Shorts Get Their 15 Minutes

Festival Includes Showcase of Political Films

By Brandace Simmons
Roll Call Staff

Sept. 13, 2007, 12 a.m.

From gun control, immigration and political canvassing to the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the DC Shorts Film Festival will reel out an array of political and current-event-based short films starting today.

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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