The Hill Articles: April 17, 2007

Dem hopefuls mostly mum on gun issue NRCC woos Indian tribes for 2008 campaign money Unions want extra billions for social program spending Lawmaker has cancer, takes leave With GOP on board, FL-13 task force moves forward in election dispute Dems choose to mourn now, debate later Weyant’s World: April 18, 2007 House panel to vote on Goodling immunity Maine’s Allen to enter Senate race within a month Competing Sites on Sen. Smith Launch Dems divided over Webb’s proposal requiring approval for attacking Iran Byrd preempts gop on earmark disclosure House Dems aiming to beat GOP-ers at procedural game GOP staffer faults Brownback over firing Crime in presidential politics Not up in arms The taxman doesn’t scare us anymore Gov. Richardson ‘pretty close’ to calling for Gonzales to resign With campaign finance loophole, Romney’s wealth cannot be matched Pelosi’s Syria trip wasn’t the ‘change’ voters had in mind Labor rules pivotal in Dems’ stance on Bush trade deals Lobbying World Employee free choice: fight over phrasing 110th Congress no cakewalk for financial-services lobbyists Panel poised to OK medical-device regulations Services chafe at Air Force’s unmanned-aircraft proposal Doubts grow about Bush education reforms A mixed 100 days The three-dimensional presidential primaries Rep. Cohen: ‘What’s body lotion for?’ Sen. Dole’s office a mecca of marriage Ask what you can do for your country This is a disaster area Reid: Time for a deep breath, not gun-control bills We Must Ensure Children Get the Vision Care They Need (Sen. Kit Bond) John McCain Decries Federal Spending Dems Are Abusing Cloture Motions (Sen. Mitch McConnell) Medicare Rx bill is subject of latest veto threat A Spring Day Ruined by Our Tax Code (Rep. John Linder) Kosova Should Be Independent (Rep. Tom Lantos) Senate Approps panel goes its own way on earmarks VA Tech Tragedy Should Not Propel Political Opportunism More or Less Gun Control? Mitt Romney Outlines His National Energy Policy The Straight Talk Express — Back on Track? House Judiciary to vote on giving immunity to DoJ aide Campaigning takes backseat to mourning Don’t Even Mention the Words “Gun Control” Congress Must Override Bush’s Expected Veto on Stem Cells Don’t Silence Citizens, Grassroots with “Lobbying Reforms” The Rule of Law Must Have Meaning (Rep. Jerrold Nadler) The Virginia Tech Massacre The Big Three