The Hill Articles: May 21, 2010

CBO: Carried interest tax pegged at $19 billion GOP expects to win Hawaii House seat, but the victory may be short-lived Johnson named chief financial officer at the SEC Stocks finish up after long week of downs MMS official apologizes for ‘drill, baby, drill’ cake Friday Tech Roundup: FCC approves Google purchase of AdMob, Verizon sale to Frontier Architecture advocate blasts tax increase on S corps Rand Paul cancels ‘Meet the Press’ appearance Rand Paul cancels on ‘Meet the Press’ Nation’s top executives oppose Senate reform billl FCC approves Frontier purchase of Verizon phone lines Unemployment falls in 34 states, rose in six Former Sen. Kerrey to be Hollywood’s head lobbyist Klobuchar slams AT&T rate hike Obama to visit California solar plant that received federal loan guarantee DAY’S END ROUNDUP Visa-free security Obama raising campaign cash for Boxer, DSCC next week Obama raising campaign cash for Boxer, DSCC next week Pelosi committed to ‘open conference’ on Wall St. reform bill Endangered House Dem speaks out against popular bill Chairman to justices: ‘Have either of y’all ever considered tweeting or twitting?’ Treasury issues guidance on tax breaks for new therapies Grayson compares GOP to Al Qaeda Former Sen. Kerrey to be next head of MPAA Dems press Gulf State Republicans on Rand Paul and BP Rand Paul accepts legalized private-sector racism, sexism, homophobia and discrimination against the handicapped House Democrats OK with open conference Key senator thinks derivatives language could be stripped in conference Key senator thinks derivatives language could be stripped in conference Maryland, New Jersey Democrats press Obama to scuttle Atlantic Coast lease sale Rep. Pallone the latest to call for FCC investigation of Google’s ‘spy-fi’ error Gibbs points to Christmas bombing attempt as reason Blair is gone Crist supports Kagan, amnesia on Sotomayor Crist hires Democrat for Senate campaign Cost of bailout funding drops to $105.4 billion Dems press Gulf State Republicans on Rand Paul and BP Army announces plans for Cyber Command HQ Dems press Gulf State Republicans on Rand Paul and BP Hypocrisy in mainstream media and the civil rights establishment Pa. gubernatorial candidate in hot water over Twitter probe Hit job? Opponent confirms helping NYT whack Blumenthal Rand Paul: White House pressure on BP ‘sounds really un-American’ Apple’s iAd prompts FTC to approve Google-AdMob deal Frank, Dodd say banks won’t win concessions on Wall Street bill Obama shifts energy narrative away from offshore drilling to clean-energy plans Rep. Meek wants $100 million from BP to help Florida tourism Rep. Meek wants $100 million from BP to help Florida tourism Sen. Bond: Intel director Blair made into ‘scapegoat,’ shouldn’t have resigned Real estate group hammers tax increase on carried interest Boehner wants Pelosi to put Wall Street conference on C-SPAN Congressman to justices: ‘Have either of ya’ll ever considering tweeting or twitting?’ MIDDAY ROUNDUP New group to give Facebook, Twitter lessons to House Dems Treasury says 2008 bailout costs $11.4B less than expected Chairman to justices: ‘Have either of y’all ever considered tweeting or twitting?’ McMahon confirms helping NYT whack Blumenthal The Big Question: Does finance reform fix the problems on Wall St.? White House refreshes Data.gov McMahon confirms helping NYT whack Blumenthal Pa. gubernatorial candidate in hot water over Twitter probe Sen. Bennet battles for ballot Wall Street reform ends ‘too big to fail’ (Sen. Jon Tester) Justice Department and Congress should investigate whether BP committed perjury Hospital groups protest tighter payment rules Reductio ad absurdum Dingell: New fuel standards work as long as they’re national BCS to senators: Let us run college football Rand Paul: Obama criticism of BP ‘sounds un-American’ Constitution is this year’s big best-seller Republicans seek up-or-down vote on EU bailout Rand Paul: President Obama’s criticism of BP ‘sounds really un-American’ GOP House and Senate committees best Dems in April fundraising Romney tops poll of N.H. GOP voters NRCC, NRSC best Dems in April fundraising, but DNC beats RNC House Dems debut new media group Obama to meet with Dodd and Frank on financial bill Chamber bashes passage of Wall Street reform bill Rand Paul: Get unreal Top of the Ballot: Rand Paul controversy continues Kaufman: Final Wall Street reform bill can’t differ too much from Senate version Morning tech tip sheet: Friday, May 21 — More on Google’s privacy flap RedState Obama to issue new truck mileage rules to cut gas emissions firedoglake The Foundry MyDD MORNING READ E2 Round-up: White House broadens vehicle mileage rules, critics ramp up attacks on BP over spill estimates, and the oil industry readies new safety ideas Unions to spend $100M in 2010 campaign to save Dem majorities Constitution is this year’s big best-seller Sensing momentum, Senate Dems don’t want to ease up Wall Street bill nearing finish line as Senate passes legislation Gingrich downgrades hopes for GOP House takeover after loss Oil spill taxes prove handy for funding summer jobs Pelosi push on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ puts panel chairman in a tough spot