The Hill Articles: February 5, 2010

Cao the only GOPer invited to the White House for the Super Bowl Coats lobbied for India; firm lobbied for Yemen Steele: ‘After taxes, $1 million is not a lot of money’ Tancredo tells Tea Partiers: Literacy test for voters would have stopped Obama Cao will be sole GOPer to attend White House Super Bowl party DAY’S END ROUND UP A telecom veteran, Baker stands firm on net neutrality, spectrum plan Weekend preview: Obama to address the Democrats while Palin rallies the right Pain emails show a powerful ‘First Dude’ Dodd to move forward as financial talks with Shelby at ‘impasse’ Labor board chief wants vote on NLRB nominees Palin emails show ‘powerful First Dude’ Coats’s painful retirement plans TOP TWEETS Capitol buckles down as massive snowstorm moves into town Radanovich mourns the loss of his wife Palin camp fires back at reports it was criticizing Limbaugh White House fires back at Shelby on holds Dems and terror Senate energy staffer departs for Outreach Strategies Report: Spitzer mulling run against Gillibrand Obama asks Congress to pass new small-business jobs plan Cornyn escapes ‘snowpocalypse’ MIDDAY ROUNDUP Widespread panic Republican governor reverses course on stimulus cash; requests education funds Poll: Mild approval for Palin, Tea Partiers Feingold, Ryan ask Obama to endorse line-item veto bill Pawlenty goes to Nevada Bidens to hit the slopes this weekend The Big Question: What lessons should Obama use to move jobs bill? Scott Brown to stump for McCain Dodd cites ‘impasse’ in regulatory reform negotiations Obama administration backs international debt relief for Haiti Palin, pandas, parties and departees Video: Franken hits Comcast, NBC heads Kanjorski had four in-district donors in fourth quarter White House to answer more citizen questions on YouTube today Snow causing D.C. exodus Pelosi: New jobs numbers means stimulus is working Rep. Weiner jokes: Lieberman is a ‘d*ck’ Weiner calls Lieberman a d*** on TV Republicans say falling unemployment not enough Meek to join Wyclef, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in concert for Haiti Bachmann on Obama: ‘HE WANTS TO ANNIHILATE US!’ WH: January employment data shows gradual ‘healing’ Obama’s staff glued to Macbooks Funding higher education is good for job creation Immigration reform: The multi-trillion dollar question (Rep. Honda) Unemployment rate edges downward to 9.7 percent, but economy sheds jobs Sen. Shelby puts hold on all Obama nominees Huffington Post Drudge Report MyDD Jonathan Chait Power Line The Corner Pawnbroker, prostitute, police report On the president’s meeting with Senate Democrats Sarah Palin takes $100,000 for populist Tea Party speech MORNING READ E2 Round-up: Carper and Alexander battle air pollution, but the “4th P” remains the toughest. Plus, Barrasso and Greenpeace join hands on climate change, sort of. Democrats dangle tax cuts to win Republican support for jobs bill Senate Banking panel split on consumer protection options Justice Dept. says new Google Books settlement still raises antitrust concerns Democrats send conflicting signals on repealing ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy Scott Brown heads to bar after swearing in Biden: Filibuster not ‘standard operating procedure’ in Senate Kirk’s staff prepares for the end