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