The Hill Articles: May 8, 2009

CBS announcer: Any U.S. soldier would shoot Pelosi, strangle Reid DAY’S END ROUNDUP Director in NY flyover photo-op steps down VIDEO: MoveOn attacks Specter Obama releases Air Force One photo, accepts Military Office director’s resignation Reichert helps celebrate help for drug-addicted newborns THE BIG QUESTION, May 8: Weighing the Bailouts Budget continues to increase global AIDS funding Taking the Heat Obama will make major speech in Egypt in early June New focus on overhauling financial regulations Steele’s empathy riff Kevin Madden hexes you Alan Keyes arrested in Notre Dame protest of Obama Has the White House finalized a SCOTUS short list? Judge Bybee’s Torture Memo Obamas’ burger binge continues Spring Awakening: The Case for Corporate Disclosure of Political Contributions Blunt picks up Kit Bond endorsement Blunt picks up Kit Bond endorsement TOP TWEETS Pelosi claims she was briefed only once on interrogation, in 2002 Gingrich will sit next to guy from Gossip Girl Sestak hopes to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ by the summer Waxman moving towards cap/trade compromise Twitter gives comic character life of his own Dems hold significant advantage among Gen. Yers and Boomers Crist skipping White House Correspondents Dinner What Brits Should Be Kept Out of the U.S? Solis says economy shows ‘glimmer of hope’ Dem launches congessional run with a rocket launch (really) MIDDAY ROUNDUP Obama vows to continue providing assistance to Mexico for flu outbreak Cabinet GOPer happy in ‘catbird seat’ Breaking News: Auto Bailout Could Export American Jobs Obama Claims He Opposes Gay Marriage Because of His ‘Christianity,’ NOT States’ Rights! Guantanamo Detainees Do Not Belong at Fort Leavenworth (Rep. Lynn Jenkins) Tran launches campaign in wrong district Perino joins Twitter Words Designed to Kill Health Care Reform (Sen. Jeff Merkley) Issa to run caption contest for Air Force One’s NYC flyover Hoekstra considers hearings on Pelosi, interrogations Huckabee: Social conservative ouster would mean end of the GOP Bob Bauer on Professionalism and Ethics for Lobbyists Palin not attending correspondents dinner after all VIDEO: GOP uses 9/11 footage in detainees battle Smackdown: Obama takes on Bristol Palin A tale of two breakfasts Outstanding Trade Agreements Must Remain Top Priority (Rep. Kevin Brady) BofA CEO: We may start repaying TARP soon Warning Against Increasing Ethanol in Gasoline (Rep. Bob Goodlatte) Schumer goes to bat for Gillibrand Should Obama’s budget cut all subsidies for jailing illegal immigrants? Are taxes off the table for Republicans? Obama budget nixes aid for jailing illegal immigrants Unemployment rate rises to 8.9 percent Pelosi may have been briefed on use waterboarding, says CIA document The Mythical American Economy MORNING READ Drudge Report Huffington Post AMERICAblog Townhall MyDD HotAir Matthew Yglesias RedState Firedoglake Powerline Lawmakers defeat journalists in trivia contest