The Hill Articles: July 26, 2007

Homeland Security Bill Suffers Normal Indignities (Sen. Pete Domenici) Party-line contempt vote Blue Dogs vet hopefuls on the deficit Democrats’ big givers play presidential field Out of Iraq Dems balk at new plan Kyl, Putnam: Democrats have signed, sealed and delivered little legislation Dems score win as vets, military pay measure passes 9/11 bill prompts civil liberties groups, some Dems to warn of racial profiling King cites Mollohan conflict, proposes $1 million probe Thompson’s June dollars are due to be revealed next week DLC’s From: ‘Our challenge is to win national elections’ Dems eye veto-proof margin on SCHIP Female lawmakers react to Edwards’s fashion remark Senate GOP to Vitter: We’ll handle the Republican reputation from here, thanks Wall Street readies for shifting D.C. landscape amid murmurs of tax hikes Dem tax provision further muddles farm bill Medicare nominee Weems gets gentle treatment at confirmation hearing Cuts to OLA punish Pentagon for non-responsiveness Oregon House Speaker Merkley set to challenge Sen. Smith in 2008 State by State: California, Georgia, Minnesota, New Hampshire Congress should restart immigration reform process Moving America in a new direction Lessons learned: Republicans returning to our core principles How we wrote the non-energy energy bill Global climate change sits atop busy Energy Committee agenda My first six months in the Senate How to fund aviation infrastructure overhaul Minimum-wage hike is rare gain for workers under employer-centered Bush Go, Gonzales Bush earmarks differ in kind from congressional earmarks Direct-mail milestone Dead man says: Reform healthcare Up close and personal with the presidents of the freshman class High heels on the Hill Weyant’s World: July 26, 2007 Dems court veterans DCCC assails Don Young Gates tries to smooth waves between Clinton, DoD Tancredo says vote highlights GOP rift with Bush Return of the Junior G-Men America’s Unfinished Business with Osama bin Laden (Sen. Kent Conrad) Help First Responders Communicate (Sen. Susan Collins) When Playing Politics Backfires We’re in Trouble if FAA Isn’t Reauthorized (Sen. Daniel Inouye) Contempt Citations Comes After Months of Dishonesty (Sen. Dianne Feinstein) Some Republicans willing to override spending veto Tancredo Says Romney Supports Amnesty Time to Play Some Offense FCC deems Fairness Doctrine unnecessary Measures Needed to Prevent Weapons From Falling Into Terrorist Hands (Rep. Ed Royce) Leahy issues subpoena for Rove Dems want special counsel for Gonzales Justified Outrage vs. Political Grandstanding For Obama, A Breakaway Moment Bloomberg denies White House aspirations The World Bank Must Stop Facilitating Iran’s Nuclear Program (Rep. Dan Burton) Social Security Transparency Will Promote Improved Choice and Control (Rep. Charles Boustany) Drowning The Times Can’t Believe There’s Good News Crime as an Issue