The Hill Articles: November 16, 2010

Region’s unemployment lowest in U.S. Obama’s meeting with lawmakers rescheduled Tough math in 2012 Republican says he’ll join Black Caucus It all rides on earmark ban Weyants World: November 17, 2010 F-35’s extra engine should be first to go Sources: Baucus may introduce compromise package on tax cuts A way to combat online theft 2010 was the year of what? How jobs are driving politics Dems vent to leaders as losses set in Markey: Grijalva drops bid to be top Democrat on Natural Resources Senate Dems defend earmarks as GOP votes to ban practice The middle class deserves a new tax cut – the top 2 percent doesn’t Rep. Gene Taylor: Pelosi should ‘walk away’ Upton is committed to conservative principles Reid signals possibility for vote on earmark ban Pat-down techniques would have caught Christmas bomber, TSA chief says The Rangel verdict: everyone loses Tech CEOs want R&D tax credit extended before recess DAY’S END ROUND-UP Obama, Hispanic caucus push for DREAM Act passage before year’s end Begich heading to White House to press Arctic offshore drilling timeline Sen. Levin to hold hearings on Pentagon’s ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ report Sen. Manchin: Reid promised me that cap-and-trade is dead McConnell: GOP won’t allow split-up votes on tax cut extensions Tweets celebrate Medal of Honor awardee Reid to scrap test vote on natural gas bill, sees chance to move later this year Google, Facebook, Microsoft huddle with GOP transition chairman and Treasury official The Big Question: Is the Republican ban on earmarks a good idea? Key GOP senator deals blow to lame-duck vote on Russia arms treaty Blue Dogs say Pelosi could be a 2012 liability Obama expected to announce 2014 target for Afghan transition A Tax Cut Compromise Biden pledges to work toward START approval by year’s end No details yet on tax-cut plan Reid won’t commit to scheduling vote to block EPA climate rules Upton lays out ‘conservative agenda’ in launching bid to head energy panel House GOP leaders plan to bring freshmen into the fold DSCC outraises NRSC by $3M in October Earmark ban Ellmers ‘very confident’ in recount victory over Rep. Etheridge McCaskill plays up Sen.-elect Blunt’s no on earmark ban Medicare agency launches innovation center, announces new demonstrations Upton takes chairman bid to Boehner Cable industry urges lawmakers to reform retransmission rules Moderate green group takes a glove off Ethics committee findings wrong (Rep. Charles Rangel) If both sides are serious about moving forward, bipartisanship is the key Sen. Murkowski confident she’ll remain the top Republican on Energy panel First Lady Michelle Obama’s top aide to depart Driehaus withdraws complaint over anti-abortion election billboards Rangel lambasts ‘unfair’ ethics decision Todd Palin and Desperate Housewives FEMA asks newly elected lawmakers to promote their widgets An oversight agenda (Rep. Hal Rogers) Don’t extend the timeline for withdrawing from Afghanistan (Rep. Lynn Woolsey) Congress needs to change course Schumer: FDA will effectively ban Four Loko, other alcohol-caffeine drinks Ethics watchdog renews call for Rangel resignation Congress must make a choice Health insurance companies likely to break profit records for 2010 Burr noncommittal on challenging Murkowski to lead energy panel Conservatives push permanent tax-cut extension over short-term compromise Poll: Dems divided on Pelosi as leader McCain, Snooki resume tweeting over birthday MIDDAY ROUNDUP Senate Dems, GOP reelect leaders in orderly transition House Republicans celebrate their majority in first post-election meeting A message for the middle (Rep. Diana DeGette) Employer-sponsored health coverage continues to drop Hearing impaired leader to head FCC’s Disability Rights Office Rangel found guilty of violating House ethics rules House ethics panel convicts Rep. Rangel on 11 of 13 counts of rule violations We must protect the sanctity of human life (Rep. Sue Myrick) Pundits fail to resolve net-neutrality debate 112th Congress needs strong conservative leadership to right ship (Rep. Joe Barton) Study highlights disparities in cancer care across the country GOP’s Cornyn eyes ’12 Senate majority Former Speaker offers John Boehner some tips for upcoming position Debt commission members author separate plans, casting doubt on deal Lawmaker touts healthcare reform law as tool to protect children’s mental health Kids to Congress: Pass the healthy school lunch bill Secretary Gates: On deficit, Defense Department is ‘not the problem’ Tech industry presses Congress on R&D tax credit; cybersecurity bill looks unlikely Republican staffers launch ‘Take back the Lounge’ More Joe Miller: We are at a sea change Progress depends on building trust between parties and president Senate Republicans unanimously reelect McConnell as leader GOP senator wants to restrict Fed’s mandate Dem leader: Party ‘responded like Hoover’ to unemployment crisis New senator Manchin seeks Energy Committee slot McCain, Snooki resume tweeting over birthday 2010 was the year of two elections (Sen. Robert Bennett) Sarah Palin’s ‘refudiate’ wins Oxford dictionary’s Word of the Year Gov. Jindal: ‘I’m not running for president’ McCain adds to chatter about third-party threat to GOP Gingrich: Obama should take off most of the rest of the year Key Republican: No permanent tax cut extension to come during lame-duck Clyburn urging Black Caucus to support Pelosi E2 Morning Roundup: Group lays claim to post-climate energy agenda. Plus, Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) makes his case for Energy and Commerce gavel, and more MORNING READ Health Roundup: Medicare under a microscope Murkowski takes lead in Alaska count The Tea Party and fiscal governance Upton memo: ‘FCC regulatory compass must be broken’ Tech Roundup: Rep. Upton sees FCC reg compass as ‘broken’ Angry left to Obama: Stop caving on agenda TSA head in for grilling on security measures Still on message GOP could make trouble for Google Boehner’s transition to House Speaker gets off to a smooth start Critics target GOP lawmaker for not disclosing oil royalties linked to bill Upton presses Browner for details on oil spill report edits Waxman expects stalemate under GOP-ruled Energy and Commerce Black caucus not ready to endorse Pelosi deal Tea Party-backed freshmen vie for seats at House GOP leadership table Groups allied with the Democrats go for broke Senate Democrats feel boxed in on tax cuts Rangel ethics trial finished in one day — jury of peers mulls verdict on charges Murkowski hits Palin’s lack of ‘intellectual curiosity’ Pelosi works to avoid defections in vote GOP Senate leader McConnell backs down, agrees to earmark ban Dejected House Dems wipe away tears as GOP celebrates victory Issa downplays prospect of Oversight Committee ‘climate-gate’ probe Rockefeller, Reid set to meet Tuesday on vote delaying EPA climate regs Medicare head Berwick to argue healthcare law doesn’t ration care Sarah Palin’s ‘refudiate’ wins Oxford dictionary’s Word of the Year Murkowski wants to keep top GOP slot on Natural Resources Republican staffers launch ‘Take back the Lounge’ Bottom Line Bill Clinton to appear 
in the movie ‘Hangover 2’ Honors: Bond gets a jersey, Honda gets ‘100 percent clean’ comedy tribute Cantor: ‘Symbolic’ Votes honoring sports teams 
to go by the wayside Eric Massa’s replacement hospitalized on first day 2010 was the year of two elections 20 questions with Director Alex Gibney Progress depends on building trust between parties and president Rep. McKeon: Defense authorization bill unlikely to pass in lame-duck session