The Hill Articles: February 8, 2010

February 8
Boehner, Cantor skeptical of healthcare summit Sherman welcomes well-timed baby girl Second chance to get healthcare right Disclosing financial climate-change risks Spitzer mum on comeback plans A better security alternative to airport full-body scanners Snow, nomination and antitrust The future of news Elitists must swallow Tea Work/Family Communications Manager N.Y. Democrats await possible bombshell about Gov. Paterson’s personal life No votes in House tomorrow due to snow No votes in House tomorrow due to snow Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) 1932 – 2010 Obama responds to death of Rep. Murtha Poll: 75% of voters are ‘angry’ DAY’S END ROUND UP Lautenberg questions New Jersey gas line following Connecticut blast Apple, Google make gains in smartphone market Blumenauer aide throws a Super Bowl party; guests and dogs get Mardi Gras beads John Murtha Key Dem wants to pause discharges of gay service members Nelson: Obama needs to ‘crack the whip’ on House Democrats ‘Retarded’ Lawmakers react to Rep. John Murtha’s death House Dem implores Senate to ‘get off its duff’ and pass jobs bill NOAA reboots climate change work with new agency, website Senate Dems go after GOP for opposition to labor board nominee Some congressional staffers get snow days; others told to report for duty $20 million in stimulus awards to add new fiber to rural Virginia Wall St. rebuffing Democrats? NOAA chief backs UN climate panel More snow still to come, but Senate plans to go ahead on Tuesday votes NRCC adds slew of names to ‘Young Guns’ candidate recruitment program Toyota’s Lentz to hold live interview on Digg today MIDDAY ROUNDUP Plouffe wants Dems to go after Republicans White House daily press briefing cancelled Monday due to snow Carrie Prejean engaged to NFL quarterback Palin backs Perry over Hutchison Palin seeks divine intervention Marist Poll: Obama struggling with independent voters DC government puts plow data to use with snow map The big snow: Huddled masses yearning to be freed The need for broadband Internet adoption Hoyer hops on Twitter U.S. and EU push Iran on human rights Burton: No WH press briefing Monday Burton: No WH press briefing Monday Sen. Kaufman: Palin backers ‘don’t follow what’s really happening’ in U.S. Audi Super Bowl ad with ‘eco-cops’ draws fire from industry Paterson meets with Dems ahead of possible New York Times story Sarah Palin at Opryland: Rise of the ‘new federalism’ Dirksen and Longworth open for dining today Hillary Clinton jokes that wedding planning is as difficult as Middle East peace Durbin to serve as campaign chairman for Giannoulias in Illinois Google’s first Super Bowl ad gets buzz Obama’s inappropriate interview at the Super Bowl Bill Clinton to the rescue? Rate of job loss, Bush v Obama (fact checked) The Big Question: Will bipartisan talks revive healthcare reform? Another take on the court’s ruling GOP Rep: Recession should have ended Cornyn not too distraught at snow day Drudge Report The Huffington Post The Corner The Washington Independent Power Line MyDD MORNING READ E2 Round-up: ‘Green Police’ Super Bowl ad has plastics industry seeing red. Plus, Murkowski calls out the real green police over drilling, and more on the embattled IPCC. House Dems want Bush tax cuts to expire, but say it’s tough sell Dems seize on Ryan’s budget, Boehner’s Wall Street fundraising Climate bill backers pick up jobs theme Former Senate Majority Leader ignores snow warnings, gets stuck on Wisconsin Ave.