The Hill Articles: May 6, 2009

Obama to meet with Sharpton, Bloomberg and Newt Obama plans $17B in cuts Dem centrists press Pelosi to shelve climate bill In CVC, lawmakers need GPS The president has a friend on right flank House approves financial commission Senators offer a new push for commission to tackle entitlements RNC officials reach accord, though mistrust continues Sessions says he’d consider gay Supreme Court nominee Obama stresses health reform bipartisanship New Jersey lawmaker looks to lead GOP down center path Biden meets with Al Franken Band of centrists forming for Senate GOP in 2010 Congress, honor thyself Winning the race on medical innovation The Public Option Close look at Biden’s hair reveals no plugs Obama Extends D.C. Opportunity Scholarships — For a While A waiting game Long or catastrophic illness: Insurance often not enough Lawmakers may give recalled combat helmets more scrutiny Q&A with Elizabeth Warren Lynn: Government must take care with Pentagon reform Inquiry into controversial DHS report sought High tide in Arlington Chef 101 with Brendan Cox of D.C. Coast Hoyer faces entitlements California dreaming Gates criticized over budget secrecy Af-Pak leaders meet Obama as new violence erupts The Dream of Marriage Equality in Maine is Now Realized (Speaker Hannah Pingree) Dems target Vitter on FEMA nominee Senate panel to hold torture hearings EPA’s Proposed Rule on RFS (Sen. Jim Inhofe) DAY’S END ROUNDUP Sessions: I could support a pro-choice nominee Weyant’s World: May 7, 2009 Protecting Victims, Preserving Freedoms (Rep. Linda Sanchez) Its Time To Find Out What Caused The Economic Meltdown (Rep. Bill Delahunt) Kemp memorial service scheduled for Friday at National Cathedral Unfair Trade Practices Hurt Alabama’s Catfish Industry (Rep. Artur Davis) McCain seaks hair advice; Allahpundit answers Broadcasters’ Republican chief resigns Gibbs slams Vitter over FEMA ‘political posturing’ Ensign: Pacquiao to run for Congress (in the Philippines) The space program: To infinity, and beyond Elizabeth Edwards to appear on ‘Today’ on Monday Fly-over photo to be released The Financial Crisis Has Devestated America’s States, Cities, and Towns (Rep. Anna Eshoo) Tran opens exploratory to take on Loretta Sanchez The GOP and Gay Marriage: Let’s Get it Straight TOP TWEETS Rosie O’Donnell to the Senate Reid: No decision on torture memo prosecutions until fall VIDEO: Specter says he’ll get seniority in ‘due course’ UPDATED: Democrat to run in Bachmann’s district Hoyer ‘hopeful’ on entitlement reform this year Limbaugh’s next foil: Colin Powell The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship (Rep. Ron Klein) Collins agrees with DoJ recommendations Maine legalizes gay marriage Voices from Vermont and America on Credit Card Rip-Offs (Sen. Bernie Sanders) Limit proposed on Obama’s Iran talks More Than Breakfast In Bed: A Legislative Agenda for Moms (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) Clinton: I successfully avoided the WH briefing room for 8 years Burr gets a challenger Martinez: Vitter trying to ‘get attention?’ More burgers for the Obama administration?! Curt Schilling to be inducted into Lou Gehrig’s Disease Assoc. Hall of Fame Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (Rep. Ron Kind) Sessions would consider gay SCOTUS nominee Investigation finds FBI slow to watch terror suspects Expanding Fairness to Same-Sex Couples (Councilmember Phil Mendelson) Is chivalry dead? Frank introduces online gaming bill Boehner: Obama will get GOP plan by Memorial Day Stitch by Stitch: Unraveling the Crazy Quilt of Laws that Locks Millions of Americans out of the Electoral System Specter cancels on Larry King Wamp inspired by a ‘Redneck Woman’ Mich. delegation wants recovery cash for home state Rep. Stark ‘tethered to monitors’ as health reform unfolds Sen. Whitehouse gets coveted health panel slot MIDDAY ROUNDUP Pakistan launches offensive in Swat on day of trilateral talks with U.S. Biden to meet with Franken Pelosi: Don’t interfere with D.C. on gay marriage Chrysler won’t pay back bailout money MoveOn launches healthcare TV ad in Montana, Iowa Cindy McCain apparently spending the morning on the couch Why Specter’s Coleman comment shouldn’t surprise you Grassley will tell Obama healthcare must be bipartisan Smith: Media won’t report on shift toward the GOP Creating a Border That Works (Rep. Duncan Hunter) Voinovich seat at risk as Dems show Ohio strength Hasta ma You’re a loser, baby Sherrod Brown writing book about…his desk? Specter loses seniority as Dem Sanctions, no prosecutions, for memo authors UPDATED: Liberals court Sestak to take on Specter, sort of Specter Gambles Away Seniority (Or, How Arlen Specter Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Freshman All Over Again) GOP Poll: Ridge has edge over Specter MORNING READ Small Victories Add Up to Big Change Bristol Palin: ‘I would have waited’ Drudge Report Huffington Post The Daily Beast Second swine flu death TalkLeft MyDD VIDEO: DNC compares GOP to ‘Survivor’ Valuable Debt and Healthcare Reform The Corner AMERICAblog RedState Daily Kos Hot Air