By Neil King Jr.Indiana Rep. Mike Pence decided against a 2012 run for the White House, disappointing social conservatives who had encouraged him to seek the Republican nomination but leaving open a likely bid for the Indiana governor’s office.Mr. Pence’s staunch stance against abortion and gay marriage and his votes against a number of big-ticket government programs, even during the Bush administration, made him a favorite of many social conservatives, some of whom launched a “draft Pence” campaign earlier this month.But in a letter to supporters, Mr. Pence said that after long consideration, he and his wife had decided against a run for the White House. “My heart is in Indiana,” he said.The 51-year-old lawmaker and former radio host said he would decide “later this year” what to do next, but it is all but certain that he will run for governor. The current governor, Republican Mitch Daniels, cannot run for re-election under Indiana’s election laws.In an interview Thursday, Mr. Daniels said he could not remember a time in the state’s history when the door was so wide open for a candidate like Mr. Pence. The current Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman has decided against running, while the state’s most powerful Democrat, former Sen. Evan Bayh, has also ruled it out.Indiana’s Democrats suffered sharp losses in November, and no Democrat in Indiana now holds statewide office.By Patrick O’ConnorSen. Tim Johnson (D., S.D.) is the new chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski keeps her committee posts after defying Republican leaders to defeat the GOP nominee in the midterm elections.Incoming Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Johnson (D., S.D.) shakes hands with National Credit Union Administration Chairman Deborah Matz on Dec. 9, 2010, prior to her testifying before the committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat known for a campaign commercial in which he shot a bullet through a cap-and-trade bill, got a a seat on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee. And Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke can breathe a sigh of relief that first-year Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), a tea party favorite, isn’t on the panel that oversees the central bank.Those are just a few of the takeaways from committee assignments that were just announced this afternoon in the Senate. Six freshmen Republicans won spots on the Appropriations Committee, which doles out federal spending,roger vivier flats, including Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, a favorite of the tea party who promised to cut spending during his successful campaign to oust Democrat Russ Feingold. Most are seasoned legislators, including Indiana Sen. Dan Coats who returns to the chamber after more than a decade away, and the three House members who got a promotion.This being the Senate there weren’t a lot of surprises.Here’s the Republican list:AppropriationsThad Cochran, Miss.Mitch McConnell, Ky.Richard Shelby, Ala. Kay Bailey Hutchison, TexasLamar Alexander, Tenn.Susan Collins, MaineLisa Murkowski, AlaskaLindsey Graham, S.C.Mark Kirk, Ill.Dan Coats, Ind.Roy Blunt, Mo.Jerry Moran, Kan.James Hoeven, N.D.Ron Johnson, Wis.Armed ServicesJohn McCain, Ariz.Jim Inhofe, Okla.Jeff Sessions, Ala.Saxby Chambliss, Ga.Roger Wicker, Miss.Scott Brown, Mass. Rob Portman, OhioKelly Ayotte, N.H.Susan Collins,oakley sunglasses frogskins, MaineLindsey Graham, S.C.John Cornyn, TexasDavid Vitter, La. FinanceChuck Grassley, IowaOrrin Hatch, UtahOlympia Snowe, MaineJon Kyl, Ariz.Mike Crapo, IdahoPat Roberts, Kan.John Ensign, Nev.Mike Enzi, Wyo.John Cornyn, TexasTom Coburn, Okla.John Thune, S.D.Foreign RelationsRichard Lugar, Ind.Bob Corker, Tenn.Jim Risch, IdahoMarco Rubio, Fla.Jim Inhofe, Okla.Jim DeMint, S.C.Johnny Isakson, Ga. John Barrasso, Wyo.Mike Lee, UtahAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Saxby Chambliss, Ga. Richard Lugar, Ind.Thad Cochran, Miss.Mitch McConnell, Ky.Pat Roberts, Kan. Mike Johanns, Neb.John Boozman, Ark.Chuck Grassley, IowaJohn Thune, S.D.John Hoeven, N.D.