Can You Hear Me Now?

By Emily Heil and Anna Palmer
Roll Call Staff

Dec. 4, 2007, 12 a.m.

Rep. Tom Tancredo wasn’t turning a deaf ear to his GOP presidential campaign adviser Bay Buchanan when he was spotted by an HOH tipster Saturday night, wearing what appeared to be headphones — he actually was trying to hear her better. The Colorado Republican, who was dining with Buchanan on Saturday night in the corner booth at Ted’s Montana Grill in Crystal City, Va., looked like he might have been trying to listen to a football game or, perhaps was engrossed in a book on tape, instead of listening to his dining companion.

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