The Hill Articles: May 4, 2011

Freddie Mac posts profit, still faces challenges OVERNIGHT MONEY: Bringing on Biden Pelosi, Democrats congratulate Obama on bin Laden mission Heller’s prize elk avoids the trash on moving day Hatch’s grilling spells more trouble for BCS Lugar sets a record; Grassley stokes jogging rivalry with Cornyn Homeland Security chief defends not raising threat level after bin Laden death Moms in Congress, Part 2 OVERNIGHT ENERGY: The House offshore drilling battle begins Senate confirms controversial nominee First learn to say ‘Gewürz’ Partisans, hold your fire — for once OVERNIGHT TECH: Net neutrality returns to the House Economy still key in 2012 A triumph unexpected OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House adopts tighter abortion restrictions Chamber plans grassroots membership drive Obama to address troops at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell Poll: Romney leading GOP pack in NH; Trump a distant second Nevada Dem enters special-election race and others may follow Rep. Bartlett escalates rhetorical fight over F-35 engines White House accelerating plan to clear out excess federal properties Sen. Hatch’s grilling spells more trouble for BCS Rockefeller not surprised as AT&T, Sprint vie for his affections Anti-abortion bill passes House House votes to ban federally funded abortions Weyants World: May 5, 2011 Justice Department demands answers from NCAA about BCS Scott Brown duped by fake bin Laden photos Wasserman Schultz formally elected as DNC chief House votes to end funding for building health facilities at schools Christie won’t address rising gas prices Rockefeller: McCaskill budget plan worse than Ryan’s for Medicaid Senate quells attempted filibuster on judicial nominee Graham: ‘It’s a mistake’ to not release photos of Osama bin Laden White House defends bin Laden killing Heller’s prize elk avoids the trash on moving day Boehner, Pelosi clash on abortion bill Senate ethanol battle heats up with dueling bills Preventing healthcare infections: Turning best practice into standard practice Christie won’t address rising gas prices Appeals court briefs filed in healthcare law challenge House Republicans form energy coalition AG Holder: Rogue websites are ‘substantial problem’ Testimony preview: McDowell on net neutrality Testimony preview: Genachowski on net neutrality Obama moves forward on trade Physician groups demand five-year transition to new Medicare system Bipartisan agreement on mothers Palin: Not releasing photo of bin Laden’s body is ‘pussy-footing around’ Clyburn: Debt trigger a good starting point for Biden talks Daniels: Not ‘too late’ to run in ’12 Get shale gas right or risk fracturing goodwill Blumenthal presses Holder for deeper energy price probe Holder: Terrorist lists likely to grow with data from bin Laden raid House GOP advances bills to curb Consumer Bureau Democrats blast use of tax code to enforce ban on federal abortion funding Small-business bill shelved after it fails to clear hurdle Reports: White House won’t release bin Laden photos Don’t show the death photos House Democrats offer slew of amendments to GOP drilling bills Missouri House overrides Nixon veto of redistricting plan Sponsor says strategy for abortion bill isn’t set Holder: Bin Laden killing was ‘act of national self-defense’ Sony blames hacker group Anonymous for latest attack Obama, bin Laden and the law Ashcroft tapped as ethics adviser at former Blackwater firm Wall Street watchdogs continue pushing for bigger budgets Eshoo sees red flags in AT&T merger GOP Intelligence chief on photo debate: ‘Bin Laden is not a trophy’ Key GOP senator asks administration to ‘immediately’ raise threat level Former Rep. Castle joins law, lobby firm DLA Piper Obama to lay wreath at Ground Zero, meet with 9/11 families Thursday Rep. Giffords has edge in potential Arizona Senate bid McConnell fires opening round in debt-ceiling debate Indiana Dems jab Daniels over foreign-policy remark More viewers watched Obama announcement on bin Laden than State of the Union addresses Boeing takes NLRB lawyer to task Jobs report shows slower-than-expected growth Key Democratic senator: Symbolic debt-limit vote bad idea Reid dislocates shoulder after falling during early-morning run White House debt proposal gets boost Poll: No 2012 path for Palin, Trump Reid dislocates his shoulder in fall during early morning run House Democrats will force vote Thursday on repealing oil tax subsidy Medicare agency gets new chief medical officer GOP presses Obama to get specific Jimmy Carter: Huntsman would be ‘very attractive’ GOP nominee EU lobbying by third countries Oil and natural gas earnings are good news for your pension Time to stand up for abortion funding Liberals want ‘significant drawdown’ in Afghanistan following bin Laden’s killing Ron Paul says Pakistan protected bin Laden, calls for limited foreign aid AARP launches campaign opposing entitlement cuts as part of debt-ceiling deal Bush declines Obama’s invite to Ground Zero ceremony US should follow the road less traveled in the War on Terror National Taxpayers Union ads bash Dem push to nix oil tax incentives House Republican: Withhold aid until Pakistan proves it does not harbor terrorists Medicare auditors recoup $237.8 million Sen. Wyden: Let’s hope Hillary Clinton, and not DHS, prevails on Web issues Washington Dem chairman: Kucinich bid ‘a fantasy’ Dem lawmaker calls Pakistan a ‘schizophrenic’ nuclear power Pressure builds to end Afghan war House Dems float bill to nix key oil tax credit News bites: A bin Laden impersonator at JFK News bites: House FCC reform hearing pushed to May 13 Meeting the needs of the warfighter from the air News bites: Anadarko to settle some oil spill claims, major pipeline spill in Canada, and more Virginia AG puns on bin Laden slaying Why continue giving billions to Pakistan? Future impact of death of bin Laden Wednesday: House to vote on two healthcare bills News bites: Silver’s slide Gallup: Majority of Dems say ‘mission accomplished’ in Afghanistan Poll: Obama gets big bounce, but handling of economy at all-time low News bites: Defunding votes strictly for the base Danger: Tax trigger ahead Dem: Sony’s response ‘unconscionable’ McConnell, DeMint meet about plum Senate Finance panel post Hoyer pushes Obama on Dems’ ‘Make It in America’ agenda Democrats put on combat boots Bin Laden looms over GOP’s first presidential primary debate Dems push tough oil vote on GOP MORNING READ GOP senators respond to NLRB’s Boeing decision White House corrects narrative on bin Laden death; no human shield