The Hill Articles: January 3, 2010

DAY’S END ROUNDUP Murtha to mark congressional milestone Salazar: Oil-and-gas leasing reforms on tap Schumer: Penalize foreign airports that have lax security Iran denies entry to Sen. Kerry Iraq asks Blackwater employees to leave, will sue five guards Bernanke: Regulation key to avert crisis Hoekstra now satisfied with WH take on Flight 253 Hoekstra now satisfied with WH take on Flight 253 Plane attack renews debate over transfer of Gitmo detainees DeMint: WH ‘distracted by other things,’ not focused on security Hoekstra: Yemen threat formed by former Gitmo detainees Obama adviser: ‘No smoking gun’ to have thwarted terror plot Brennan: Intel lapses about Flight 253 attack not the same as those before 9/11 U.S. embassy in Yemen closed due to threats Brennan: No discussion of sending U.S. troops to Yemen British prime minister says Obama agrees to fund Yemen police unit