The Hill Articles: July 18, 2010

Dems seize on GOP candidates’ comments about unemployed Report: Seep found near BP’s capped oil well WSJ’s Mossberg wants a broadband plan with teeth Palin calls planned mosque near ground zero a ‘provocation’ Maryland invalidates independent voters Senate sits on mine safety bill as GOP waits for W.Va. investigation results Watchdog: Thousands of jobs risked by auto restructuring talks Media Winner of the Week: N.Y. and N.J. senators take on a not-so-dying terrorist White House to host event showcasing technology for people with disabilities Tea Party expels member over blog post COMPETES act introduced in Senate to fund R&D, education Biden brushes off fired Gen. McChrystal’s comments Rev. Jackson requests federal probe of Illinois police shooting Sessions predicts ‘slightly over 40’ House seats gained by Republicans Biden: Tea Party isn’t racist U.S. defense firms take their bidding rivalries to London air show Biden: Democrats will ‘shock the heck out of everybody’ in November midterms Hayworth: Obama wants ‘no enforcement of the law’ on immigration Pence ‘maybe not as optimistic as Gibbs’ about GOP chances GOP wants extension of benefits without ‘gargantuan spending’ Vitter: Obama avoiding oil spill Hoyer: White House and congressional Dems agree on economic objectives McConnell ‘not interested’ in weighing in on debate over racism in Tea Party British official denies link between BP, bomber’s release Unemployment benefits expected to be reinstated with $34 billion bill