The Hill Articles: November 22, 2010

Weyants World: November 23, 2010 Net-neutrality advocates to get FCC’s ear this week Rep. Hank Johnson regains his health, puts on 40 pounds Steny Hoyer faces a shrinking press corps Hodes and Kagen bump up against ‘no photos’ rule First lady taps PR exec for top communications spot EADS executive confident in tanker bidding process despite clerical snafu Several Democrats back Levin for ranking member on Ways and Means Reagan yes, START yes Time to junk Pistole Rep.-elect West: Airport pat-downs show terrorists have ‘won’ Landrieu threatens other stalling tactics if Interior disregards drilling pledges Huckabee: It’s harder to beat Obama than Republicans think New app brings Speaker Boehner to your mobile phone Franken wants antitrust probe of Comcast Poll: Larger companies hiring more than smaller businesses Michelle Obama inspires school salad bar initiative FCC top lawyer suggests agency not gutted by Comcast case Thanksgiving dinner ideas North Korean uranium enrichment no surprise (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) Rockefeller raises concerns with mini-med exemption from healthcare reform law The Big Question: Will the Pentagon’s study of DADT lead the Senate to repeal the law? Sarah Palin says she won’t waste her time on another interview with Couric Committee term limits a test of ‘getting it’ Sarah Palin: No interviews for ‘biased’ reporters Frank defends Fed’s $600 billion plan Utah Republican wants investigation of controversial TSA encounter with six-year-old Vitter, drillers disappointed in lack of update at Interior sit-down Rep. Hank Johnson regains his health, puts on weight White House defends new airport screenings, but says they may ‘evolve’ Oil spill panel: Botched oil flow estimates hindered multiple phases of BP’s response Maine prepares for state version of ‘repeal and replace’ Levin: ‘Don’t ask’ hearings will ‘boost’ passage of defense authorization bill Frank blasts GOP for siding with China against Bernanke Consumers: Google-ITA deal threatens consumers Pope infallible on condoms Dem leads Republican by 16 votes three weeks after election Solving the problem with Maria Government offers med-school loan help in exchange for service Pushing on a string: Why tax breaks for the rich won’t help Honda feted by fellow lawmakers MIDDAY ROUNDUP Financial regulators need to get with the times, CFTC head says Rep. Inglis: Voters saw me on ‘Satan’s side’ of climate change debate HHS gives low-value health plans extra time to comply on consumer protections With an eye on regulating Internet lines, FCC calls in phone, cable officials Romney tweets at Palin for ‘kind’ reference in new book TSA: Boy was not strip-searched Eliminate the antitrust healthcare toll booth Christie: All Sen. Lautenberg does is ‘blow hot air’ First Lady taps L.A.-based public relations exec for top communications post New app brings Speaker Boehner to your mobile phone Boehner baits Gibbs with Twitter question on earmark moratorium Barbara Bush: Sarah Palin should stay in Alaska Reform spending, control debt and ban earmarks (Sen. Mark Udall) Make this the last Thanksgiving before food safety reform Joe Miller set to take legal battle to state court Axelrod talks to Fox News about his daughter’s illness Keep the dual mandate and back off the Fed, Geithner says Angle considering 2012 run for Congress Pat-down or potential death? Great days ahead for conservatives. What would William F. Buckley Jr. do? Poll finds Obama, Romney deadlocked in 2012 matchup Poll: Obama doesn’t deserve a second term; still leads Palin Good morning tech: FCC silent on net-neutrality plans Huckabee: Sarah Palin may ‘run away’ with GOP nomination in 2012 Liberal group targets GOP freshman-elect over healthcare comment MORNING READ Energy Roundup: Salazar, oil-and-gas drillers to meet Health Roundup: Medical loss ratio expected today Anti-earmark amendment cedes lawmakers’ powers to White House Bipartisan bill would accelerate state opt-out provision in health law Webb, Warner want backlog at shipyards addressed before aircraft carrier moves The World from The Hill: Helsinki panel a model of bipartisanship on foreign policy Gates speeds up delivery of ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ report Senator: Anti-Israel sentiment contributes to ‘significant increase’ in anti-Semitism