The Hill Articles: February 20, 2011

The World from The Hill: Fears for Nobel laureate as democracy fervor spreads Rep. Peterson flipped on net neutrality Top Dems want Social Security off the table in spending battle State Dept.: U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ about Libya Rumsfeld: Obama didn’t merit Nobel Prize Rumsfeld: Concerns about ‘imperfect’ information kept me up at night Rep. Harman delivers floor farewell House votes down ban on military sponsorship of NASCAR teams State leaders hope Wu gets help for alleged psychiatric needs Ryan: Any short-term funding bill will have to include spending cuts The morning after… assessing 125 votes Graham: White House ‘very inconsistent and timid’ on Iran Administration treads carefully on Libya, Bahrain pro-democracy protest violence Graham: Obama role in Wisconsin standoff has been ‘inappropriate’ Coburn on Obama budget: ‘It’s a failure, it’s dead, everyone knows it’s dead’ Broadcasters look to FCC’s media agenda Wis. governor: ‘We’re going to take this as long as it takes’ Lugar opposes House budget bill Soros: Tea Party activists are being ‘used and deceived’ Soros: Egypt would have been violent if Bush was in charge Schumer: GOP puts Congress on course for inevitable government shutdown DNC chairman: Wisconsin governor waging war on public workers DGA Chairman blasts Christie: ‘Tea partying governors live in a different world’ Kaine on 2012 Senate race: ‘It’s a challenge’ Environmental groups launch effort to pressure House GOP on spending votes