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Richard Shelby, Ala. Mike Crapo, IdahoBob Corker, Tenn.Jim DeMint, S.C.David Vitter, La.Mike Johanns, Neb.Pat Toomey, Penn.Mark Kirk,Louis vuitton bags, Ill.Jerry Moran, Kan.Roger Wicker, Miss. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Kay Bailey Hutchison, TexasOlympia Snowe, MaineJohn Ensign, Nev.Jim DeMint, S.C.John Thune, S.D.Roger Wicker, Miss.Johnny Isakson, Ga. Roy Blunt, Mo.John Boozman, Ark.Pat Toomey, Penn.Marco Rubio, Fla.Kelly Ayotte, N.H.Energy and Natural ResourcesLisa Murkowski, Alaska Richard Burr, N.C.John Barrasso, Wyo.Jim Risch, IdahoMike Lee, UtahRand Paul, Ky.Dan Coats, Ind.Rob Portman, OhioJohn Hoeven, N.D.Bob Corker, Tenn.Environment and Public WorksJim Inhofe, Okla.David Vitter, La.John Barrasso, Wyo.Jeff Sessions, Ala.Mike Crapo, IdahoLamar Alexander, Tenn.Mike Johanns, Neb.John Boozman, Ark.Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsSusan Collins, MaineTom Coburn, Okla. Scott Brown, Mass.John McCain, Ariz.Ron Johnson, Wis.John Ensign, Nev.Rob Portman, OhioRand Paul, Ky.JudiciaryJeff Sessions, Ala.Orrin Hatch, UtahChuck Grassley, IowaJon Kyl, Ariz.Lindsey Graham, S.C.John Cornyn, TexasMike Lee, UtahTom Coburn, Okla. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Mike Enzi, Wyo.Lamar Alexander, Tenn.Richard Burr, N.C.Johnny Isakson, Ga.Rand Paul, Ky.Orrin Hatch, UtahJohn McCain, Ariz.Pat Roberts, Kan.Lisa Murkowski, Ala.Mark Kirk, Ill.AgingBob Corker, Tenn.Susan Collins, MaineOrrin Hatch, UtahMark Kirk, Ill. Jerry Moran, Kan.Ron Johnson, Wis.Kelly Ayotte, N.H.Richard Shelby, Ala.Lindsey Graham, S.C.Saxby Chambliss, Ga. BudgetChuck Grassley, IowaMike Enzi, Wyo.Jeff Sessions, Ala.Mike Crapo, IdahoJohn Ensign, Nev.John Cornyn, TexasLindsey Graham, S.C.John Thune, S.D.Rob Portman, OhioPat Toomey, Penn.Ron Johnson, Wis.EthicsJohnny Isakson, Ga.Pat Roberts, Kan.Jim Risch, IdahoIndian AffairsJohn Barrasso, Wyo.John McCain, Ariz.Lisa Murkowski, AlaskaJohn Hoeven, N.D.Mike Crapo, IdahoMike Johanns, Neb.IntelligenceSaxby Chambliss, Ga.Olympia Snowe, MaineRichard Burr, N.C.Jim Risch, IdahoDan Coats, Ind.Roy Blunt, Mo.Marco Rubio, Fla.Joint Economic CommitteeJim DeMint, S.C.Dan Coats, Ind.Mike Lee, UtahPat Toomey, Pa.Rules and Administration Mitch McConnell, Ky.Thad Cochran, Miss.Saxby Chambliss, Ga.Kay Bailey Hutchison, TexasLamar Alexander, Tenn.Pat Roberts, Kan.Richard Shelby, Ala.Roy Blunt, Mo.Small BusinessOlympia Snowe, MaineDavid Vitter, La.Jim Risch, IdahoMarco Rubio, Fla. Rand Paul, Ky.Kelly Ayotte, N.H.Mike Enzi, Wyo.Scott Brown, Mass.Jerry Moran, Kan.Veterans Affairs Richard Burr, N.C.Johnny Isakson, Ga.Roger Wicker, Miss.Mike Johanns, Neb.Scott Brown, Mass.Jerry Moran, Kan.John Boozman, Ark. The Democrats’ list is here:Agriculture:Chairwoman Debbie StabenowPatrick LeahyTom HarkinKent ConradMax BaucusBen NelsonSherrod BrownRobert CaseyAmy KlobucharMichael BennetKirsten GillibrandAppropriations:Chairman Daniel InouyePatrick LeahyTom HarkinBarbara MikulskiHerb KohlPatty MurrayDianne FeinsteinRichard DurbinTim JohnsonMary LandrieuJack ReedFrank LautenbergBen NelsonMark PryorJon TesterSherrod BrownArmed Services:Chairman Carl LevinJoseph LiebermanJack ReedDaniel AkakaBen NelsonJim WebbClaire McCaskillMark UdallKay HaganMark BegichJoe ManchinJeanne ShaheenKirsten GillibrandRichard BlumenthalBanking:Chairman Tim JohnsonJack ReedCharles SchumerRobert MenendezDaniel AkakaSherrod BrownJon TesterHerb KohlMark WarnerJeff MerkleyMichael BennetKay HaganCommerce:Chairman Jay RockefellerDaniel InouyeJohn KerryBarbara BoxerBill NelsonMaria CantwellFrank LautenbergMark PryorClaire McCaskillAmy KlobucharTom UdallMark WarnerMark BegichEnergy:Chairman Jeff BingamanRon WydenTim JohnsonMary LandrieuMaria CantwellBernard SandersDebbie StabenowMark UdallJeanne ShaheenAl FrankenJoe ManchinChristopher CoonsEnvironment and Public Works:Chairwoman Barbara BoxerMax BaucusThomas CarperFrank LautenbergBenjamin CardinBernard SandersSheldon WhitehouseTom UdallJeff MerkleyKirsten GillibrandFinance:Chairman Max BaucusJay RockefellerKent ConradJeff