The Hill Articles: May 2, 2012

Speaker Boehner wishes Eric LeGrand well Scott Brown plays to bipartisan themes in campaign speech Eurozone unemployment hits new high OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Anti-fraud efforts win the spotlight OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC requires Comcast to place Bloomberg alongside other news channels Watchdog claims more evidence of leaks by labor board member Bachmann set to endorse Romney Newt Gingrich’s farewell: Holograms, brain science and lunar colonies OVERNIGHT MONEY: Jobs figures roll out ahead of Friday’s monthly report OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Long-awaited ‘fracking’ rules coming soon Moran says Monday vote on FCC nominees possible LaHood sees light at the end of the DC Metro expansion to Dulles airport tunnel Obama asks voters to look back Pakistan focus on internal terror threats causes concern in US Senator asks UK for evidence linking News Corp. scandal to Americans Cummings: Regulator wasting taxpayer money by refusing principal forgiveness DAY’S END ROUNDUP Ed Rollins: Gingrich campaign suspension speech ‘epitomized a sore loser’ Secret Service tells Grassley: No sensitive info leaked in Colombia prostitute scandal Senators urge Village Voice to pull online sex ads Treasury: Tax receipts not changing deadline on $16.4T debt limit Qatar: Energizing the world Ohio Gov. Kasich concerned by climate change, but won’t ‘apologize’ for coal Gingrich exits presidential race Report: More African-American homes using broadband Rules of the road for Space Newt Gingrich drops out: ‘Truly wild ride’ is over Lay off spouses and families Biden jokes about Irish heritage at Cinco de Mayo breakfast Amb. Crocker: Taliban attacks planned before Obama visit US, NATO exploring post-Assad scenarios in Syria, says top general Report: Washington’s efforts to stimulate economy might have averted recession Amb. Crocker: Taliban attacks not connected to Obama visit Grassley warns Obama against implying that war against terrorism is over ‘Saturday Night Live’ creator: Romney won’t be on show this season McCaskill to spend $300,000 on ad rebutting outside groups Poll: Kaine, Allen in dead heat in Virginia Obama officials tout record ‘takedown’ by Medicare fraud force Rep. Cummings: I live on the ‘Do the Right Thing’ block Judge bans Microsoft products in Germany Lockheed’s next CEO says mergers could accelerate from defense cuts Orrin Hatch joins Team Romney as policy adviser Alec Baldwin: GOP ‘getting scared’ Mozilla breaks ranks with Silicon Valley, comes out against CISPA Industry official: Interior to release ‘fracking’ rules by Friday Dems’ war FOR women If Mitt Romney or Ron Paul were president, Osama bin Laden would probably be alive Rick Perry: God forgives ‘oops moments’ Obama’s Afghan photo-op Senators solicit ideas from healthcare industry on fighting fraud Texas Republican calls for leaders who won’t ‘pee on electric fences’ Meghan McCain eyes her fave TV zombie, chickens out We must invest in SNAP Obama admits a character in his book was a composite sketch Taliban strike in Kabul kicks off spring fighting season Foreign policy challenges abound prior to Election Day Democrat defends CISPA, points to ‘rigorous privacy requirements’ Rasmussen: Obama leads in swing-state Nevada LaHood meeting with Va. officials about DC Metro extension to Dulles airport Capitol Hill vet tries hand at art world McKeon looks to governors to drum up sequestration opposition Durbin to assess new Ohio voting law in Monday hearing Pro-Romney super-PAC plans $4M ad buy in nine swing states Sony ‘waiting for clarity’ from FCC Sen. Portman: ‘It’s not about sizzle for me’ Poll: Obama leads in swing-state North Carolina Chesapeake CEO McClendon apologizes for ‘distractions,’ points to ‘misinformation’ West Virginia’s Dem governor not sure he’ll vote for Obama GOP lawmaker says Secret Service ‘ducked a bullet’ in scandal Dem senator says Republicans still not arguing in ‘good faith’ on student loan interest rate debate Senators, retailers urge more flexible apparel rules in Asia-Pacific deal It is time to reevaluate America’s North Korean policy Balancing on a tight resource rope Hensarling: No ‘president in living memory’ with ‘less credibility’ on jobs than Obama Holder, Fast and Furious and the double standard Author reveals Obama love letters Romney turns focus back to economy Former Interior drilling regulator joins law firm Hensarling: Obama wouldn’t know a jobs bill ‘if he tripped over it’ Author reveals Obama love letters Senate to examine Obama plan for online privacy ‘bill of rights’ Club for Growth back on air against Bruning in Nebraska NRCC ad hits Critz one week after Altmire defeat Obama stars in Warren’s new ad Mitt Romney/Bill McRaven 2012 Ethics watchdog asks FCC to revoke Fox’s broadcast licenses Republican response to Obama Afghan trip all over the map Dems attack GOP over Bush tax cuts What has President Obama accomplished? News bites: US, China resolve hurdle to talks GOP lawmaker looks to ease tax burden on families of fallen soldiers Mortgage applications ticked up last week on increase in purchases Romney looks to move back to the economy with new attack video Rumsfeld: Bin Laden decision was easy News bites: Activists take aim at Discovery Channel’s ‘Frozen Planet’ Pawlenty: Romney ‘pleased’ Obama visited Afghanistan News bites: Facebook prepares for IPO roadshow News bites: Mayday Embattled medical debt collector to bar media from shareholder meeting Private-sector hiring slowed in April Rep. Paul Ryan: ‘Hey girl’ News bites: Medicare to cover heart-valve procedures, and more New Obama campaign video uses Gingrich to attack Mitt Romney Report: China activist leaves US embassy, Beijing wants apology Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki: The unfinished business of NATO enlargement Candidate’s stance on Afghan, Iraq wars faces scrutiny in Dem primary Lights, camera, action: Romney fights Hollywood’s take on big business MORNING READ Vilsack: House GOP food stamp cuts top obstacle to passage of 2012 farm bill Obama: ‘We will not build permanent bases’ in Afghanistan Obama tries to preempt questions about Afghan timeline Obama reminds of Afghanistan-bin Laden connection President Obama risks his own ‘mission accomplished’ moment in Afghanistan