The Hill Articles: April 23, 2009

Dems press anew for budget reconciliation Knoller compares and contrasts Leaders balk at setting up truth panel Gephardt, not Pelosi, wrote Harman letter President presses credit card companies Hoyer aim: Old bulls running together No end in sight for housing crisis Napolitano splits the GOP Dems looking at alternatives to Sen. Burris GOP at 100 days: Wins on messaging, not bills Rep.McCarthy on recruiting swing in Ore. for GOP ‘Cramdown’ bill could hit Senate next week Democrats pressure one of their own to exit Senate race in Buckeye State Quiet leader Healthcare reform in reality is dreadful ‘stealthcare’ plan CBC upset over Obama’s stance on black farmers Mamma Mia: The Old World comes to D.C. Centrists may help Sebelius A guide to good deals: The oenophile reaches out to the wine-os Special Report: Healthcare Summers catches a quick nap during meeting Biden to help raise cash for DNC No news, but McCain bio engaging McCarthy on recruiting swing in OR DAY’S END ROUNDUP Author Q&A Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) Sidelining a silent killer: DVT More community health centers would meet need for primary care Pursue reform not according to party, but by adherence to certain principles Payday loan industry ramps up activity ‘Follow-on biologics’: a regulatory challenge Learning from failures of 1994 Malaria’s death toll shocking but can be cut to zero by 2015 Consumer empowerment vs. rationing Changing the rules Seize opportunity to meet Obama’s commitment to insure all children Obama and Miss California Big labor comes to Sebelius’s defense White House calls NYT Chrysler report ‘speculation’ Weyant’s World: April 24, 2009 Patru launches ‘Amplifico’ Mary Matalin joins CNN Erickson lets loose on Meghan McCain Obama to bump ‘American Idol’ again Nelson manages to glean Tebow tips Gingrich to testify on warming; late entry Gates: Earmarks could work against military Obama Targets Holocaust Deniers Chris Dodd is having a better afternoon than you Holder willing to investigate torture memo authors Poll: 48 percent of TX Republicans favor secession Pelosi hopes next generation will ‘take back’ the GOP Primetime press conference on 100th day Obama presses credit card companies Reid, Pelosi still talking about financial commission Wake up, Summers! Wake up! Rep. Mack’s theoretical gift to Hugo Chavez Rep. Lee gives Democrats some oppo fodder TOP TWEETS Obama pushing Colombia, S. Korea trade Specter introduces trio of bills to curb Bush admin policies VIDEO: Carter on Napolitano — ‘Fire that woman!’ Jerry Brown sues via Twitter Dems unify behind interrogation probe Credit Card Reform may Have Unintended Consequences for the Financial Sector (Rep. Scott Garrett) Plouffe to headline DNC fundraiser Meghan McCain: Cheney, go away! Dodd and Schumer press for emergency freeze in credit card rates Boehner: Memos’ release ‘political’ “Cap and Trade” will Cost American Families Thousands (Rep. Steve Scalise) VIDEO: More ‘Party of No’ Kal Penn’s b-day First Lady sneaks out to ‘Five Guys’ Bachmann calls for Napolitano to resign MIDDAY ROUNDUP Eskew, McKinnon to chair political ad competition Mike Murphy tweets that GOP will lose NY-20 Insider Intrigue Murphy lead jumps to 365 in NY-20 Boehner says Obama pledge to work with GOP a ‘ruse’ Poll: Obama likeable, economic impact uncertain Tortured Torture Policy
 Classic conservative quotes VIDEO: AFSCME-AUC launch 100 Day TV spot Gephardt, not Pelosi, promised Harman chairmanship Issa taken aback Rove: Obama on ‘confession tour’ Hoyer: Harman had reason to think she would get gavel Man attacked Capitol Police on Easter Why the CLEAR Act Should be Law (Rep. Paul Hodes) McCaskill ‘sure’ Congress will investigate torture memos Will Nelson do the Gator ‘Chomp’? Webb: Pot legalization ‘on the table’ in prison reform effort The Consequences of “Cap and Tax” (Rep. Michael Burgess) Stephanopoulos takes in Tehran Cantor denies interest in knocking off Boehner VIDEO: Best of Shep Smith VIDEO: Shepherd Smith UNPLUGGED GM to shut factories in summer Poll: Americans more optimistic Save the Newspapers — Is It Time for Congress to Act? MORNING READ A Son of Sam Law for Bill and W. Don’t Look Back in Anger Drudge Report Huffington Post The Daily Beast Weekly Standard Obama/Chavez: How Long Will the Honeymoon Last? The Plank Power Line MyDD The Corner Daily Kos Red State