The Hill Articles: June 14, 2007

House agrees on earmarks Senate forges immigration deal Sen. McCain hits harder Obama aide wants Libby pardoned Rising tensions are testing Reid-McConnell relations DoD braces for a fight with Pelosi Senate panel approves D.C. voting bill Cubin lashes out at Simpson for disclosing conversation Quinn Gillespie loses Gillespie Senators unveil long-awaited bill on China Dems subpoena White House over attorney firings scandal HMOs take shot at ‘SiCKO’ Feinstein warns FEC member of rough confirmation process House Dems question Republicans’ commitment to fighting terrorism Too good for their own good Young ‘proud’ of ‘bridge to nowhere,’ other earmarks Critics of Peru FTA call Democrats hypocritical about social security ‘Accidental congressman’ Lipinski draws another primary challenge Paris show to get large U.S. delegations Large employers call for health, benefits overhaul Weyant’s World: June 14, 2007 Free trade agreements shape domestic agricultural policy True democracy in the workplace Bush bets again Getting rid of earmarks Congress and the Arts Imagining independence Washington National Cathedral Summer Festival A night at the symphony The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Millennium Stage Smithsonian Folklife Festival Olga’s gallery job makes her come back every day for more Q: What was your favorite outing with your dad? Lawmakers put on a show of chumminess — sometimes it’s even sincere Maya Angelou Endorses Hillary Clinton Americans’ Privacy Rights Not To Be Tread Upon Lightly (Rep. Jerrold Nadler) The Globe Isn’t Warm Enough Security Accounts for the Disabled See Growing Support (Rep. Ander Crenshaw) Earmark deal in limbo Treasury Department Must Acknowledge China’s Currency Manipulation (Sen. Richard Shelby) Rep. Jefferson informs ethics panel of loan to Jackson Tax Increase Prevention Act Will Protect Families; Allow Economic Growth (Rep. David Davis) Internal DoJ probe covers Gonzales talk with Goodling Partisanship At Its Purest A Tale of Two Cities True Blue: Who Knew? Blocking Family-Friendly Amendments Hurts Asian Americans Libby must spend appeals process in prison New Passport Process Is Cumbersome But Effective (Rep. Mike Simpson) Ill Suited Background Check Bill Is a Good First Step, but More Can Be Done (Rep. Jim Moran) Clinical Trials Can Save Cancer Patients’ Lives (Rep. Deborah Pryce) Allegations of Terrorist Ties to Nonprofits Must Stop Republicans Called ‘Emperors of Earmarks’ (Rep. Gene Green) Flake declares early victory on earmark deal