A Tangled Web

By Emily Heil and Anna Palmer
Roll Call Staff

Nov. 7, 2007, 12 a.m.

Conspiracy theorists were in a snit over an Internet company that manages dozens of lawmakers’ official Web sites blocking bloggers using the popular blogspot domain name from directly linking to the Members’ sites. But, it turns out, there’s a purely technical reason for the block — not the sexier, partisan one that some bloggers suspected.

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