The Hill Articles: May 2, 2010

May 2
Pelosi tells panel chairmen to ‘redouble’ efforts to chip away at federal budget Republican leads by eight in Hawaii special election Obama: BP responsible for paying costs of oil spill FCC likely to hire outsider to oversee NBC-Comcast review Vitter urges Obama to press forward with new drilling projects Broadcasters group opposes ad-rate language in Dems’ campaign finance bill Ahmadinejad likely to stir sanctions debate with address at U.N. nuke summit Obama begins Gulf visit; fishing grounds closed Poll shows GOPer leading in Hawaii special election Obama arrives in Gulf region to inspect efforts to battle oil spill Arizona law controversy raises Grijalva’s profile along with immigration issue Government closes fishing in oil spill areas for 10 days SUNDAY ROUNDUP Hearings revive border violence debate as troops requested Schumer: NYC cameras likely to have captured car bomb suspect Crist: Offshore drilling ‘has got to be tabled for sure’ Top Republican: Car bomb could have been related to ‘South Park’ controversy Louisiana lawmakers: BP, feds should be ready to pay Sen. Alexander: Border security must precede path to citizenship for immigrants Hayworth, Gutierrez square off over immigration law Crist says he could support a Democrat for Senate majority leader Salazar: Pulling back on Gulf of Mexico oil production would have a ‘huge’ economic impact Clinton on SCOTUS nomination: ‘Never’ Clinton: No doubt Arizona’s immigration law invites profiling D.C. delegate slams McCain for gun bill, abandonment of his ‘maverick’ label BP executive: Company will deploy containment system for spill within week Napolitano calls Arizona immigration law ‘a shame’ Salazar, Napolitano make rounds to defend federal spill response Napolitano: Administration ‘certainly considering’ possibility of terrorism in car bomb Obama gets late-night update on attempted NYC car bombing Rendell: ‘Not holding my breath’ for Cabinet offer Washington’s big night out: Obama notes ‘love,’ ‘birth certificate’ hard to find