The Hill Articles: June 1, 2010

Weyant’s World: June 2, 2010 White House takes measured stance on Israeli aid ship attack GOP uses Blumenthal’s advertisements against him Ted Koppel’s son andrew found dead in New York Al and Tipper Gore announce separation Prop 14 and California Republicans Spotted: Pelosi hits the Social Safeway Elizabeth Edwards denies rumors that daughter Cate would get custody Sen. McCain celebrates daughter’s graduation, catches Suns game Actor Gary Sinise visits troops at Walter Reed Tammy Baldwin and her partner Lauren Azar split Small businesses should be treated differently under credit card law Q&A with Jeffrey A. Miron Capitol Police June 2, 2010 Morris: Obama doesn’t have a clue Dems tout GAO report to regain seniors’ votes Trends not in GOP favor Construction jumps on rush for tax credit Don’t gamble with America’s future Reid not counted out Lobbying World Bottom Line Crist may avoid money hit from Club for Growth Citigroup will cut hundreds of jobs, make name change Who says we can’t save billions? Manufacturing numbers reflect continued economic growth Hispanic Caucus wants Napolitano to cut ties with Arizona police DAY’S END ROUND UP Ted Koppel’s son found dead in New York McCain celebrates graduation, catches the Suns game Recovery.gov looking for a mascot Another lesson from BP Tammy Baldwin and partner Lauren Azar split O’Reilly: Reagan the godfather of open government Campaign fiction Dem candidate Carnahan: Happy birthday, dear CNN Social media regs may hit Maryland candidates U.S launches criminal investigation into oil spill Restoring U.S. foreign aid to health Spotted: Pelosi hits the Social Safeway Federal government announces ‘aggressive’ criminal probe of spill Cantor pressures Obama to veto any U.N. resolution ‘biased’ against Israel Djou has official Twitter account U.S. launches criminal investigation into oil spill I refuse to join the “blame Israel first” crowd Poll: Majority want Kagan on Supreme Court Angela McGlowan: Obama inspired record number of black candidates FTC delays identity theft rule again Boxer’s blogger opponent runs first ad Only one Republican House member fails to oppose FCC plan Getting it right on consumer protection (Rep. Rush Holt) Trade agreements could mean billions to U.S. National Broadband Plan will hurt rural America, 40 House members say Time to call out Israel’s bad behavior Clean Water Act lawsuit against BP announced as legal scrutiny mounts Rep. McCarthy gets on Twitter We want action on the Gulf oil spill (Rep. Steve Scalise) BP’s costs for oil spill nearing $1 billion Louisiana Dem suggests criminal charges warranted in oil spill Louisiana Dem suggests criminal charges warranted in oil spill Poll: Both parties near record levels of unpopularity GOP group spends with nat’l security group on ads backing energy and climate bill Israel’s brass-knuckles policy Al and Tipper Gore separating after 40 years of marriage Al and Tipper Gore split after 40 years of marriage Groups want FCC to police hate speech on talk radio, cable news networks The Big Question: How should the U.S. respond to Israel? BP’s costs for oil spill nearing $1 billion Blumenthal launches first TV ads touting character MIDDAY ROUNDUP Construction spending surges in April Blumenthal’s first ads tout character $3 million ad buy urges climate and energy bill passage Men more confident than women in broadband knowledge, FCC survey shows HP to cut 9,000 jobs and invest $1 billion in cloud computing HP to cut 9,000 jobs and invest $1 billion in cloud computing An idea-based conservative future Did Maloney give Harold Ford her ‘oppo-book’ on Gillibrand? Blagojevich trial could help Kirk in Senate run Facebook censors prophet pics for Pakistan Poll: Support for wider drilling drops but majority still in favor Biden fundraising for son again Rep. Polis tweets about mom’s battle with depression Memorial Day reflection They’ve done the job abroad but can’t find a job at home (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) Stand with Israel (Rep. Michele Bachmann) What is a Jewish state? Gary Sinise visits troops at Walter Reed Tuesday morning tech Attorney General Eric Holder delivers remarks at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Arizona immigration law gets high marks Top of the ballot: Primary day, Memorial hangover edition (Updated) E2 Round-up: BP altered well plan prior to accident, White House downplays permit review flexibility, BP’s market value plummets, and oil creates undersea ‘disaster’ Democrats see ‘big oil’ as foil in energy and climate bill debate Climate adviser: ‘No guarantees’ oil spill will be stopped by August Poll: Plurality say GOP should not push to repeal any part of healthcare reform MORNING READ Palin pushes Jindal to build barrier islands without feds’ approval Democrats see ‘big oil’ as foil in Senate energy and climate legislation debate The Week Ahead: All hail Sir Paul Crunch time for auto dealer lobbying Obama to meet with oil spill commission heads Obama: Honor rights won by soldiers