The Hill Articles: March 23, 2012

Documents: White House was all-hands-on-deck as Solyndra collapse neared A closer look at next week… Dem tax writer embraces tax reform report Obama treads carefully stepping into racially charged Trayvon Martin case Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are toast, and why some conservatives will secretly root for Obama Watchdog: GOP member of NLRB violated ethics rules DAY’S END ROUNDUP Memo says Corzine authorized transfer of customer funds New home sales slow as housing market heals Dem Sen. Brown urges FDA to better regulate Chinese-made dog food Hunter: Marine should not be punished for anti-Obama Facebook posts Mica calls Boxer his ‘soul mate’ in defense of his highway bill role Obama camp’s pitch to supporters: ‘Hell yeah, I’m for Obamacare’ Gingrich says RNC should demand loyalty pledge from candidates Clinton: SEC oil, mining transparency regs will have ‘profound’ effect Facebook to lobby against employers requiring passwords New Santorum campaign ad warns of desolate ‘Obamaville’ towns in the future Senate Committee to revisit Sen. Stevens’s prosecution next week Connecting the dots on the JFK assassination Dems: Fully fund trading watchdog to curb oil-market speculation ‘Swift’ FDA action urged after court calls for limiting antibiotic use on farms Lockheed settles price-gouging charges Ex-Medicare chief Don Berwick joins liberal think tank Busted! President Obama tells ‘Homeland’ star he fibs to FLOTUS in order to watch show Geithner, Solis, Duncan testify on budget next week Obama administration trying to curb distracted driving among public transit employees Ethics committee opens second look into Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan House Democrats press for consideration of principal reductions McCain: Santorum ‘desperate, irresponsible’ in Obama flap AT&T points finger at federal regulators for layoffs at T-Mobile Secret Service looking into comment at Santorum event McConnell: No decision on healthcare repeal vote before election Santorum goes over the top Report: Energy Department-backed company faces SEC probe Romney leads by 14, hits key milestone in new national poll Political themes in ‘The Hunger Games’ For American jobs, China’s cheating on rare earth trade must end House Democrats lining up behind ban on ‘pink slime’ in school lunches Ethics panel reveals Berkley probe Obama promises probe: ‘If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon’ Navy denies involvement in strikes against al Qaeda in Yemen Republican congressman urges donations to Democrats over women’s issues Senate allows staffers to testify in case involving Trent Lott’s brother-in-law Democrats question cellphone companies about preventing theft GOP candidates weigh in on Trayvon Martin shooting Obama: We’re going to get to the bottom of what happened Civil-rights icon John Lewis: Trayvon Martin shooting ‘chilling’ for black parents President Obama has ‘fond memories’ of hand-me-down Ford Santorum: Obama comment an attempt to highlight Romney ‘enthusiasm gap’ TSA officials to testify before lawmakers More deliberate approach to homeland security reform needed Study: ‘Hacktivists’ behind more than half of all stolen data US soldier to be charged with 17 counts of murder Paul mocks rivals’ Etch A Sketch ‘games’ Marine who called President Obama the ‘domestic enemy’ could be discharged Obama taps president of Dartmouth as new head of World Bank Senate Dems propose reviving moribund Equal Rights Amendment to Constitution RNC needles Obama over healthcare reform anniversary with Web ad, banner House Republicans plan subpoena over deepwater drilling report Jack Abramoff speaks at event with White House hopeful The Rorschach (Obama), the Etch A Sketch (Romney) and the Equivocator (Paul): Left, right and libertarians in retreat Parties duel on health law anniversary NRCC hits House Dems on Medicare Dennis Kucinich offers no support for Marcy Kaptur after primary defeat Republicans look to shut down EPA’s overseas grants News bites: Facebook buys IBM patents News bites: Gas prices will soar if Iran blocks key oil route Gingrich: I’m staying in race because Romney not a ‘serious’ conservative News bites: Groundbreaking Santorum up 14 points in latest Louisiana poll News bites: Health law turns 2 Bachmann: GOP primary has created ‘a lot of fatigue’ among Republican voters News bites: Speed kills Santorum blasted for suggesting Obama preferable to Romney Romney calls Obama healthcare law ‘an unfolding disaster’ White House marks healthcare anniversary with caution, defiance Specter says he might vote for Romney Rep. Chu fights for tough hazing policies after nephew’s death MORNING READ GlobalWIN women’s forum