The Hill Articles: April 3, 2009

Seven Reps. Back RSC Budget, Not House GOP Plan Lobbyist sentenced for destroying evidence Second Fiddle is Better Than No Fiddle At All Rep. Davis doesn’t back CBC budget Murphy and Tedisco all tied up in N.Y. Not DeLay-ed from Energy Future DAY’S END ROUNDUP Visclosky steers clear of PMA earmarks Pelosi: GM and Chrysler should’ve gone bankrupt months ago VIDEO: DNC whacks Cantor D.C. voting rights moves a step closer O’Donnell tweets aganst MSNBC rumor Steele opposes Iowa ruling Boehner, Ryan vote no on RSC budget Iowa Democrats react cautiously to same-sex ruling The Big Question for April 3rd: England vs. China Throwing Good Money at Bad Situations A brief Coleman-Franken legal primer Former Bush aides help form new political intel firm Murtha requests $20M earmarks for former PMA clients What’s more disappointing than Minnesota? MN GOP launches counter-petition for Coleman supporters Begala pushes back on NY-20 Paul, Frank introduce bill to legalize hemp Pence: If economy grows, it will be ‘in spite of’ Obama Specter to Toomey: Turn over your TARP receiving contributors Issa defends Towns on regulatory overhaul Blago candid camera TOP TWEETS Sarkozy backs U.S. on Afghanistan, Guantanamo With 12-vote lead, Tedisco preps for Congress A Billion Here, A Billion There (Rep. Michele Bachmann) Assured Tedisco will drop state leadership post RNC conservatives target GOP senators The End of Greed Conservatism A possible Dodd primary challenger? Cantor in the Crosshairs Minority business leaders push back against civil rights groups’ EFCA support MIDDAY ROUNDUP Hastert to fundraise for Tiahrt’s Senate bid Lawmakers on Twitter just trying to connect, cofounder says Shield Law to Protect Journalist Sources Advocacy is Guaranteed by the Constitution Specter corrects ad RedState editor: impeach Iowa judges Anti-EFCA groups launch new site Tanker controversy puts Pentagon nod on hold Iowa’s high court approves gay marriage Time for a TEA Movement Rehberg: DC is a circus VIDEO: New pro-EFCA ad Bush, Cheney still viewed unfavorably Lawmakers on Twitter just trying to connect, cofounder says VIDEO: Solis declines to predict when economy will recover Feingold chillin’ to some tunes VIDEO: Simmons agrees Dodd is a ‘lying weasel’ Sanford reverses course on stimulus funds NY-20: Tedisco now up by 12 Hoekstra won’t take vacation Palin, GOP split over special election Washington’s Press Freedom Spring White House: Europe should ‘step up’ on Afghanistan NRSC: Republicans don’t have “one voice”–they have 41 Reported Twitter buyout draws Erickson’s skepticism National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month (Rep. Ellen Tauscher) Culberson Tweets about “Qikking” about Tweeting Inglis gets philosophical Unemployment rate jumps to 8.5 percent The Houston Astros Will Win the World Series When Is Enough Spending Going to be Enough (Rep. Ed Royce) Palin wants Senate do-over The First Lady and the Queen: Don’t Touch the Queen! Obama: What a peach! Members tweet the vote-a-rama Grassley does his own tweeting, OK?! MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post The Daily Beast MyDD The Corner The Plank Townhall Daily Kos RedState $3.55 trillion budgets pass on Capitol Hill