BingamanJohn KerryRon WydenCharles SchumerDebbie StabenowMaria CantwellBill NelsonRobert MenendezThomas CarperBen CardinForeign Relations:Chairman John KerryBarbara BoxerRobert MenendezBenjamin CardinRobert CaseyJim WebbJeanne ShaheenChristopher CoonsRichard DurbinTom Udall Health, Education, Labor and Pension:Chairman Tom Harkin Barbara MikulskiJeff BingamanPatty MurrayBernard SandersRobert CaseyKay HaganJeff MerkleyAl FrankenMichael BennetSheldon WhitehouseRichard BlumenthalHomeland Security and Government Affairs:Chairman Joseph LiebermanCarl LevinDaniel AkakaThomas CarperMark PryorMary LandrieuClaire McCaskillJon TesterMark BegichSelect Committee on Intelligence:Chairwoman Dianne FeinsteinJay RockefellerRon WydenBarbara MikulskiBill NelsonKent Conrad Mark UdallMark Warner Judiciary:Chairman Patrick LeahyHerb KohlDianne FeinsteinCharles SchumerRichard DurbinSheldon WhitehouseAmy KlobucharAl FrankenChristopher CoonsRicahrd BlumenthalSpecial Committee on Aging: Chairman Herb KohlRon WydenBill NelsonRobert CaseyClaire McCaskillSheldon WhitehouseMark UdallMichael BennetKirsten GillibrandJoe ManchinRichard BlumenthalBudget:Chairman Ken ConradPatty MurrayRon WydenBill NelsonDebbie StabenowBenjamin CardinBernard SandersSheldon WhitehouseMark WarnerJeff MerkleyMark BegichChristopher CoonsJoint Economic Committee:Chairman Robert Casey Jeff BingamanAmy KlobucharJim WebbMark WarnerBernard SandersRules and Administration:Chairman Charles SchumerDaniel InouyeDianne FeinsteinRichard DurbinBen NelsonPatty MurrayMark PryorTom UdallMark WarnerPatrick LeahySmall Business and Entrepreneurship:Chairman Mary LandrieuCarl LevinTom HarkinJohn KerryJoseph LiebermanMaria Cantwell Mark PryorBenjamin CardinJeanne ShaheenKay HaganVeterans’ Affairs:Chairwoman Patty MurrayJay RockefellerDaniel AkakaBernard SandersSherrod BrownJim WebbJon TesterMark BegichSelect Committee on Ethics:Chairwoman Barbara BoxerMark PryorSherrod BrownIndian Affairs:Chairman Daniel AkakaDaniel InouyeKent ConradTim JohnsonMaria CantwellJon TesterTom UdallAl FrankenBy EditorMary Lu Carnevale reports on Hill’s response.Anita Hill, whose allegations of sexual harassment came close to stopping Clarence Thomas’s nomination to the Supreme Court, isn’t budging from her 1991 Senate testimony. In an op-ed in the New York Times and on ABC’s “Good Morning America” this morning, Hill defended herself from renewed accusations by Thomas that she had fabricated testimony for political purposes. Both in print and over the airwaves, she underscored a broader concern: His attack in a newly released memoir could “become the model of how we can react to bad workplace behavior.” (See Hill’s GMA interview.)Thomas, in his book “My Grandfather’s Son” and in an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday, characterized Hill as a “mediocre” employee at the Education Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At one point, the Supreme Court justice described her as “my most traitorous adversary” and called her Senate testimony “extravagant fiction concocted so as to have the maximum possible impact on the public.”Hill, a professor at Brandeis University, wrote in the op-ed piece that Thomas “has every right to present himself as he wishes” in the book and “may even be entitled to feel abused by the confirmation process that led to his appointment to the Supreme Court. But I will not stand by silently and allow him, in his anger, to reinvent me.”She said she couldn’t think of anything she could have done differently to ease the confirmation process, and said her testimony about Thomas’s numerous inappropriate sexual remarks was truthful. “What I described really did happen, and what I’ve learned is that it’s happened to many women in the workplace.” She said she lacked “the imagination to come up with the things that occurred… and I certainly wouldn’t put myself in a position of testifying before the whole world about them.” Another thing Hill made clear: Thomas’s wife, Virginia, isn’t going to get the apology she asked for on “60 Minutes.”

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