The Hill Articles: June 21, 2007

Groups balk at disclosure Bloomberg stirs GOP talk on Hill Thompson money machine shifts gear and picks up pace Rep. Pelosi responds to boos on war Weyant’s World: June 21, 2007 Cigarette taxes may pay for children’s healthcare, to conservatives’ chagrin Panel to mull merger of police forces McCotter plans to back Thompson Senate Dems fight for energy bill amid intra-party, GOP concerns Small percentage of invited lobbyists show up for Moore ‘SiCKO’ screening Feinstein, Harkin aim to shut Guantánamo through defense authorization bill process Livestock, not talk radio, gets Lott’s goat Personal politics surface as three names head to Wyoming Governor Freudenthal Despite lawsuit, lawyers lobby together for terrorism victims Georgia mayor YouTube’s lobbying pitch Retroactive tax fix alarms financial-services lobby Human-rights concerns not derailing U.S.-Vietnam trade relations Principles for improving U.S. energy policy The circus surrounding price-gouging legislation Biting Nussle Congress is supposed to serve taxpayers, citizens as a whole Dems wear union label Hillary Clinton is wearing well Q: Are you rooting for Barry Bonds to break Hank Aaron’s home run record? Attack of the moths: Lawmakers watch out Caught in a dream Hillary’s Opponents Caught in a Bind House Republican wants to restrict Pelosi’s travel We Are Working Together to Advance Common Goals (Sen. Mike Enzi) Failure Not an Option on Immigration Bill (Sen. Edward Kennedy) Judiciary panel authorizes wiretapping subpoenas Food and Fuel Security Act of 2007: A Goal and A Vision (Sen. Ben Nelson) Alberto Gonzales Has Got To Go — So You Say Dems applaud greening report, vow to lead by example Senate nears vote on energy bill; oil companies spared TB Andy and Amanda Reynolds: An Alarming Lack of Alarm Report: House must offset one-quarter of all carbon emissions Dem Energy Bill Is a Step in the Wrong Direction (Rep. Jim McCrery) Obama Urges Increase in Education Funding The Idle Mind (Part II) Another Bad Legacy Abu Ghraib Cover-up About to Explode Energy Bill Forgets Coal (Rep. Joe Barton) Waxman targets Cheney on classified docs Energy Bill Is Implausible, Unsalvageable (Sen. James Inhofe) How’s That for Gratitude? Bloomberg on a Mission from Karl Rove Mayor Mike Going South in the Summer D.C. Voting Rights on its Way in Congress (Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton) The Idle Mind Conyers launches site for DoJ whistleblowers Future Generations Will Benefit from Balanced Budget Amendment (Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand) Reform of No Child Left Behind Will Improve American Education Uninsurable Events Should Not Be Included in Proposed Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Legislation Education Alternatives Can Help Quell Tide of Islamic Radicalization (Rep. John Tierney) Give George Bush Lifetime Secret Service Protection