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The Hill Articles: April 7, 2011
April 7
Allen’s ‘macaca’ moment remains close
Jon Huntsman makes his moves
OVERNIGHT MONEY: And the clock strikes …
Putting itself on the map
New Hill café keeps diners on their toes
OVERNIGHT TECH: Net-neutrality eve, again
Man who threatened Cantor’s life gets two years in jail
DeMint: Dems choreographing shutdown, Obama is AWOL
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said late Thursday evening that he was no longer optimistic about the chances of avoiding a government shutdown.
Has Rush Limbaugh ever filled his own tank?
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA remains sticking point in talks
Dems too crazy to win
Beck too
crazy for Fox
OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Shutdown riding on riders?
Weyants World: April 8, 2011
Poll: George Allen leads Tim Kaine by double digits (updated)
Wisconsin Supreme Court race in flux as vote count conintues
Obama, Colombian president formally agree to trade pact
Bachmann will donate pay in case of shutdown
Federal union begins lobbying Congress for shutdown back pay
Trump to meet Arizona pol sponsoring ‘birther bill’
Schumer: Preventing shutdown ‘impossible’ unless riders dropped
Sen. Nelson invokes Giffords’s husband in budget debate
DAY’S END ROUNDUP
Whitfield sees industry pressure boosting Senate vote count to block EPA
Report: DOJ close to approving Google’s acquisition of ITA
Schumer: Deal ‘impossible’ with riders
Sen. Paul introduces bill to keep some funding during shutdown
AirTran fined for violating airline passengers’ ‘bill of rights’
Walden questions delay in publishing net-neutrality rules
Don’t approve budget including massive deficit spending
Lawmakers want more info on Epsilon data breach
Giffords’s office looks to expand brain-injury coverage
Rules postpones abortion bill markup
Genachowski to Walden: Net neutrality won’t ban Koshernet
Capitol Hill bars to offer ‘shutdown’ deals
Bachus-Frank feud continues
Tea Party senator: Obama might have planned shutdown with ‘malicious’ intent
Southwest Airlines says passenger traffic up
DSCC solicits cash for ‘Shut Them Down Fund’
Frank: Obama to nominate FDIC No. 2 for top job
Kirk pledges to donate salary during government shutdown
Rep. Simpson to Senate: Let’s make a deal on EPA
Shame on Republicans for using troops as human shields for shutdown politics
Gov. Daniels to welcome Obama in Indianapolis
House votes to block EPA climate regs
House votes to prohibit EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations
Afternoon White House talks yield no deal, Reid ‘not really optimistic’
Amtrak says it’s on track for record ridership
GOP accused of holding public health hostage with EPA rider
GOP Rep. Mica: Post office becoming ‘extinct’
Cable industry commends data-roaming proposal
House approves stopgap despite White House veto threat
Vermont healthcare plan criticized by allies in the single-payer movement
Seniors, say goodbye to your healthcare
Senate Judiciary schedules hearing on AT&T/T-Mobile
CBO: Federal deficit continues to grow
Interior: Offshore energy permitting, quake monitoring would continue during shutdown
Vitter urges adoption of one-week House GOP budget patch
HHS turns a new page for LGBT citizens
Hoyer stiffed for time by Rogers in colloquy
It’s not time to fight – Keep the country running
White House puts shutdown contingency plans in play
Rating agency expects Congress to raise debt limit
Trumka: Labor ‘winning’ debate on collective bargaining
Interior chief warns of broad shutdown impact
Pass a ‘clean’ continuing resolution
Conservative budget plan keeps healthcare reform’s Medicare cuts
Reid doubts Boehner really wants a deal
Prince Charles to visit Obama next month
In the event of a shutdown, plenty of blame to go around
Democrats pounce on candidate Allen’s apology to African-American reporter
Put on the big-boy pants, Harry
FCC ‘overwhelmingly’ halted if government shuts down
Major aftershock hits Japan, officials say no problems at stricken nuke plant
Wyden, Coats continue to make case for tax-reform bill
Report: $134B wasted on medications because of patient apathy
Cantor: House sits until budget resolved
Hoyer will vote against the one-week spending bill
Reid opens door to ‘clean’ continuing resolution
NY Rep. Bishop asks for $100 to attend campaign kickoff
Obama promises to veto GOP short-term spending measure
Durbin: Shutdown would be ‘unmitigated disaster’
Net-neutrality vote expected Friday
Pelosi predicts ‘strong’ Dem opposition to GOP’s one-week spending patch
Cantor: House could stay in session through weekend
House adopts rule for one-week budget stopgap
FCC Dems pass wireless Internet mandate over GOP objections
FCC’s overreaching power grab harms innovation, investments and jobs
Indiana representative says Trump won’t keep Daniels out of WH race
Boehner: No deal on numbers, no deal on policy
Dems: GOP trying to ‘kill’ Wall Street reform with Ryan budget plan
New Hamilton biopic to feature Larry Flynt, Rupert Murdoch, Justice Scalia
Tech industry group hails Colombia free trade agreement
Delegate: DC residents should tell Congress to ‘go straight to hell’
Finally, a serious budget
Reid less optimistic on avoiding government shutdown
Block grants: The best medicine for Medicaid
Reid is right: Republican shutdown looms
The GOP’s magic climate numbers
House GOP, Dems point fingers ahead of funding-bill vote
Initial jobless claims fell 10,000 last week
The GOP budget: Restoring America’s promise
Gingrich backs NAACP effort on criminal justice reform
Reid: ‘I am not nearly as optimistic’ shutdown can be avoided
Bachmann to join Romney, Pawlenty for NH summit
GOP flags past Dem support for ban on taxpayer-funded abortion in DC
Thursday memorial planned for late staffer Chris Crowe
Netflix takes so-called ‘peering disputes’ to top Republicans
Coal-state lawmakers float plan to limit EPA waste rule options
Ways and Means to discuss tax reform next week
Blocking EPA regs threat to security goals
News Bites: NLRB hits Reuters for targeting tweet
Barbour kicks off swing through early primary states
Putting the market in ethanol policy
‘No budget, no pay’
Congress: Hypocritical, shameless and self serving
News bites: Shutdown setup
Alec Baldwin, former congressional intern, lobbies for finance reform
Cut it or shut it
News bites: Dulles Metro station debated
Van Hollen blames Tea Party for stalemate
News bites: Medical error rate worse than thought, study says
Rep. Murphy raises $1.1 million for Conn. Senate bid
Poll: Scott Brown enjoys leads over all would-be challengers
News bites: Japan may expand nuke plant evacuation zone, US official criticizes global climate talks, and more
Boehner: Congress shouldn’t be paid in event of shutdown
Fla. voters frown on Obama reelection
Manchin: I’ll donate my salary to charity if there’s a shutdown
The biggest threat to the Capitol’s fine art? Those catered hors d’oeuvres
Some Dems skeptical of dual roles for new DNC chief Wasserman Schultz
Obama defies unions with Colombia deal
OPINION: Public media is America’s best friend
MORNING READ
Leaders see progress in budget talks
Obama: Still no deal after late-night talks
Ryan budget advances to House floor
Shutdown could interrupt military pay, furlough 800,000
House plans busy Thursday: Budget, EPA, net neutrality
House GOP approves waiving three-day rule for funding measure
Alec Baldwin, former congressional intern, lobbies for finance reform
Thursday memorial planned for late staffer Chris Crowe
New Hamilton biopic to feature Larry Flynt, Rupert Murdoch, Justice Scalia
Bachmann gets rousing birthday song, tons of well-wishes
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House on cusp of blocking EPA, but Senate says no