TOP STORIES:
Guide to the 2010 House Races; Benenson CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
What They’re Really Arguing About; Balz WASHINGTON POST
Dem healthcare talking points: Change over status quo; Rushing THE HILL
Dems face senior angst on health care; Frates, McGrane POLITICO
Change We Can’t Believe In?; Marcus WASHINGTON POST
A President as Micromanager: How Much Detail Is Enough?; King, Weisman WALL STREET JOURNAL
‘A Recovery Only a Statistician Can Love’; Shin WASHINGTON POST
HOUSE:
E-Mail Reveals Rove’s Key Role in ’06 Dismissals; Lichtblau, Lipton NEW YORK TIMES
Miers Told House Panel of ‘Agitated’ Rove; Johnson WASHINGTON POST
Sticking Point; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
House Leaders Pare Pentagon Jet Order Amid Growing Outcry; Mullins, Cole WALL STREET JOURNAL
Air Congress Hits Turbulence; Fund WALL STREET JOURNAL
Lawmakers Seek ‘Clunker’ Vouchers for Out-of-Stock Cars; Mitchell WALL STREET JOURNAL
Consumer Product Destruction; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Democrats Tweaking Town-Hall Formats; Bendery ROLL CALL
David Scott’s District Office Defaced With Swastika; Bendery ROLL CALL
Liberals urge Obama to do more in Honduras; Soraghan THE HILL
HOUSE ELECTIONS:
Palin clan helps Idaho GOP hopeful for Congress; ASSOCIATED PRESS
NRCC Targets Vulnerable Democrats on Gitmo; Bendery ROLL CALL
GOP State Senator Will Run in Connecticut 4; Cadei CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Ohio’s 12th District (Central — Eastern Columbus and suburbs); CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
SENATE:
Senator Goes Face to Face With Dissent; Urbina, Seelye NEW YORK TIMES
Specter Faces Raucous Crowd at Town Hall Meeting; Rucker WASHINGTON POST
Going to the Mat On Health-Care Bill; Montgomery WASHINGTON POST
More Cap-and-Trade War; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
White House irked by GOP tactic; Allen POLITICO
Specter faces fury: ‘You work for us!’; Barr POLITICO
Lawmakers face angry crowds on health care; Werner ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dodd undergoes surgery for prostate cancer; Miga ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dodd Undergoes Prostate Surgery; Brady ROLL CALL
Specter Requested Capitol Police Assistance at Town Hall; Yehle ROLL CALL
Activists Head to Iowa to Press Grassley on Health Care; Drucker ROLL CALL
Watchdog Group Releases Documents on Senators’ Requests for Jets; Yachnin ROLL CALL
Sen. Nelson responds to critics with healthcare ad; Swanson THE HILL
SENATE ELECTIONS:
GOP officials: Heller won’t take on Reid; Freking ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Race in Florida: Governor Crist Eyes Seat; Padgett TIME
Heller Won’t Challenge Reid in 2010; McArdle ROLL CALL
Rep. Heller won’t take on Reid; Blake THE HILL
Many Pa. Dems mum on Specter-Sestak race; Shalleck-Klein THE HILL
POLITICS/CAMPAIGNS:
Wireless Firms Dial Up Lobbyists; Schatz WALL STREET JOURNAL
Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters; Martin POLITICO
GOP targeting Dem voters in Garden State; Wilson THE HILL
Huntsman out as guv, takes new post as ambassador; Loomis SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
ADMINISTRATION:
Napolitano Focuses on Immigration Enforcement; McKinley NEW YORK TIMES
U.S. Bares ‘Alien Files’ Kept on Immigrants; Lorber NEW YORK TIMES
Clinton Presents Plan to Fight Sexual Violence in Congo; Gettleman NEW YORK TIMES
Presidents to the Rescue; Griffith NEW YORK TIMES
Obama Follows Clinton’s Lead On Creating Labor Council; Davidson WASHINGTON POST
Clinton Condemns Attacks on Civilians in E. Congo; Sheridan, McCrummen WASHINGTON POST
Student’s Nerves Are Cited in Clinton’s Reply; Solomon WALL STREET JOURNAL
Israel clouds Obama’s nuclear summit; Gerstein POLITICO
U.S. Freezes Assets of North Korea Bank; ASSOCIATED PRESS
SCOTUS:
No Coverage
BAILOUT/ECONOMY:
A Clunker of a Program?; Sanger NEW YORK TIMES
Study Shows Rise in Average Borrowing by Students; Lewin NEW YORK TIMES
