The Hill Articles: January 23, 2011

Ron Paul takes second place in New Hampshire straw poll Senators look to reduce number of nominations as part of deal Oversight subpanel to scrutinize health reform waivers, malpractice The World from The Hill: U.N. funding an early target for House Republicans Want to be the Marco Rubio of 2012? Start early, Republican consultants say Air Force tanker decision likely delayed by Senate hearing Senate retirements mostly good news for GOP in 2012 landscape Details on Olbermann departure don’t appease Comcast critics Dems hammer Cantor over Ryan budget plan Seven reasons why the GOP faces an uphill battle to defeat Obama Pawlenty promotes his Minnesota record as a model for the nation Former BP CEO may join commodities company Retiring senators insist they would have won re-election campaigns Schumer: Repeal bill will look like ‘Swiss cheese’ after Senate GOP leaders to president: Don’t pitch us on new spending Cantor: GOP will oppose new spending Senior Republican rejects call for higher offshore drilling fees McCain: ‘Ethanol is a joke’ McCain: Don’t jump around at State of the Union McConnell: I’ll sit ‘where I usually sit’ McConnell says Senate will vote on healthcare repeal Durbin: Boehner ‘much more reasonable’ than Gingrich, won’t allow shutdown WikiLeaks still sitting on hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables Powell: Obama’s ‘more youthful approach’ aids international relations Administration hits back at House GOP plans to probe health law implementation Momentum grows in House for repealing limits on debit fees Many hoping Obama will give hints on the thorny topic of tax reform