The Hill Articles: April 3, 2011

A scramble for Heinrich’s NM House seat BP in talks to resume Gulf drilling Defense notebook: Libya endgame, USAF on ‘tougher’ contracts Lugar, Pence tweet their joy over Butler Final Four win Liberals: OMB moved too slowly on workplace safety rules GOP divided over arming Libyan rebels GOP: 2012 budget is sign of leadership At Catholic conference, Internet linked to uptick in Devil-worship Obama declares April Financial Literacy Month Parents group slams FCC for failure on merger oversight A shared strategy: Bleed the other side, avoid shutdown Report: White House limo, security vehicles exempt from ‘green’ fleet mandate Rep. Rogers: ‘Concern’ about Libyan ‘terrorist threat’ Reid optimistic on striking spending deal as top Dems defend White House role Kucinich, Paul, McKeon join legislation on paying for Libya operations Sen. Durbin: ‘Not soliciting’ DNC chairmanship Sen. Durbin: ‘We have agreed on a number’ Former Obama security adviser: Info lacking on Libyan rebels Cornyn: There’s a price for raising the debt ceiling; Warner: Defaulting could cause meltdown Schumer: Declining support for Tea Party makes spending deal ‘much more likely’ Rep. Ryan: Republicans will lead with cuts in 2012 budget Schumer, Sessions split over progress in spending talks Petraeus condemns Koran-burning amid deadly protests Warner: Hopefully no shutdown over social issues; Cornyn: It’s up to Harry Reid Sen. Rubio says Obama right not to rule out arming Libyan rebels Clinton calls on Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to step down immediately FDIC chair pushes for bank fund to settle foreclosure disputes Momentum building for online piracy laws Issa set to grill postmaster general over finances, union contract