The Hill Articles: February 13, 2008

Craig admonished by ethics panel Waxman throws curve Dem leaders shower pork on freshmen Late-working staff may get taxicabs home Lantos’s last Valentine Senate bans harsh interrogations Marylanders Gilchrest, Wynn get voter rebuke Lewis offers defense of earmarks Grams may seek return to Senate Stakeholders inch toward final deal on patent reform, but rifts remain Weyant’s World: February 14, 2008 Dems push credit card practices to the fore Obama Makes it Eight in a Row Where’d They Get the Money? State by state House GOP leaders back McCain Veterans’ groups go to battle for new GI Bill Congress Should Stick to Debating Policy, Not Baseball (Rep. Virginia Foxx) Underestimated factor Crack in the firewall Flying low Panel’s report on healthcare is poor model for U.S. policy Food of love Chinese official calls ‘b——t’ on Rep. McCotter; congressman contemplates giving him the fing Bush signs stimulus bill Dingell declines to investigate cancer drug controversy Temporary Raising of GSE Conforming Loan Limits Should Remain Temporary (Rep. Scott Garrett) Clinton casts a hopeful eye toward Ohio, Texas Berkeley Resolution Should Be Repealed Immediately (Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon) Ball in Congress’ Court to Restore Confidence in Professional Sports (Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton) GOP Leaders Rally Around McCain FISA Will Grant Liability Protection to Telecommunication Companies (Rep. Lamar Smith) One Year after Walter Reed, Much Still Needs to Be Done (Rep. John Murtha) US Government Must Prepare for Potential Venezuelan Oil Embargo (Rep. Connie Mack) Hillary’s New March 4th Ads Special Reports: Immigration FISA Bill Imperfect, but Responds to Basic Security Concerns (Rep. Dan Lungren) Congress poised to charge Bolten, Miers with contempt Huckabee Vows to March on It’s Time to Turn Around America Will Clinton Money Bosses Break Campaign Finance Laws? The New Racist Pettitte told House panel Clemens admitted HGH use House GOP leadership endorses McCain Expectations Game Defense Bush plays hardball on FISA legislation