The Hill Articles: July 11, 2007

July 11
McCain is left stranded UPS works to hobble its rival, FedEx Vitter hides as the Senate GOP circles its wagons Iraq tests Boehner’s leadership Sessions’ amendment seeks to ensures fairness in Air Force tanker competition Centrist House Republicans establish Tuesday Group PAC Ensign gains finance seat Immigration interests look to new ways to satisfy concerns Illegal Calif. land sale does not deter Calvert, for now Lobbying world When the people speak GOP tries to derail Dems’ use of Iraq amendments in defense authorization Grassley staffers granted legal counsel in case regarding war protesters Head of Interior Department conduct board joins lobbying firm Weyant’s World: July 11, 2007 Kerry’s money, stature skew apparent 2008 vulnerability Giuliani’s commitments not enough Between the surge and the deluge McCan’t Families separated, suffering in legal immigration process The GOP’s dark cloud Bush will have to pull out of Iraq, or face historical obliteration Kaplow: Newsweek’s new man in Baghdad Cubicle yoga for tense aides Sen. Lugar’s grandson enters the family business; Huffington’s daughter interns for Sen. Reid Unplugged: The 50 Most Beautiful – Nominations — the good, bad and the shameless Free to show up the government Senate passes Lieberman measure on Iran Flynt is tracking 20 congressional sex scandal leads Miers won’t testify House Republicans defend Libby commutation Charles Barkley Endorses Barack Obama Republicans tout new deficit projection You Predict a Rough November Night for Senate Republicans Education Is Our Nation’s Greatest Investment (Rep. Chris Van Hollen) Boehner calls anti-surge GOP senators ‘wimps’ Solid Majority Should Be Enough to Help Troops (Sen. Jim Webb) Iraq Legislation Is One Of The Most Important Bills This Congress (Rep. Phil Hare) State Department Failed to Plan for Passport Increase (Rep. Ed Royce) Support For Iraq Study Group Is Support For The President (Sen. Bob Bennett) Air Travel Legislation Needed to Rebuild Aviation System Iraq Study Group Has Offered The Best Solutions (Sen. Bill Nelson) Government Must Call For Stable Long-Term Care Political Protest Must Be Protected, Even At University House Iraq Bill Must Be As Strong As Possible (Rep. Emanuel Cleaver) House Iraq Bill Long Overdue (Rep. Rob Andrews) Pope Echoes Bush: ‘My Way or the Highway’ Leahy blasts White House’s ‘abusive policy of secrecy’ Deficit Politics McCain’s many assets apparently don’t add up to the presidency John Edwards On the Verge of Becoming Politically Extinct The Hobson’s Choice Innovation Doesn’t Conflict With Access to Medicine Of Mice, Men and Biofuels What Now for McCain? We Need To Build A New Peace Bridge Now (Rep. Brian Higgins) The View from Iraq Alberto Gonzales Should Face Criminal Investigation and Prison Time if Found Guilty