The Hill Articles: April 19, 2013

Obama, Putin discuss Boston Marathon bombing in phone call Bachmann, conservative groups ask Supreme Court to stop EPA climate rules RNC raises $18m in first quarter VA wants to recalculate vets’ copayments Reports: Uninsured Boston victim crowdfunding medical treatment Graham: Hold bombing suspect, if captured, as ‘enemy combatant’ Senators press postal regulator on travel EPA proposes water pollution rules for power plants Top House Dems offer mixed reaction to new Bowles-Simpson deficit plan Syria tops Hagel’s agenda for Mideast trip Dem senator: World’s catching up on tax evasion A closer look at next week… GOP lawmaker calls for ‘increased surveillance’ of Muslims after attack DAY’S END ROUNDUP Appeals court upholds Mexican truckers’ ability to operate in US E! coming to correspondent’s dinner red carpet Bipartisan bill seeks to limit LGBT bullying in public schools Postmaster general to Congress: Don’t forget about us Ayotte vows to fight ‘disastrous’ online sales tax bill Clapper backs new DOD intelligence agency Conservation: A legacy for the environment and the economy Boston locked down amid tense manhunt for marathon bomber Administration presses ahead on background checks after Senate defeat FAA approves ‘Dreamliner’ battery fix, clearing way for return to service Sanford’s sideshow Bill Clinton has open invitation for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Boston bombing suspects enter into immigration debate Social media scoured for clues to Boston Marathon bombing suspects Rahm Emanuel visits ‘old friends’ at White House IRS employees will get furlough notices on Monday Karzai takes hard line against CIA in Afghanistan President’s budget ignores the will of the people Kline declining bid for Senate in Minnesota House to examine the ‘third rail’ of taxes: home mortgage interest deduction Cornyn: 60 people unaccounted for in West, Texas explosion Bowles dismisses ‘flaws’ in favorite debt study Bush hopes brother Jeb runs for president Business groups press for action on Hochberg nomination Robert Redford: My dim view of politics has ‘gotten darker’ Deval Patrick/Wes Clark 2016 (or 2020) Bowles, Simpson: ‘Last chance’ on debt VA to prioritize disability claims more than 1 year old Left attacks Baucus for gun vote Barney Frank suggests increased security to prevent copycats Poll: Sen. Portman’s support dips after he changes mind on gay marriage Study: Fracked gas far more climate-friendly than coal A well-intentioned but ill-conceived compromise House to pass bill lifting helium prices, production Obama administration inks $8M PR contract to promote health law FTC warns of Boston Marathon charity scams Catch shares: Wall Street’s campaign to take over Ocean Avenue $20 billion beer merger back on track after anti-trust settlement Uncle: Bomb suspects ‘losers,’ have shamed Chechen ethnicity Boy Scouts may end ban on gays Amtrak suspends Boston service due to manhunt Kerry: US ‘in a direct confrontation with evil’ Sen. Leahy faults bipartisan immigration bill as not ‘up to our values’ FTC backs new Social Security numbers for child victims of identity theft Self-defeating private-sector cannibalism Capitol Visitors Center evacuated Apple’s missed opportunities for alliances with government and academia Senate Judiciary Committee continues work on immigration reform bill Tax havens should be emulated, not persecuted Dead bombing suspect wanted to compete as US Olympic boxer Monday’s meeting announcements: The FCC and the BBG Obama briefed on Boston manhunt Father of bombing suspect: Son is ‘an angel’ DCCC outraises NRCC in first quarter by $5.1M Rep. Billy Long tells crowd: Quiet down! You’re worse than House members Biz groups to court: EU oil rule doesn’t justify SEC mandates New regs for Monday: Onions and fishing Chechen official: Blame Boston bombers’ parents, not their birthplace Dems call for federal commission on marijuana Police ask media to stop broadcasting home searches News bites: LulzSec hacker gets one year in prison News bites: About that leak News bites: Hugo Chavez International Airport FAA restricts air space over Boston manhunt area Putin pledges support for Boston probe News bites: Deja vu all over again Locked-down Boston closes ‘T’ News bites: Scrutiny shifts to regulators after Texas blast Black Caucus troubled by Senate plan to replace ‘diversity’ visas News bites: Chevron battles climate mandate, Nebraska’s Keystone showdown, and more Bowles, Simpson release new debt plan