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First Term Senators Stock Up for 2008 Re-election Bids

By Lauren W. Whittington
Roll Call Staff

July 28, 2005, 12 a.m.

Their next rendezvous with the ballot box may be more than three years away, but a majority of the 33 Senators up for re-election in 2008 have been steadily stockpiling campaign cash — some at a much more aggressive clip than others.

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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