Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy?

By Mary Ann Akers
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 3, 2005, 12 a.m.

It didn’t take House Republicans long after an indictment was handed down against Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) before they started spreading a rumor about Democratic coercion. The story went that Texas prosecutor Ronnie Earle, who hinted just weeks earlier that he would not indict the Hammer, changed course after Democrats as far up the ladder as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) put the screws to him.



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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, “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

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