The Hill Articles: March 13, 2008

One-year earmark moratorium fails in Senate Cramer to retire from conservative Alabama seat Obey fury hits Big Easy Sen. Ensign paints a grim picture for GOP in November ‘Deceived’ NRCC lost $740,000 Presidential stars grace Senate floor Rendell says Clinton’s unfavorable numbers will drop Frank, Dodd offer Democratic plans to combat troubled housing market GOP tries to up ethics ante with book-deal measure Clinton’s options open on earmarks Comptroller general vacancy intensifies Bush-Hill battle No ‘deal’ on Florida Oxygen industry pessimistic about Medicare competitive bidding program, sees further cuts Company questions Air Force contract with Boeing Agencies run more than a decade late on Freedom of Information requests The Culinary Inquisition: Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) Wine writing and the curse of purple prose Kick out the jams Dems fear Obama-Clinton race may damage November chances Restaurant briefs Cork — A bar with the eye of a vintner but the soul of a chef Big green letter What U.S. farmers will gain from Colombia trade pact Hillary’s chutzpah Race, and race strategy Weyant’s World: March 14, 2008 Pelosi Admits to Breaking House Rules — Sorta Senate to block White House recess appointments Kermit Lobbies Congress ‘Deceived’ NRCC lost $740,000 in alleged scam MoveOn launches video contest to help Obama The New Politics of Entrapment Lack of Subpoena Power Will Hinder New Congressional Ethics Office Hoyer agrees to closed FISA session Pelosi says there won’t be a Democratic ‘dream ticket’ Senate GOP laments vote schedule Byrd released from the hospital Bush Administration Once Again Chose Polluters Over People (Rep. Diana DeGette) HELP Committee Approves Critical Bills to Enhance Public Health Programs (Sen. Mike Enzi) Bush blasts ‘unacceptable’ House FISA bill Democrats’ Difficulty is a GOP Opportunity War Protesters Briefly Halt Senate Debate Nuclear Power in a Warming World: Solution or Illusion (Rep. John Shadegg) Clinton Plays the Race Card Again On the American Dream Terror Investigation Thwarted Let Candidates Speak for Themselves We Must Put Water on Our List of Priorities (Rep. John Linder) Addressing Our Existing and Potential Water Management Problems (Rep. John Boozman)