The Hill Articles: April 6, 2012

Obama takes ‘Buffett Rule’ on the road Good Friday: Russia gets there first Facebook board needs to add women before going public, new campaign says Ros-Lehtinen asks Obama to push Brazil on Cuba, Palestine, Syria, Iran White House celebrates Easter with celebrities, athletes and yoga Rasmussen: Obama leads Romney in key swing states Energy group parries call for Lugar to ditch them Gimmick fundraisers bring in needed cash for congressional candidates Robert Bork defends Google against antitrust criticism Ron Paul should return 92 percent of his congressional salary to the Treasury Schumer calls on Congress to address rising student loan rates by summer Politicians tweet support to Santorum family after daughter hospitalized Report: White House open to civilian nuke program in Iran Don’t raise shipping costs for Minnesota businesses Energy Department report says green power grants created up to 75,000 annual jobs Nuclear non-proliferation in the Middle East: Why not now? Obama campaign pushes Romney on Wisconsin overturn of equal-pay law Obama: Women ‘not an interest group,’ ‘shouldn’t be treated that way’ The Sound Dollar Act: A worthwhile debate in Congress Lautenberg seeks boost in tech presence in New Jersey corridor Obama touts healthcare law as part of outreach to women Averting a showdown with Iran Navy jet crashes into Virginia Beach apartment Treasury Department freezes pay for top TARP recipients Weak March jobs report could spell trouble for Obama’s reelection bid Conn. Senate candidate calls Rep. Murphy a ‘whore’ in debate GOP lawmaker says weak job numbers show need for federal job program reform GOP Rep. Hayworth: Obama administration ‘like the imperial presidency’ Rule change could expand access to next-generation Internet Obama shifts focus to build on gender gap Tester touts work for veterans in new ads CBO: $777 billion deficit for first six months of fiscal year Look who’s coming to the White House correspondents’ dinner West: I’d be VP ‘if it was the right fit’ Brown raises $3.4M in fight against Warren Interior, Coast Guard forge agreement on oil spill planning and response Russia, China jockey for position in post-war Afghanistan Romney campaign video: Mitt ‘as mischievous and naughty’ as his sons For cybersecurity, let bipartisanship succeed McCain joins in criticizing Augusta over no-women policy Durbin to probe racial profiling when Senate returns Romney aide tries to erase ‘Etch-a-Sketch’ gaffe Five conservative Supreme Court men join Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, John Boehner and Ron Paul in the war against women Santorum’s daughter hospitalized on Friday Clarence Thomas scolds colleagues for talking too much at oral arguments Rachel Maddow blasts RNC chairman: ‘You’re the Orkin Man, dude’ Board recommends discharge for Marine who disparaged Obama MPAA gives ‘Bully’ PG-13 rating after edits Obama welcomes March jobs gains Romney aide hits Obama on jobs, tries to erase ‘Etch A Sketch’ flap Romney says GSA conference shows ‘administration’s spending hypocrisy’ Super-PAC forms to back McConnell Obama administration touts health law’s Medicare benefits ahead of World Health Day Obamacare’s attack on federalism Murphy called ‘whore’ in Dem debate Gingrich bio delayed Healthcare sector adds 26K jobs Sen. Corker draws 8 Dem, 4 GOP challengers Boehner uses jobs report to hit Obama on energy Sen. Blumenthal welcomes tobacco-less baseball, calls for more anti-tobacco ads GOP senators ask FCC to relent on political-ad rule GSA video mocks agency’s spending; gains steam online News bites: Facebook picks Nasdaq for listing Only 120,000 jobs added in March, missing economic expectations News bites: Plateau Obama tweets attack at Romney over financial disclosure Santorum campaign memo claims delegate count tighter than media reports President Obama raises nearly $1.5 million in 3 hours News bites: NRC chief heads West, states’ readiness for climate change varies, and more Unemployment rate expected to remain steady in March report News bites: Lobbying denial, pill-mill crackdown and more Santorum fights speculation his race has been run Follow Friday: @RepJudyChu MORNING READ Obama campaign: Romney ‘put his finances in a black box and hid the key’