The Hill Articles: April 8, 2008

Olson tops Sekula Gibbs in Texas runoff FBI taped lawmaker calls The next president grills Gen. Petraeus on Iraq war Veto hint hits Senate bill on homes crisis Van Hollen: ’08 race could hurt the party Connolly up 20 in internal poll Weyant’s World: April 9, 2008 ‘Denver — we may have a problem’ Clinton and Obama aides center-stage in trade fight Penn: culprit or victim? The real Clinton mistakes Losing Latinos Obama’s weakness is weakness CBC, DCCC mend fences to Indiana Rep. Carson’s benefit Senate Democrats weigh Byrd’s health vs. workload Craig offers support to Vitter Black members seek diversity in DoD brass Kennedy: Healthcare reform must aggressively tackle chronic diseases Lobbyists, don’t put away your checkbooks Lobbying world DAY’S END ROUNDUP Petraeus and Crocker in the Senate Pelosi Calls For Peaceful Olympic Protests Westmoreland’s twisted Sister with a Coke habit Bosnian-born intern gets inspiration from Bob Dylan Fast-track to Pelosi Don’t let government control America’s TV programming Iraq’s humanitarian crisis: Implosion in the Mideast and beyond More money, more balance for Army K Street in Brief A REAL Economic Prescription for What Ails Us Petraeus’s PowerPoint Presentation Diet diaries Hillary the Interrogator Special Reports: Transportation & Infrastructure Fla. GOP Makes Fun of State Dems’ DNC Lodging Presidential NCAA Pool Too Close To Call White House opposes Senate housing compromise High-tech toll roads key to easing congestion, reining in gas taxes Congress should move to repeal railroads’ antitrust exemptions Congressional earmarks essential for effective, prudent use of funds Aviation sector leads travel industry on energy efficiency DNC Circulates McCain’s al Qaeda Error within Minutes Rockefeller Apologizes for ‘Fighter Pilot’ Comment About McCain Court delays Renzi trial Petraeus for President The Gullible Public, err … Pundit Year Two of President Obama The Stump The Daily Dish Grijalva Endorses ‘Outsider’ for Renzi Seat Clinton plays it safe in Iraq hearing Hoffa: Goolsbee should explain Canada meeting MIDDAY BLOG ROUNDUP Rice Dismisses VP Talk Look Closer Absolut Boycott McCain is Odd Man Out Matthew Yglesias Petraeus, Crocker praise Iraq gains Townhall.com TAPPED Daily Kos The Huffington Post The Swamp MORNING READ Instapundit MyDD Open Left Power Line RedState TPM Election Central Marc Ambinder From here to the White House Trading in American Competitiveness for Union Votes