TOP STORIES:
Stimulus serves up Obama pork; Javers POLITICO
GOP Faults Some Stimulus Projects; Weisman, Conkey WALL STREET JOURNAL
Health reform bill could cost over $1T; Brown POLITICO
Road Map: Next Two Weeks Will Be the Prelude to a Big July; Stanton ROLL CALL
Obama’s Malpractice Gesture; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Unrest in Iran forces Obama’s hand; Smith POLITICO
HOUSE:
Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge; Wilson NEW YORK TIMES
Flu funds may be cure for war bill; Rogers POLITICO
Royalties measure rocks Congress; Cummings POLITICO
GOP Renews National Security Fight; Dennis ROLL CALL
Blue Dogs Add Freshman Member to Ranks; Bendery ROLL CALL
In reversal, GOP balks at war funding; Alarkon THE HILL
Issa seeks documents on VIP mortgage deals; Brush THE HILL
Cantor faces off with White House over Iran; Johnson THE HILL
Boehner torn over choice for top GOP education post; Hooper THE HILL
HOUSE ELECTIONS:
Another GOP opponent for Minnick; Abrahamson POLITICO
Young May Avoid Hard Race in 2010; Toeplitz ROLL CALL
Republican Explores Run For Hodes’ Seat; CONGRESS DAILY
SENATE:
N.C. Tobacco Farmers Find Friend in State’s New Senator; Rucker WASHINGTON POST
Senator says billions wasted on stimulus; Dinan, Rowland WASHINGTON TIMES
Senate Mulls Over Health-Bill Details; Hitt, Meckler WALL STREET JOURNAL
Dems hesitant on Conrad proposal; Brown POLITICO
Senate GOP starts health care attack; Isenstadt POLITICO
US lawmakers to vote soon on ‘hate crimes’ bill: senator; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Grassley requests details on fired AmeriCorps IG; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Lull In June Precedes Likely Full Agenda In July; Friedman CONGRESS DAILY
The Democrats’ Troubled Assets; Editorial INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
SENATE ELECTIONS:
Toomey raises $1M for GOP primary; Kraushaar POLITICO
Tea party leader to run for Senate; Barr POLITICO
New York GOP Facing Empire-Sized Dilemma; Kurtz ROLL CALL
Steelman backs off Senate primary vs. Blunt, turns focus to House seat; Blake THE HILL
After lobbyist boasts, Feinstein cancels event; Neubauer, Seper WASHINGTON TIMES
POLITICS/CAMPAIGNS:
Score One Against His Own Campaign Mentors; Helderman WASHINGTON POST
Palin Gag? Comedy’s All in the Mis-Timing; Farhi WASHINGTON POST
Obama puts his name behind Dems’ pick for Va. gov.; Lewis ASSOCIATED PRESS
RNC poised to begin altering its primary calendar for 2012; Wilson THE HILL
Brownback Gets Clear Primary Field in Kansas Governor Race; Clark CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Poll: Conservatives hold lead over liberals; Lambro WASHINGTON TIMES
N.J. GOP sees Corzine as vulnerable; Hallow WASHINGTON TIMES
Jindal’s backers form federal PAC; Barrow TIMES-PICAYUNE (LA)
ADMINISTRATION:
Administration Plans to Move Top Iran Expert to White House; Landler NEW YORK TIMES
A Bad Call on Gay Rights; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Obama’s Message to Iran; Ignatius WASHINGTON POST
Art of the Deal; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
The White House Fires a Watchdog; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Gay Group Slams Policies of President; Meckler WALL STREET JOURNAL
Mayors steamed by W.H. no-show; Lee POLITICO
Obama appoints American Indian adviser; Jalonick ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lee and Obama to discuss North Korean threats; Klug ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama’s choice is not to choose on Iran; Goldberg LOS ANGELES TIMES
Obama hails Netanyahu move; Kralev WASHINGTON TIMES
Obama’s Walpin-gate problem; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
Shooting The Watchdog; Editorial INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
VP’s Guess Services; Editorial INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
BAILOUT/ECONOMY:
Credit Issuers Slashing Card Balances; Streitfeld NEW YORK TIMES
G.M. Insider Wants to Show He’s Tough Enough; Vlasic NEW YORK TIMES
Dealers Say They Were Led Astray in Chrysler’s Final Days; Dennis WASHINGTON POST
The Return of Capitalism; Fareed Zakaria WASHINGTON POST
Obama Stamp Is on Finance Rules; Paletta WALL STREET JOURNAL
DIPping Into Delphi; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Moral Hazard and the Crisis; Paul A. Volcker WALL STREET JOURNAL
LABOR/EFCA:
GOP Zeros in on Lincoln and Bennet on EFCA; McArdle ROLL CALL
HEALTHCARE:
As Obama Pushes Health Issue, New Cost Concerns Arise; Pear, Calmes NEW YORK TIMES
You Be Obama; Brooks NEW YORK TIMES
More Problems Than Solutions in Medicare Report; Hilzenrath WASHINGTON POST
Panel Lists Ways to Rein in Medicare Costs; Zhang WALL STREET JOURNAL
Analysis: Doctors’ boos show Obama’s tough road; Alonso-Zaldivar ASSOCIATED PRESS
Discord grows over public health care plan; Wolf USA TODAY
Fear Stalks Debate on Health Reform; Koffler, Drucker ROLL CALL
The president’s health care promises; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
HEALTH HUSTLE; Lowry NEW YORK POST
For Republicans, a Health-Care Opportunity; Editorial NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
Climate Trap; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Oil hovers below $71 on economic recovery concerns; Kennedy ASSOCIATED PRESS
DEFENSE/WAR ON TERROR:
U.S. to Confront, Not Board, North Korean Ships; Sanger NEW YORK TIMES
Poll Shows Drop in Support of Karzai as Afghan Leader; Filkins, Ellick NEW YORK TIMES
Britain to Investigate Role in Iraq; Burns NEW YORK TIMES
Seeking Truth and Trust in Pakistan; DeYoung WASHINGTON POST
New Afghanistan Commander Will Review Troop Placements; Jaffe WASHINGTON POST
Combat Troops on Pace to Leave Iraqi Cities; Bakri WASHINGTON POST
A Home for the Uighurs; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
Audit Finds That U.S. Overpaid Blackwater; Dreazen WALL STREET JOURNAL
Afghan presidential campaign opens; Faiez ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. LOCAL:
Calif. Aid Request Spurned By U.S.; Cho, Dennis, Vick; WASHINGTON POST
Same-Sex Marriage Gains Traction; Craig WASHINGTON POST
With Senate in Dispute, N.Y. Politics a ‘Circus’; Richburg WASHINGTON POST
Western states want reins on federal power; Barabak LOS ANGELES TIMES
OF NOTE:
Defiance Grows as Iran’s Leader Sets Vote Review; Worth, Fathi NEW YORK TIMES
In Iran, an Iron Cleric, Now Blinking; MacFarquhar NEW YORK TIMES
A Massive Crowd Defies Ban in Iran; Erdbrink WASHINGTON POST
Signs of Fraud Abound, But Not Hard Evidence; Kessler, Cohen WASHINGTON POST
Obama beats Brad Pitt as most stylish man: poll; REUTERS
TOP BLOGS:
WI-Gov: PPP Says Doyle in Rough Shape; SWING STATE PROJECT
DCCC, NRCC Tip Their Hands; SWING STATE PROJECT
CIA: Panetta doesn’t believe Cheney rooting for terrorist attack; CNN POLITICAL TICKER
Bachmann Not Ruling Out Bid For Governor; TALKING POINTS MEMO