fed official: Census Bureau ad campaign could save government millions Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn., 4th) Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas, 27th) Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif., 4th) Rep. John Olver (D-Mass., 1st) Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas, 22nd) Former Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va., 2nd) Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas, 10th) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif., 22nd) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y., 4th) Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif., 5th) Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif., 21st) Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah, 2nd) Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) Obama lionizes Reid as ‘one of the toughest’ in the Senate Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas, 19th) Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass., 2nd) Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y., 29th) Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif., 38th) Former Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga., 8th) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y., 8th) Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass, 7th) Former Rep. Betsy Markey (D-Colo., 4th) Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas, 24th) Barbour rallies governors to oppose EPA move to regulate greenhouse gases Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass., 9th) Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo., At Large) Rep. Ben Lujan (D-N.M., 3rd) Lawmakers congratulate figure skater on gold medal Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo., 9th) Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla., 3rd) Lawmakers release guidelines for second round of broadband stimulus cash Obama to Vegas spender at town hall: ‘We like to see that’ Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y., 18th) Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio, 10th) Former Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md., 1st) Cantor: Obama must take reconciliation off the table for healthcare reform Former Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla., 24th) DCCC pulled similar stunt to NRCC’s fake Pelosi mailer Rep. John Kline (R-Minn., 2nd) Former Obama aide: ‘Anonymity is over’ on Web; what you shop for will be known Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill., 16th) Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y., 14th) Offense or defense? Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y., 25th) Report: Feds prepare to close case on 2001 anthrax attacks Former Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla., 22nd) Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C., 8th) Former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz., 1st) Former Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill., 10th) Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga., 1st) Rep. David Loebsack (D-Iowa, 2nd) Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J., 2nd) Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga., 5th) Former Rep. John Linder (R-Ga., 7th) Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla., 14th) Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich., 12th) Pence embraces ‘party of No’ label Former Rep. Christopher Lee (R-N.Y., 26th) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif., 9th) Rep. Robert Latta (R-Ohio, 5th) Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa, 5th) Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio, 14th) Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis., 3rd) Former Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio, 15th) Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa, 4th) Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash., 2nd) Former Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich., 13th) Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I., 2nd) Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J., 7th) Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo., 5th) Is the next GOP presidential candidate a CPAC speaker? Lautenberg has stomach cancer; will undergo chemotherapy Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I., 1st) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio, 9th) Cabinet secretary joins forces with MTV Former Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa., 11th) Former Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis., 8th) MIDDAY ROUNDUP Lautenberg diagnosed with cancer, will miss Monday jobs bill cloture vote IBM: Congress, administration need to jump on broadband bandwagon Big Oil’s USCAP exit over emissions DCCC edges NRCC in January with $4.7 million raised Rep. Ellsworth confirms his plans to run for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat Politicians dropping the ball Scott Brown’s Hail Mary pass to the White House The Big Question: What can Democrats do to get a jobs bill passed? Google Energy gets the feds’ green light Loan guarantee has nuclear industry glowing Two schools in China eyed as possible sources of recent Google cyberattacks Rep. Sestak: White House offered me job to drop primary challenge to Specter Medicare Advantage members face big cost hikes Recession drove millions on to Medicaid rolls Pawlenty compares administration to Tiger Woods, voters to scorned wife Graham campaigns for Frazier Obama: I check my BlackBerry every 30 minutes for Olympics results Hearing schedule picks up after ‘snowmaggedon’ Budget chairman says Obama’s debt commission will have maximum impact Obama’s blind side on healthcare Paterson profile reveals nothing to resign over Speaking of senators from Indiana, what ever happened to Dan Quayle? E2 Round-up: Dems investigate ‘fracking,’ Canada worries over U.S. greenhouse gas limits Brown-Waite to make major announcement Fisher gets boost as women crowd primary After fatal train wrecks, Obama administration to crack down on cell phone use MORNING READ Huffington Post Drudge Report Daily Kos RedState MyDD Michelle Malkin Obama to direct $1.5B from bailout to worst housing markets Brown’s White House buzz could spell trouble for Mitt Romney Sebelius: White House may fight for public option in health bill Cheney: Administration ‘thin-skinned,’ Biden’s ‘not the best responder’ Obama: I check my BlackBerry every 30 minutes for Olympics results Al Gore slams Exxon’s ‘lies’ as advocates seek to regain momentum Obama: I check my BlackBerry every half hour for U.S. team’s Olympics results Iraq War gets a new name Hatch: Tea Party could help elect liberals