The Hill Articles: January 5, 2010

Webster’s word of the year: ‘distracted driving’ Steele backs off claim that GOP can’t win back the House EMILY’s List backs Clark to face Bachmann Barrasso wants hearings on CIA’s climate change work Race to a million Dorgan announces retirement Sen. Dorgan announces retirement Barrasso attacks CIA climate change work, calls for hearings Reid’s office welcomes but won’t back C-SPAN request Pres. Obama: Intel community had ‘sufficient information’ to uncover Flight 253 plot White House: No more Guantanamo detainees to be sent to Yemen Salazar to announce oil leasing changes Wednesday Bernanke faces mounting criticism after speech Native American Caucus head demands Steele apologize for ‘racist’ comment Waxman: Dems may push tougher regs in lieu of public option Local restaurateur to feature duplicate State Dinner No cure for healthcare reform DAY’S END ROUNDUP Capitol Hill loves carbon storage technology. But are lawmakers overlooking risks? House Dems expect health compromise with Senate, but cool on public option Sens. Hutchison, Shelby wager on college football title Pelosi flexible on public option Palin praises halt in Gitmo transfers to Yemen, slams Obama counter-terror strategy Poll: Half of adults connect to the Internet wirelessly Pelosi tells C-SPAN: ‘There has never been a more open process’ Protecting our nation requires more than luck (Rep. Candice Miller and Rep. Pete Hoekstra) Hutchison, Shelby wager on college football title House GOP seizes on C-SPAN’s call for cameras in healthcare negotiations The FBI got ‘usable, actionable’ intel from terrorism suspect McCain now over 1.7 million Twitter followers White House ducks questions on C-SPAN letter TOP TWEETS New firm to offer ‘entrepreneurial’ model Dick Cheney, neocon wars and the politics of terror GOP Rep. welcomes campaign debate Greer resigns as Florida GOP chairman Romney will decide on 2012 run after midterms Oil industry won’t shed jobs in 2010 – execs Lawmakers tweet from overseas The systemic failure of the Obama administration (Rep. Connie Mack) Obama does a little redecorating in the Oval Office Grassley wants answers on handling, cost of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program Graham censured by second local GOP Jenny Sanford’s memoir to arrive two months early Pombo’s former colleagues back Denham Good customer service from Georgia state employees House memo outlines outstanding issues for health reform Tracking the stimulus: Locally owned wind projects stand to benefit, report finds Reid decried lack of conference in 2006 Snowe to FCC: Address spectrum questions now McCaskill to Durbin: ‘Call me Cruella de Vil” GOP candidate raises $580K in Sestak’s district MIDDAY ROUNDUP Rep. Barney Frank: Lenders Fannie and Freddie now a ‘public policy instrument’ Liberal actor Tim Robbins donates to GOP lawmakers Former Redskins player to run for Senate The banality of Bono Could Greer’s exit benefit Rubio? Tweeting lawmakers’ overseas trips Mash-up makes sense of White House visitors log Anti-abortion rights group to pressure Blue Dogs on health bill language Rep. McKeon: Halt Gitmo transfers to Yemen Ron Paul tells Cheney to back off Obama What is Murkowski planning on EPA climate rules? On Brit Hume Report: Former Redskin mounting Senate campaign in Wash. State State Rep. seeks to challenge Grayson Tea Party activists planning Jan. 20 ‘national strike’ Lieutenant governor bows out of Michigan gubernatorial race The Big Question: Which party will take Congress in 2010? Kill them before they kill us! Big-money primary to face Bishop Congress: The pet theory Rep. Grayson: ‘Satan’ should write intro to Cheney’s memoir As goes Michigan . . . Google’s new phone could have major impact on U.S. wireless market C-SPAN asks Dems to televise negotiations for health reform bill Hawaii considers May special election for retiring Rep. Abercrombie’s seat Going it alone Bennett gets third primary opponent E2 Round-up: CIA spies on icebergs, landfills as an energy source, and oil rises as temps drop Reversing field for a bold response Time for Obama to take charge Car companies ramp up efforts to combat distracted driving U.S. Embassy reopens in Yemen after terror threat, two-day closure RNC chairman doubts GOP will win back the House this November Steele: GOP ‘screwed up’ after Reagan Huffington Post Drudge Report Hot Air Right Wing News The Treatment Talking Points Memo McKinley launches campaign site vs. Mollohan MORNING READ Obama Twitter account crosses 3 million follower mark Recession drove down growth of healthcare spending for 2008 A Cape Wind-Copenhagen connection? Google wants to be white spaces database administrator