The Hill Articles: September 16, 2011

Former Rep. Spratt to gain White House post Senate sets up cloture vote on trade preferences bill Huntsman launches fresh attack on Perry’s stance on climate change ‘Daddy please don’t’: The sentence that kept Mitch Daniels out of the race Mitch Daniels won’t rule out VP run DAY’S END ROUNDUP Republican leaders assess Obama jobs plan in memo to members Huntsman: Romney lacks foreign policy experience; Perry runs from ‘mainstream scientific principles’ A closer look at next week … Paul plans Constitution Day ‘money bomb’ fundraiser Texas unemployment rises, hurting Perry’s job creation argument Featured Senate hearings: Tax reform, more job creation, deficit reduction MoveOn.org attacks Republican field on ‘let him die’ question Rep. Weiner’s replacement pledges to tweet fully clothed Obama signs highway funding, FAA extension Penn Jillette: Nothing as ‘blasphemous’ as Bachmann comments about earthquake, hurricane Seven states join DOJ suit to block AT&T/T-Mobile merger Republicans seek to prioritize stem cell research programs Perry slams Romney on healthcare, jobs Obama signs bill overhauling patent, trademark laws Rock band looks to cash in on teaparty.com Are consumers at the mercy of Google? MoveOn.org attacks Republican field on ‘let him die’ question Rob Lowe grabs lunch in Georgetown Manchin characterizes Obama’s jobs plan as ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ Michigan Dems outraged by GOP plan to offset disaster aid by cutting auto loans Families of Continental Connection crash react to recent Colgan Air fines Getting on the right side of history Senate spending bill defends restrictions on food ads to youth Bob Turner gets Anthony Weiner’s seat — literally Huntsman rides (a motorcycle) again Featured House hearings: More discussion of how federal rules hurt jobs Bachmann opposes ‘PerryCare’ decision to mandate HPV vaccine Interior’s drilling chief staying on for now Obama campaign offers Twitter T-shirt Bachmann’s new line: Oppose ‘PerryCare’ GOP lawmaker who skipped Obama speech fights charge of ‘grandstanding’ After backing Hillary, rapper holding off on 2012 endorsement IRS clarifies: Work cellphones are not taxable perks Romney eats (healthy) pancakes with Jenny Craig Jindal says deficit ‘man-made disaster,’ relief aid should be tied to cuts Female power on Capitol Hill on the decline Norquist, Rendell spar over taxes, infrastructure spending Obama team pushes back against suggestions the president is in trouble Cloture vote scheduled on Trade Adjustment Assistance House Republicans introduce bill to speed up illegal-immigrant deportations Would Ron Paul supporters let their mothers die without health insurance? Obama signs bill overhauling patent, trademark laws White House backs Chief of Staff Daley Sen. Nelson compares notes with Barry Manilow Obama: Love me! Unemployment rate inches up in presidential swing states An opportunity to prepare Group of senators to supercommittee: ‘We’ve got their backs’ Poll: Feinstein vulnerable in California Panic time for the White House The Danish way of elections Trump calls Rick Perry ‘Jim’ Advocates cheer extension of FAA, highway funding Reid takes a victory lap Obama launches ‘Digital Promise’ Poll shows growing belief that global warming is occurring Senators concerned VA will be short of resources for veterans’ healthcare Reid says Senate to take up Trade Adjustment Assistance next week Book: Geithner ignored Obama order to consider dissolving Citigroup Mandatory E-Verify: Bad for small businesses and the country’s bottom line Sarah Palin opponents are not racist, Rick Perry is right about immigration News bites: Pat-downs before touchdowns Jersey Shore cast gets to tan for tax cut Ideological foes unite to propose health spending cuts Watchdog groups call on supercommittee to disclose all influence attempts Carter: Obama jobs bill strategy will succeed Huntsman to be endorsed by former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge Poll: McMahon ahead in GOP primary, but fares worse against Dems Stearns: Fire top Energy Department loan official over Solyndra collapse GOP poll: Obama’s numbers slip a bit with Hispanics News bites: Potential bidders contact Yahoo Obama: Reelection chance ‘much higher than odds of being elected in first place’ News bites: Gore says climate change shouldn’t be political Easy Friday: No votes in the Senate, House is out Perry bashes Obama’s Israel policy in op-ed News bites: Geithner abroad Cantor rejects ‘all-or-nothing’ approach by Obama on jobs bill McCain: Money in Afghanistan ‘has gone to Taliban’ News bites: Olive Garden cuts calories, ‘RomneyCare’ is linked to jobs toll and TV doc acts irresponsibly Partisan lines harden over supercommittee work on tax reform New rule would expand tight Obama lobbying rules to all federal workers Obama to sign off on patent system overhaul Dems slam Obama for going ‘AWOL’ on mortgage crisis MORNING READ Senate passes FAA, highway funding