The Hill Articles: January 29, 2010

Obama administration contemplating probe into college football Despite testy exchanges, GOPs applaud Obama for meeting with them at retreat Italian American foundation condemns MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ Mr. President, how are you defining a small-business owner? Obama speaking to House GOP A jarring scene at the State of the Union speech Obama taps Hill vet to woo Congress on Energy Dept. plans Rep. Melancon launches petition over the Saints’ ‘Who Dat?’ Palin lends boost to House GOP’s ‘solutions’ site Hamilton, Scowcroft to lead nuclear waste panel Perriello raised $309k in fourth quarter Boozman to announce Feb. 6 ‘ACORN pimp’ says he just wanted to ‘ask’ about Landrieu’s phones DAY’S END ROUNDUP Poll: Voters unaware no GOPers supported Senate healthcare bill Google hopes China changes policies Senate funds: Reid raises $2M, McMahon self-funds $6 million Obama sets aside curbing greenhouse gases in talk with House GOP Obama to hold town hall in New Hampshire on Tuesday C-SPAN likes idea of regular Obama-lawmaker exchanges Weekend preview: The Republican retreat and the future of bipartisanship Vitter to NFL: Drop copyright claim or ‘sue me’ Baker’s $300k quarter paves way for Boozman When a ‘tax increase’ is actually a tax cut Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill., 13th) Former Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark., 1st) Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas, 30th) Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev., 1st) Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif., 31st) Melancon launches anti-NFL petition after ‘Who dat?’ controversy Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill., 8th) Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md., 6th) Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga., 12th) Former Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C., 3rd) Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis., 2nd) Rep. Richard Baker (R-La.) Former Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash., 3rd) Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn., 6th) Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif., 43rd) O’Keefe says he just wanted to ‘ask’ Landrieu about phones Rep. Steve Austria (R-Ohio, 7th) Former Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y., 24th) Despite ‘spending freeze,’ State of the Union proposals cost taxpayers $70 billion Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J., 1st) Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa., 4th) Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La., 5th) Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo., 2nd) GOP leaders generally satisfied with Obama discussion Former Rep. John Adler (D-N.J., 3rd) VIDEO: Obama gets testy with Hensarling Brown: I won’t vote with Republicans on every issue Obama: GOP healthcare plan fails ‘test of realism’ Obama warns GOP: ‘You’ve given yourself very little room to negotiate’ Securing America with clean energy President Obama related to Sen.-elect Scott Brown Buyer’s wife has ‘incurable’ disease President Obama, Scott Brown distant cousins Obama to propose over $54 billion in nuclear power loan guarantees Obama tells GOP he’d welcome line-item veto Pelosi: GDP growth ‘clear evidence’ our efforts are paying off Amazon offering early look at Paulson’s memoir Obama encourages House GOP leaders to ‘challenge’ him at retreat U.N. Ambassador Rice joins Twitter Waxman takes aim at Toyota China’s Internet restrictions and censorship hinder economic growth (Rep. Mary Bono Mack) Kindle users get early look at Paulson’s memoir MIDDAY ROUNDUP Clyburn: House Dems do not trust the Senate Capitulation Dem campaign chief wants ‘birther’ as 2010 issue Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala., 4th) Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y., 5th) Brown challenges Obama to a ‘Two-on-two’ basketball game Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii, 1st) Obama meeting with House Republicans to be open to media Pelosi, Boehner want more safeguards after attacks on lawmakers’ websites Rep. Frank: Bernanke not facing a credibility problem after vote Hollywood lobbies for clean energy bill Obama administration to make request for billions more in nuclear funding Obama to attend Georgetown-Duke basketball game Saturday The Big Question: Where should the U.S. try the 9/11 planner? With friends like these . . . Obama forces gov’t emissions cuts amid lingering uncertainty over national limits Scott Brown appears on Jay Leno show NRCC kills debt GOP lawmakers nearly miss the bus The dissed robed justice Obama issues rules for federal gov’t to reduce emissions by 28% Rep. Buyer to retire Snowe: Obama realizes he should have stepped in earlier on healthcare U.S. economic growth jumps 5.7 percent in fourth quarter of 2009 Security experts call on Congress to update cyber strategies MORNING READ E2 Round-up: Life after Yucca, Climate-gate flares, and Davos cheers for shale gas White House demands more information from K Street on lobbying registrations House GOP awaits Obama to start retreat Oberstar: Obama should commit more money to Haiti relief Senate Dems haggle over jobs agenda Source: Boozman going for Senate run Obama to roll out jobs tax credit proposal Friday