Politics of the Dead
Roll Call Staff
After finishing a roughly 90-minute, thumping performance Tuesday night at a fundraiser for Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and saying cheese for photos with dozens of bleary-eyed Deadheads and Leahy supporters, guitarist Bob Weir was hungry. That was around 12:30 a.m., when the manager of the Old Ebbitt Grill got a call at home saying about 30 Grateful Dead people are in the restaurant and they want food.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels 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










