The Hill Articles: April 7, 2009

2012 Watch: Romney keeping ‘door open’ Stevens redeemed, prosecution probed Earmarks: Online hide and go seek On defense cuts, Obama holds cards Obama strengthened for domestic battles Lawmakers renew fire on G. Sachs House and Senate face $8 billion gap over budget plans Pingree: new PBR spokeswoman? Lawmakers suffering with gout During recess, some lawmakers travel far and wide, and some just ‘hang out’ Dems face familiar obstacles in healthcare reform debate Cheney vs. Bush Card-check foes transfer lobbying battle to the Web Pressured by Congress, SEC looks into shorting Frank set to move on derivatives Bottom Line Tone set for the muddiest primary in Pennsylvania Coleman loses ground to Franken in appeal Crafting ID between the commas When polls go wrong Empty budget promises Congress yields back … Announcements – April 8, 2009 Sanford warns of spending crisis DAY’S END ROUNDUP Ensign to stop in Iowa Schumer wants states sued over voter registration GOP already lost N.Y.-20 A crisis Obama won’t waste Palin on Stevens: Nothing can change what he has gone through Biden slams Cheney for having ‘weakened’ the U.S. FEC: Elton John’s an A-Ok Hilraiser Michelle Malkin, grammar queen Obama’s birth state recognizes Armenian genocide Labor groups form reunification committee Nation’s Energy Challenges Demand a Comprehensive Approach Davis, Allen rule out runs for Va. GOP chairman A Call For Sensible, Responsible Gun Safety Laws Howard Stern endorses Arlen Specter McCarthy makes things simple Obama the oligarch? Bennet says card-check can’t pass The Pig Book TOP TWEETS Lobbying World Victory in Vermont! Cornyn trips over candidate Grassley takes on idling cars Club for Growth calls Obama its ‘Comrade of the Month’ Absentee votes extend Franken lead Stevens case dismissed, investigation opened into prosecutors Kos and ABC’s Tapper get into it over Iraq story Malkin’s acronym Weyant’s World: April 8, 2009 Steele: No more conventions with 36 people of color in the room Bloomberg picks up backing of Bill Clinton, Rangel (sort of) Administration preps for Americas summit MIDDAY ROUNDUP Stevens’s prosecutors now face charges POTUS Visits Baghdad Visclosky hires lawyer as PMA heats up BREAKING: Vermont legislature overrides gay-marriage veto Fisher rakes in $1M in first quarter County analysis of absentees promising for Murphy Obama faces major oversight test on executive pay Daschle to headline drug industry conference Think tank head joins the Twitter-verse Levin unsure whether Pakistan is a reliable ally Obama Defense Cuts Will ‘Disarm America’ (Sen. James Inhofe) Rivers In Need Of Urgent Action Pelosi pledges compromise on assault weapons ban Obama makes surprise trip to Iraq Another Republican Dodd challenger Obama makes surprise trip to Iraq Sarah and the Volcano Hilliard Jr. jumps into race for Davis’s seat Journalists in Iraq crashing deadlines before leaving Iraq Specter: Toomey can’t win, is to right of Santorum Poll: Obama gets (very) high marks on the economy DSCC “shames” Coleman Palin persists with legislative battle A more prescient president Sen. Burris challenger raises $1.1 million Cornyn pledges a better 2010 for the GOP MORNING READ The Daily Beast Huffington Post Drudge Report firedoglake Daily Kos The Corner Specter likens opponent Toomey to AIG executives MyDD RedState TalkLeft Right Wing News