The Hill Articles: May 5, 2010

Incumbents feel primary nerves Support for drilling underlies the rancor So long, Sarah Senate stops to honor old cars; Reid blows a gasket Appointments, May 5, 2010 A scruffy Kevin Kline to visit Capitol Hill Set record straight on amnesty Raw deal for Palestine Sarah Palin, meet Martha Stewart Appreciate our teachers, and pass pending bill The Toomeys have a boy Byrd expresses disappointment over Obey’s departure Assess Puerto Rico’s merit and resolve its status issue Home Star builds bipartisanship, energy savings Oscar de la Renta and Roberto Cavalli are the duds of choice at Laura Bush book party Rangel vows he’ll reclaim Ways and Means chairmanship after ethics probe Rep. Fattah runs for top Approps spot A break from chardonnay Plume: A stroke of elegance, a well of grace Change coming in Britain GOP mulls pay-go challenge to Wall St. reform Spill brings opportunity Obama makes ‘wise Latina’ crack Tynan: Local flair, good java Obama uses Cinco de Mayo to call for immigration reform, criticize Ariz. law Beer? Head to the Haus Rep. Levin could restructure bank tax Freddie Mac requests $10.6 billion more in federal help We all scream for ice cream Schwarzenegger hams it up for Cinco de Mayo Everyone loves a hamburger Try Blacksalt for seafood fix Lieberman to roll out ‘Terrorism Expatriation Act’ Thursday Hidden away, PX a hip find Spring into D.C. dining picks Reid, Bennett: Color them purple Wed. tech roundup: The net neutrality debate is back DAY’S END ROUNDUP Sessions: Search for new SCOTUS pick retreads last year’s search DeMint to attach border fence language to financial bill Rep. Dicks to seek Appropriations gavel Rahall eyes new offshore oil controls FCC to make move on net neutrality Stupak hesitant to change oil liability law Senate stops to honor old cars; Reid blows a gasket Ben Nelson says he’s still not on board with Wall Street reform bill Stupak hesitant to change oil liability law Some insurance groups fight Merkley amendment Glenn Beck refuses to endorse J.D. Hayworth Industry leaders, lawmakers to examine updates electronic communications rules Pelosi wants oil spill liability bill on the floor ‘quickly’ – aide Dorgan, Grassley plan amendment to call for Fed audit Olbermann versus Limbaugh on sports: Play ball! Several more incumbents approaching tough primaries Senator tweets for Cinco de Mayo Gregg warns U.S. could face Greece’s budget issues FDIC backs Dodd-Shelby agreement on ending bailouts WH highlights potential improvements for financial bill Lawmaker Ratings Methodology Nelson suggests liability cap could be attached to tax extenders bill Rep. Levin renames extender bill a jobs package Hatch urges Obama to pick centrist for Supreme Court Obama should return to ‘peace through strength’ Shelby warns financial bill still doesn’t have his full support Dems defend Obama’s handling of terror suspect in attempted car bombing WH adviser leaves for Bloomberg News Dodd releases details on ‘too big to fail’ provisions Obey counterpart Inouye ‘surprised’ by retirement Rangel insists he’ll run for reelection Bond: Intelligence committee will explore handling of Times Square car bomb WH adviser leaves for Bloomberg News Pakistan gets $656M from U.S. as terror link probed Wicker defends Rep. Taylor’s BP oil spill analogy to ‘chocolate milk’ Cornyn passes on chance to suggest SCOTUS nominee Comcast, NBC assure merger would benefit public, not deny programs to competitors Florida Dems seek moratoria on offshore oil exploration Obey announces retirement; members express shock at news DeMint at odds with McConnell in Kentucky GOP primary GOP appropriators say Obey retirement shows ‘change’ is coming Reid: GOP is ‘making love to Wall Street’ Dicks finds himself leading appropriations … almost Energy efficiency means more jobs Conrad: Without reserve financial reg bill breaks paygo rules Credit Union group hires new CEO Rockefeller, Waxman to FCC: Consider reclassification for net neutrality A scruffy Kevin Kline to visit Capitol Hill Thursday Sarah Palin, meet Martha Stewart The Big Question: Are Democrats better on anti-terrorism efforts? Poll: Only 2 percent are ‘active’ Tea Partiers Dodd-Shelby agreement clears way for amendment votes to Wall St. reform Klobuchar: Roll out the cots BP hearings pile up as Senate environment panel joins the fray Grayson: Geithner doesn’t want Fed audit for personal reasons MIDDAY ROUNDUP Kerry seeks to blunt GOP attacks on climate bill Lawmakers call for change to Patent and Trademark Office’s fees Republicans to urge Geithner to oppose Greece bailout Chambliss drafts substitute derivatives legislation Bloomberg, Kelly call on Congress to close ‘terror gap’ loophole on guns The rope Primary recap: Winners include NRCC, losers include establishment Senate candidates Pence pans Obama’s response to Gulf oil spill as too slow Obama to meet with Judiciary Committee Republicans Drudge Report Huffington Post The Corner Former top tweeter Culberson says he will return to Twitter Firedoglake Hot Air Daily Kos The Toomeys have a boy Google: AdMob deal not anti-competitive The Toomeys have a boy The (right) stuff of dreams Rep. Levin does not expect an expanded extender bill Public outrage and the lobbyist-industrial complex MORNING READ Top of the ballot: Marco and Jeb make it official Mike Bloomberg joins the zombie jamboree E2 Round-up: Leak could get much worse with ‘no good’ solutions to stop the flow; BP hopes to contain political damage too UPDATED: McCaskill says 53 senators pledge to end secret holds on Obama nominees Morning tech tip sheet: Wednesday, May 5 — Reaction to Boucher, Google/AdMob, and more Pelosi’s jobs talk drowned out House considers plan to shield galleries for fear of terror attack on Congress Dem embraces GOP health proposal Fannie, Freddie ire over payments to Treasury DNC grassroots arm pushes for Wall Street overhaul Incumbents, big names take beating but they survive in the primaries Renacci gets past stubborn primary opponent, will face Rep. Boccieri GOP gets Young, Bucshon for top Indiana targets Dem favorite wins Ohio Senate primary, will face Rep. Portman DeMint: GOP should unite around Coats N.C. Dems heading to runoff to face Sen. Burr Rep. Burton survives big primary scare, but is under 30 percent N.C. Reps. Shuler and Kissell win, but with strong showings from unknown challengers Nelson says colleagues embarrassed by ‘drill, baby, drill’ Rokita wins Indiana House primary, likely to replace Buyer Former Sen. Coats survives GOP primary Lieberman: Pushing climate bill without Sen. Graham is ‘an open question’ Democrats tout their anti-terror credentials after quick arrest Divided Dems fight over Wall St. reform Obama support not offered or sought in Pa. BP promises to honor ‘all legitimate claims’; Nelson warns of ‘gargantuan’ disaster Walorski to face Rep. Donnelly Senate GOP circulates consumer protection substitute legislation A man and his plan Rep. Souder holds off primary challenge Layoffs hit defense firms used to profits