The Hill Articles: April 29, 2008

Disowning Your Grandmother Politics at the pump Gorbey cites conspiracy at start of his gun trial FedEx wins reprieve in Senate bill Report: Roads may need gas-tax boost McCain eyes voting ‘no’ on the farm bill Young, Jefferson quiet as Coconut Road earmark nears vote in House Sens.: Hold taxes with no offsets Senate GOP leader, Kerry less popular RNC blasts Howard Dean for using ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ footage in TV ad Old bulls cannot shrug off questions about age bearing on job performance Fischer hopes to be the people’s candidate in Lunsford challenge State by State Surveys or sun-chart predictions Pick a story, any story Weyant’s World: April 30, 2008 Reid offers compromise on FEC stalemate DAY’S END ROUNDUP Gates hints strongly at support for McCain bill Leavitt buttresses McCain with attack on Clinton, Obama plans Banking industry blamed for canceled vote Lobbying World The third leg of the stool K Street in Brief Southern discomfort Obama’s opportunity More must be done on intellectual-property protection Important first step in improving U.S. food aid programs What luck it is to write about food, fuel, flag pins and flakes Immigration pressure Negative perceptions explain why green living is tough sell Lawmakers falling Capitol Faces: John White Rodriguez new flack, a fiction writer, penning story about life as a Hill aide Intern’s advice: ‘Don’t take it so seriously’ Skelton Endorses Clinton, Aide Says Small-Town Comments Factored In McConnell and Kerry Poll Numbers Dip The Voter ID Issue Smiles and Slurs The Wright World-View DCCC Wants IRS Probe Into Freedom’s Watch Obama ‘Outraged’ and ‘Saddened’ by Wright ‘Spectacle’ Obama and Wright Club For Growth Puts Congress On Notice Over Farm Bill Clinton Going on ‘The Factor’ Clinton to make first ‘O’Reilly Factor’ appearance NRCC Ad Links Cazayoux to Obama-Pelosi ‘Radical Agenda’ MIDDAY BLOG ROUNDUP McCain Calls For Health Care Tax Credits Bush noncommittal on gas tax holiday McDermott Pays Boehner $1.1 Million SEIU Ad Attacks McCain Over Health Care GOP Leaders Go on Gas Price Offensive Against Dems Bush blames Congress for high gas prices Will Democrats Have a Nominee in June? N.C. governor backs Clinton N.C. Gov. for Clinton McCain to Air Ad Accompanying Healthcare Plan MORNING READ Townhall.com TalkingPointsMemo RedState The Plank Marc Ambinder Hot Air The Huffington Post Drudge Report Daily Kos The Corner