The Hill Articles: May 12, 2008

Bush pumps up reserve Sens. laugh off, ponder, downplay veep chances Cows finally come home on farm bill GOP strives to avert Miss. train wreck Ex-State Official: State Dept. Misleads Congress, Public about Iraqi Corruption Bond: White House seems flexible on immunity for telecoms over wiretaps Campaign operatives not waiting on Fossella Weyant’s World: May 13, 2008 Dems, GOP together nix Murtha earmark Reid: Lieberman could lose his chairmanship Bush Offers Advice to Next President on Middle East DAY’S END ROUNDUP A landslide victory in West Virginia might be too little, too late for Clinton State by State Obama tells surrogates how to handle Clinton question Running for veep Don’t let climate policy spark unreasonably high utility bills Two decent people, a few decent debates Old foes unite to keep charging credit card fees to merchants Defense giant presses Congress, Air Force to pay for radar system Bottom Line General lobbyist picks telecom forte Senators say whether they’d agree to be vice president It’s Time to Talk About White Working-Class Democrats — Without Fear of False Accusations of ‘Playing the Race Card’ One step at a time Bookshelf Rep. Gohmert gets romantic over caribou Romney & Clinton Will Likely Eat $55 Million in Combined Debt The Uniter No black and white race Club for Growth Criticizes McCain’s Cap-and-Trade Emissions Proposal House Democrats Appeal For Justice In NYC Police Shooting Case Hillary Vigil Reid presses Bush to help end FEC standoff Democratic Senate Challengers In Va., N.C. Fare Well In New Polls McCain, breaking from president, calls for emissions caps Akaka endorses Obama The CEO of America In Break From Bush, McCain Calls For Emissions Caps Oil Execs Asked to Return to Congress Sen. Akaka Endorses Obama Poll: Obama & Clinton Lead McCain By ‘Highest Margin to Date’ Kentucky Papers Split Endorsements for Dem. Senate Race MIDDAY BLOG ROUNDUP Reid: Lieberman could lose chairmanship Ose Gets Sacramento Bee Endorsement In GOP House Primary Clinton Up Big in Kentucky Barr To Run For President As Libertarian The Spousal Shell Game Schumer On Dream Ticket: ‘I Do Think It Could Be’ Maine Rep. Tom Allen Endorses Obama Maine Rep. Allen endorses Obama McCain Ad: Environment Is a ‘National Security Issue’ Pelosi’s Challenger Calls Her Chicken The Media’s Dream Ticket Would Be Obama’s Nightmare Talking Over Glossing Over Obama and Taxes GOP Convention May Have Floor Fight After All Report: Fossella May Not Resign, But Funds Drying Up on Potential Re-election MORNING READ The Plank The Huffington Post Drudge Report The Corner TalkingPointsMemo Power Line MyDD RedState Daily Kos House GOP looks for rebound week