Scanlon Redux

By Mary Ann Akers
Roll Call Staff

May 9, 2006, 12 a.m.

Johns Hopkins University officials say they were not aware that they had an admitted felon defending his graduate thesis in the university’s government masters program in Washington, D.C. Maybe they just assumed Michael Scanlon was another hunky trust-fund baby and former lifeguard who needed another degree under his preppy belt.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article