The Hill Articles: April 3, 2014

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Gov. signs controversial religious freedom bill Obama briefs top lawmakers on Ukraine Northwestern football players call themselves union ‘pioneers’ OVERNIGHT TECH: Internet governance campaign continues Sasse outraises Osborn in Nebraska Senate race OVERNIGHT MONEY: Jobs numbers emerging from hibernation CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: First-quarter fundraising reports trickle in OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Wind tax credit survives Senate Finance markup OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate panel votes to declassify CIA report OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House rejects O-Care’s 30-hour workweek Apple, Microsoft, IBM team up for patent protections Dems ask Obama to stop health cuts Senate clears treaties to combat ‘pirate fishing’ Obama signs bill shifting party convention funds to pediatric research States protest proposed gambling ban Lawmakers deserve per diem, says retiring Dem ‘Reach out’ after Fort Hood shooting McCaskill: ‘There really weren’t answers’ in GM hearing Kerr-McGee to pay record toxic waste settlement Are Americans preparing adequately for retirement? Oops! Sen. Coats accidentally sits in on wrong hearing Obama authorizes South Sudan sanctions Chairman: US needs Russian choppers Senate approves small bill to help Oso recovery Religious freedom is a human right — for family businesses too President laments ‘unspeakable, senseless violence’ at Fort Hood Mozilla CEO resigns after gay marriage uproar Royce joins calls to reject new Iranian UN envoy House rejects O-Care 30-hour workweek Senate moves on unemployment bill North Korea names space agency ‘NADA’ Senate Finance clears tax extenders measure Pentagon should cut civilian, not military, personnel Senate Intel panel approves CIA report New Ryan Medicare plan may be easier to defend Rep. Petri gets a primary challenger in Wisconsin Senate committee revives transit tax break Leahy questions advice to Clinton on ‘Cuban Twitter’ program WH denies ‘Cuban Twitter’ operation was ‘covert’ Patton Boggs working to get Kurdish parties off terrorist list Dem senators launch petition against GM House Oversight to vote on Lerner contempt charges next week DOJ should end ‘felonization’ of undocumented workers Will White House ask donors to max out? Lawmakers prep for big race on Sunday Landrieu: ‘Shocking’ Vitter would say I’m not ‘effective’ Finance votes to restore wind tax credit Pelosi: Campaign finance ruling is ‘existential threat’ to democracy Levin, Shaheen warn Pentagon not to bypass Congress on base closures Dems, union members rally for wage boost Rangel slip (mostly) cleaned up in Congressional Record Boehner up with first TV ad since 2010 WH objects to marketed selfie with Obama Lawmaker: George Washington could not tell ‘lie’ that ObamaCare is ‘affordable’ Reid: No plans to revive gun control legislation High gas prices not fueling decline in driving America needs corporate tax reform Turkey ends Twitter ban Carney: Gibbs wrong on mandate White House denies ‘Cuban Twitter’ operation was ‘covert’ Second independent running for SD Senate Final O-Care enrollment deadline to hit April 15 Boehner says there’s ‘no question’ mentally ill shouldn’t have guns Republicans push for one amendment to unemployment bill New markets bill provides a path forward for struggling communities Bill Clinton: Dems must ‘suit up’ in midterms Cochran challenger drops out of rally with white nationalist 70 million would sign up for public option Corker: White House ‘stonewalling’ on Syria House appropriators off to fast start Senate patent compromise in ‘final stages’ Can the government make a new DARPA? Transport advocates bash Ryan budget Palin heads to Georgia to defend ally Fed’s Stein announces quick exit Froman: Time for Japan to ‘step up to the plate’ in trade talks Sanders: We must do ‘a heck of a lot more’ to fix mental health New tax bill includes wind energy credit Senate panel passes chemical safety bill Palin, Fallon mock Putin GOP lawmaker: Defund the NLRB Army: Shooter was treated for depression LNG exports will help small businesses As painter, Bush finds muse in Putin Poll: ObamaCare more popular than Obama Pro-Cochran group slams ‘hypocrite’ opponent Finance adds tax breaks for wind, NASCAR to extenders package New regs for Friday: Apple exports, emissions standards at wood mills, fuel ratings HHS: Same-sex spouses can qualify for Medicare special enrollment Pelosi, Hoyer and McCarthy jam at GRAMMYs on the Hill Officials not sure missing plane will ever be found Poll: Michigan Senate race neck and neck North Dakota, Montana oil production to surge To make Congress more accountable, make it more open Japan nears post-nuclear disaster energy policy Charles Koch fires back on critics in op-ed Heller: Wednesday ‘not a good day for GM’ Reid: ‘We stand with the people of Fort Hood’ Khanna raises $450K in bid against Honda Citizens United endorses Ortman in Minnesota RGA raises record $23.5 million in first quarter Gibbs: Employer mandate won’t happen Innovation is key to satisfying health insurance consumers Thursday: Unemployment and ObamaCare, round two Bill Clinton ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ by alien life NASA suspends most engagement with Russia Bill Clinton: Dems have to ‘suit up’ in midterms Shine a light on the torture program Focus turns to Fort Hood shooter’s mental health Four dead, 16 wounded in new mass shooting at Fort Hood Sen. Warren ‘hottest’ politician in country? Senate GOP maps out its majority plan Democrats don’t spike ball on ObamaCare Herbalife courts Hispanics in lobbying war Veteran Washington trade groups seek new blood in Silicon Valley Jindal: The forgotten 2016 candidate? Football players take union push to Hill Georgia Democrat touts Bush ties in first ad Senate panel to vote to declassify Bush-era CIA interrogation report