The Hill Articles: May 3, 2011

Panetta: Alerting Pakistan could have jeopardized mission President punts immigration reform issue to Congress OVERNIGHT TECH: Data-theft hearing draws government officials Companies may owe schools lots of lunch money Executive at legendary firm departs Lobbying World OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House readies rules of engagement on oil drilling fight GOP: White House should fess up to lobbyist meetings Rumsfeld uncertain whether Bush policies helped find bin Laden Raise the debt ceiling … with strings Panetta’s stock OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Partial healthcare defunding bill clears House OVERNIGHT MONEY: Defund, delay, defang Bin Laden and the rally effect Shooting Osama won’t save Obama House passes healthcare defunding bill Kucinich may flee Ohio if his seat is nixed in redistricting FTC: ‘Pay-for-delay’ settlements up 60 percent Moms in Congress, Part I Amendment debate begins on H.R. 1214 Women of the Black Caucus urge Senate Dems not to abandon DC Obama’s 
true grit Washington should not be making decisions about our kids’ schooling Focus on cutting red tape, hiring skilled teachers House lawmakers urge elimination of tax subsidy for yachts House votes to end federal grants for state health insurance exchanges Long-stalled small-business bill faces crucial test Wednesday Weyants World: May 4, 2011 DCCC chief: Dems shouldn’t politicize bin Laden death House holds moment of silence for victims of natural disasters in southern states Consumer group presses Capito to announce husband’s new banking job Twitter says TV drives trending topics Ron Paul: Troops should come home now that bin Laden is dead Senate Republicans, House Democrats line up jobs plans Obama kills the lion Obama’s poll bounce doesn’t extend to economy IRS seeks comments on healthcare law’s employer mandate Pelosi thanks President Bush for his role in bin Laden’s demise DAY’S END ROUNDUP House Armed Services Committee looks to keep alive second F-35 engine Huntsman forms federal PAC Bromwich to coastal govs: Let’s talk McConnell expresses optimism about Biden debt talks Kerry defends continued foreign aid to Pakistan Santorum forms presidential exploratory committee Former Kennedy adviser to run political shop for auto union Remarks from the Senate floor Senate approves bin Laden resolution honoring Obama, Bush Senator calls for tax-free gas accounts Competing bills filed on truck weights GOP unveils Medicaid flexibility bill McCain praises Obama’s ‘courage’ for ordering assault that killed bin Laden First Lady dined out hours before bin Laden announcement Luxury yacht tax break hits rough seas Obama calls Canadian PM to congratulate him on the Conservative Party’s win Stars crave Indian food, flock to Rasika The mission that killed bin Laden GOP leadership urges defeat of Democratic amendments to defunding bill Voters worried $5 per gallon gas is coming Holder unsure if enhanced interrogation techniques led to bin Laden’s death Sen. Gillibrand leads charge for NY special-election candidate Reid wants pre-recess energy legislation Rogers cautions against rushing to accuse Pakistan of knowledge of bin Laden whereabouts Senator pitches tax-free gas accounts Cantor: Private healthcare rationing better than government’s Eshoo introduces bill to promote broadband deployment Plan for Afghanistan hasn’t changed, says Obama spokesman Senate resolution on bin Laden killing honors Bush, Obama Congressional Republicans: No accountability, all credit Rep. Blackburn says GOP won’t quit attack on healthcare law iPad presents problems for Presidential Records Act Muslim lawmaker OK with White House showing Osama photos Romney on politics of bin Laden slaying: ‘I really don’t care’ Pawlenty: Obama’s foreign policy not off-limits Disability-rights group protests at Ryan’s office over Medicaid Romney enjoys healthy lead over GOP field in Florida Senate Republicans: The wealthy pay enough taxes House approves rule for considering two healthcare bills Obama did not see bin Laden shot, Panetta says Voters worried $5 per gallon gas is coming Rep. King: No way Pakistan didn’t know bin Laden was living there

 Bin Laden’s death is an opportunity to improve East-West relations Feds: BP to shell out $60 million for pipeline improvements in Alaska What business and military already know The gentleman from Michigan is recognized Conrad outlines draft budget Advocates urge veto threat against GOP healthcare defunding bill House Republicans attack healthcare ‘slush fund’ on floor Delivering healthcare to mothers’ cell phones Government sues Deutsche Bank for mortgage deception GSP nations urge renewal of trade program BP to pay $25 million in settlement over Alaskan oil spill Rep. Cantor says drilling bills on the way in House Senate to vote Tuesday on bin Laden resolution Sen. Bingaman eyes committee vote on clean-energy agency Hoyer sees no shift in Afghan policy Dems, GOP spar over White House visitor logs Obama gets post-bin Laden poll bump Warring lunch parties for Huckabee and Daniels Justice Department extends AT&T probe Poll: Despite tax flap, no dive for McCaskill GOP slams White House for suspected coffee shop meetings Republican: Bin Laden killing won’t win Obama concessions in debt ceiling fight Pakistan looks to lobbyists for help on bin Laden fallout Opposition to health exchange defunding ramps up Senate’s CIA briefing on bin Laden set for 5 p.m. Obama Cabinet officials denounce ‘cheap shots’ at federal workers Reid spokesman: Vote to repeal oil subsidies unlikely this week Prince Charles, Jamie Lee Curtis, America Ferrera to visit DC Tuesday Democrats prepare alternatives to House GOP oil drilling legislation Gov. Daniels spoke to George W. Bush about potential White House run Students before districts GOP could allow ‘clean’ vote on raising $14.3T national debt ceiling Kucinich may look to Washington State if his Ohio seat falls in redistricting White House skips oversight hearing on transparency Top Dem downplays Pakistan strain Report: Sea levels could rise more than five feet by turn of the century Bills repealing parts of healthcare reform law set for afternoon vote Bill Clinton a popular choice to succeed playboy founder Hugh Hefner Welcome to ‘Salazar Season’ News bites: Second Sony gaming network hacked Frank: Time to clean house on Fed board Bin Laden’s Arab spring Sen. Corker questions Pakistan’s cooperation on bin Laden killing Quite a week for Western civilization News bites: Tax talk News bites: LaHood’s optimistic White House: Bin Laden’s wife not killed in attack Tuesday in the House: Repealing parts of the healthcare law FTC to testify at data-theft hearing Rand Paul: GOP revolt on hiking debt limit will eclipse spending deal News bites: Administration makes it harder for states to slash Medicaid rates News bites: The latest on the Japanese reactor crisis, oil prices, and more Nevada special-election battle might head to court Lawmakers never gave up hope Intelligence team didn’t tip its hand Obama’s ‘bin Laden bump’ might not dash hopes of 2012 GOPers Bin Laden’s death a transformative moment for Obama White House MORNING READ Palin: Pakistani leaders might have helped bin Laden Bin Laden resolution being hashed out Obama to lawmakers: Let’s harness unity to confront challenges New hire may mean new legs for Waters’s case OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dems push for oil subsidy votes as drilling bills move forward Bin Laden’s demise could influence key public-safety debate Pakistan questioned on hideout Senate vote unlikely this week on Rep. Ryan’s House budget resolution