The Hill Articles: September 29, 2011

Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill Impending fundraising deadline brings flurry of last-minute appeals Carney bets a bar tab on Obama’s jobs plan Ariz. GOP, CNN to host December presidential debate DAY’S END ROUNDUP OVERNIGHT ENERGY: See you Monday Poll: Americans split on whether US economically divided Poll: Romney leads in Iowa, Bachmann not dead TransCanada CEO says ‘market has spoken’ in favor of Keystone pipeline Dems want probe of Justice Thomas as health law ruling looms Federal housing regulator will extend forbearance for the jobless Senators back telecom carriers’ plans for USF reform Huntsman campaign moves HQ to New Hampshire White House requires bureaucrats to shop based on price Issa questions whether White House pressured Ford to pull ‘bailout’ ad Clooney wants to see Gingrich on the big screen Report: Romney raises between $11M and $13M in quarter Carper, Coburn urge supercommittee to focus on Medicare, Medicaid waste Judge extends treatment of Giffords’s alleged shooter Pelosi calls booing of gay soldier at GOP debate ‘unthinkable’ Pelosi’s daughter to her mom: ‘Get a life’ Onion not backing off spoof ‘hostage’ report Pelosi’s daughter to her mom: ‘Get a life’ Bank of America blames new $5 debit fee on Durbin measure Engineers scale Washington Monument to inspect for damage Airlines spent $3.2 million on lobbying in months before FAA shutdown US-Cuba policy, and the race for oil drilling Senate Republicans step up pressure on White House to submit free-trade deals Federal workers warn supercommittee against Obama proposals Green groups sue Interior to thwart Shell’s Arctic drilling Founder of video downloading site faces prison time The real cost of a muffin Obama’s jobs plan still has a chance of passing Congress, says senior Dem Fighting the wrong kind of trade wars Proponents of net neutrality file three lawsuits challenging FCC’s regulations Interior drilling chief to meet with Rep. Landry after ‘Gestapo’ remark Don’t put international cooperation on Iran at risk Rep. West: US ‘not an Imperial Empire,’ blacks have a right to complain Castro blasts Obama as ‘stupid,’ denounces American foreign policy DOJ taking a close look at Google-Motorola deal Proposed cuts to Congress’s investigative arm spark protest ‪Christie, Palin star as ‘The Oddest Couple’ in Dem attack ad‬ For sale: gigantic flower planter of Rick Perry’s head Fixed mortgage rates hit record lows this week Biden: What’s relevant on the economy is ‘we’re in charge’ Privacy advocates want Facebook probed on recent changes Rep. King: Capitol bomb plot shows threat of ‘lone wolf’ Energy Department invests $156 million in ‘game-changing’ research House GOP seeks to block appropriation for ‘green jobs’ fund NJ Dems dub Palin and Christie the ‘oddest couple’ Former Gov. Richardson: Perry has ‘edge’ in GOP race House GOP to hit EPA regulations on cement, boilers next week Senator chirps up about canary pin Spending fight escalates with release of labor, health bill Things go better with dictators (says who?!) Republicans more excited than Dems about voting in 2012, poll says Sanders to Obama: Fully fund LIHEAP Rep. Frank, other Democrats say Bernanke must do more to help economy South Carolina GOP says state will protect ‘sacred’ spot in primary calendar Draft spending bill would defund Obama healthcare law Interior drilling agencies ready for grand (re)opening Sen. Lugar’s GOP challenger wins endorsement of Tea Party Express McCain: US must be ‘willing partners’ in Libyan transition Sen. Levin: ‘You don’t go to war with someone just because they have nuclear weapons’ Texas lawmaker still has a problem with New York space shuttle retirement McMahon nabs support of six former Connecticut GOP chairs Business groups push supercommittee to ‘go big’ on cuts, tax reform ‘Screams and gunfire’ tweets from satirical site elicit response from Capitol Police Hemingway at war Appropriators target NPR, Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ The rise and fall of the West Onion takes heat from Capitol Police after tweets about gunfire Romney: Amtrak a ‘classic example’ of unnecessary government spending Trump: I’m not meeting with Huntsman, he has ‘zero chance’ of winning GOP nomination House averts shutdown, passes CR by unanimous consent Advocates for disabled optimistic that CLASS Act program won’t be scrapped Romney narrowly edges Cain in Florida poll; Perry trails significantly Report: Web ad revenue up 23 percent for 2011 Perry: Shooting rifles ‘is my golf’ House passes stopgap spending bill by unanimous consent Justice Department ramps up probe of Google-Motorola deal Santorum defends early-primary states Durbin: We can’t balance the budget while high unemployment persists Club for Growth pushes GOP candidates on China Businesses lower expectations amid political drama Senators dish on how they like their spuds News bites: T-Mobile sides with Samsung in Apple suit Gingrich plan to allow opt-outs of Social Security, Medicare Mitt Romney renews pledge to ‘cut, cap and balance’ Coke: The un-American cola? First-time unemployment claims drop sharply Palin to Obama: Stop ‘poking our allies in the eye’ GOP lawmaker says Dems pressured to ‘stay away’ from UN reform legislation News bites: Maine needs speed NRCC website hits Blue Dog Democrats Perry blames feds for his controversial positions on illegal immigration Nation’s economy grew faster than previously thought News bites: Bottoms up Huntsman: Back-and-forth between Perry and Romney a ‘distraction’ News bites: Boomers overconfident in their health after retirement Republican senators travel to Libya to meet transition government Lawmakers warn oil company to abandon Cuban drilling plans News bites: Oil industry seeks united message on ‘fracking,’ the battle over the Keystone pipeline, and more GOP’s Solyndra probe threatens to ensnare Energy Secretary Chu MORNING READ Palin’s self-imposed deadline looms Report says 111th Congress was a safer workplace for lawmakers, staffers