A Chance to Return the Favor; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Lying Low After a Layoff; Gowen WASHINGTON POST
Clunkers Program Clears Out Car Lots; Hedgpeth WASHINGTON POST
Fed Meeting Likely to Signal Fate of Intervention Programs; Irwin WASHINGTON POST
Bill Proposed to Regulate Derivatives Trade; Goldfarb WASHINGTON POST
Derivatives Overhaul Seeks to Reduce Risk; Lynch WALL STREET JOURNAL
Economists Call for Bernanke to Stay, Say Recession Is Over; Izzo WALL STREET JOURNAL
Fed likely to leave rates at lows to aid recovery; Aversa ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama Proposes Rules on Trading in Derivatives; BLOOMBERG NEWS
HEALTHCARE:
Survey Finds High Fees Common in Medical Care; Kolata NEW YORK TIMES
Obama Offers Reassurance on Plan to Overhaul Health Care; Cooper NEW YORK TIMES
Obama Faces ‘Scare Tactics’ Head-On; Kornblut, Shear WASHINGTON POST
Behold, a National and Rational Conversation on Health Care; Pearlstein WASHINGTON POST
Easing The ‘Death Panel’ Fear; Parker WASHINGTON POST
Under Pressure, Obama Defends Health-Care Plan; Weisman WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Truth About Health Insurance; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare; Mackey WALL STREET JOURNAL
Obama takes aim at health foes; Henderson POLITICO
Obama looks West, to the Web in health care fight; Elliott ASSOCIATED PRESS
Analysis: Health care debate a long-running story; Mears ASSOCIATED PRESS
What protests? Obama faces no town hall outbursts; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ezekiel Emanuel, Obama’s ‘Deadly Doctor,’ Strikes Back; Scherer TIME
Many seniors aren’t sure healthcare system needs repair; Graham, Hook LOS ANGELES TIMES
Insurers Try to Make Their Voices Heard in Health Debate; Ackley ROLL CALL
Obama Says Getting Health Reform Done Trumps Bipartisanship; Koffler ROLL CALL
Republicans Charge Democrats With Confusing Constituents; Kucinich ROLL CALL
AFSCME Launches Push for Health Care Reform; Palmer ROLL CALL
A New Low in Support for Health Care Overhaul; Bettelheim CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Potemkin town halls; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
STIMULUS:
Inspector General Questions Value of Some Airport Stimulus Projects; Cooper NEW YORK TIMES
LABOR/EFCA:
No Coverage
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
GM Says New Car Is Capable of 230 MPG; Whoriskey WASHINGTON POST
EXCLUSIVE: Energy bill requires doubling nuke use; Dinan WASHINGTON TIMES
DEFENSE/WAR ON TERROR:
2 U.S. Architects of Harsh Tactics in 9/11’s Wake; Shane NEW YORK TIMES
Shiites in Iraq Show Restraint as Sunnis Keep Attacking; Nordland NEW YORK TIMES
Kuwait Arrests 6 in Plot to Hit a U.S. Base; Worth NEW YORK TIMES
U.S. Ambassador Seeks More Money for Afghanistan; DeYoung, Jaffe WASHINGTON POST
Iran Exiles Accuse U.S. Of Ignoring Its Pledges; Cody WASHINGTON POST
The Keeper of the Keys and the Mystery of the Bactrian Gold; Wonacott WALL STREET JOURNAL
Bombs Kill 9 Civilians in Afghanistan; ASSOCIATED PRESS
US Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan; Montesquiou ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Strikes Mehsud’s Stronghold In Pakistan; Becatoros, Ahmed ASSOCIATED PRESS
US, Syria resuming talks about ’stability’ in Iraq; Schweid ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. LOCAL:
No Coverage
OF NOTE:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Influential Founder of Special Olympics, Dies at 88; Baranauckas NEW YORK TIMES
Money Sent Home by Latin American Expatriates to Drop; Jordan WALL STREET JOURNAL
Officials see rise in militia groups across U.S.; Sullivan ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOP BLOGS:
On Private Conference Call, Tea Party Organizers Say No Reform At All Is Goal; Sargent PLUM LINE BLOG
AARP checks Obama; POLITICO’S 44 BLOG
Despite Bush urging, Heller won’t run; Martin POLITICO’S SMITH BLOG
Corzine still struggling; Kraushaar POLITICO’S SCORECARD BLOG