The Hill Articles: September 2, 2011

GOP congressman apologizes for calling Obama ‘idiotic’ DAY’S END ROUNDUP If Al Gore had won Federal regulator sues 17 banks over risky mortgage bonds Courts weigh battling Colorado redistricting plans Court strikes part of South Dakota abortion law White House confident in acting antitrust chief Cheney ‘honored to be compared with Darth Vader’ Rep. West condemns Black Caucus ‘race baiting’ Rove: Obama jobs speech ‘about politics’ Bachmann stands by Everglades drilling, denounces ‘radical environmentalists’ A closer look at next week … Michelle Obama picks pediatrician to lead her anti-obesity campaign for children Cheney ‘honored to be compared to Darth Vader’ White House moves to limit fallout from allies after retreat on clean-air rule Democrat’s bill would require debt supercommittee to prioritize job creation Public health groups slam Obama retreat on smog, vow legal action Reports: No announcement from Palin on Saturday speech Supercommittee to meet on Sept. 8 Liberal group slams Cantor over Irene aid Grassley questions if the White House tried to cover-up ATF’s ‘Fast & Furious’ Perry announces campaign team Mayors pressure Washington for economic help GOP lawmaker backs Cantor, wants disaster relief offset by budget cuts DCCC ad tries to highlight anti-Republican anger during August recess Sen. Baucus seeks deficit-cutting ideas — but only from Montanans MIT faces possible $175,000 FAA penalty Happy hour has to wait because of jobs speech FCC picks new managing director House Rules sets Wednesday meeting for intelligence, charter school bills Jeopardizing retirement savings Ways and Means to probe healthcare consolidation Hatch: Let’s look at unauthorized workers, tax credits Huntsman: Tea Party message is ‘right on’ DC delegate calls for ‘redo’ on King memorial GOP cheers WH decision to kill ozone rule but wants more WH official: Jobs number won’t ‘largely impact’ Obama’s economic plan Economy adds zero jobs in August as recession fears grow Blackburn: Americans have ‘stopped listening to this administration’ Mediacom CEO slams FCC chairman How to help Somalia Dem poll claims lead in NY special election Senate Dem wants stiffer identity theft penalties Boehner, House members will attend memorials on Sept. 11 Sen. Corker says Washington can create business environment for jobs, but warns against ‘fiddling’ beyond that Sen. Chambliss urges Panetta to avoid cuts to F-35 in preview of fall debate FOX News reporter reveals hairdresser, love for Loehmann’s The research and development gap Poll: Seventy-one percent of GOP voters don’t want Palin to run in 2012 Rep. Capuano declines Senate bid in Mass., clearing way for Elizabeth Warren Politics and the prisoners’ dilemma Napolitano says US at ‘heightened state of vigilance’ for 9/11 Obama shelves EPA smog rule in huge defeat for environmental groups Pelosi blames GOP for job numbers Liberal group slams Cantor over Irene aid Huffington stars in new comic book WikiLeaks widely criticized for releasing unredacted Embassy cables Featured Senate hearings: Afghanistan, tax reform, nominations News bites: WikiLeaks releases unedited documents Boehner: ‘Triple threat’ undermines jobs Trump blasts Cheney for ratting out former colleagues Former House colleagues endorse Hoekstra Healthcare adds 30,000 jobs, more than any other sector Romney echoes Rubio in speech to GOP National Hispanic Assembly in Florida First trade bill could hit House floor on Wednesday The Supreme Court’s processed mind News bites: Quake risk for nuke plants higher than believed The waah-waah Congress Featured House hearings: 9/11 assessment, energy, small-business growth News bites: Who’s harming Americans’ health? Dem ‘plans to ask a Republican to sit with him’ at joint session News bites: Off to court Report: Palin speech to offer ‘full-throated defense of the Tea Party’ Report: US to sue banks over mortgages GOP wants White House papers on loan to failed solar company MORNING READ OMB says Congress can spend $11.3 billion extra on disasters