Clean Election Process Would Be a Welcome Break From the Past

By Donna Brazile
Roll Call Contributing Writer

Dec. 18, 2007, 12 a.m.

Ben Ginsberg and I don’t agree on much of anything. For starters, he is a Republican legal expert on election laws and I am a Democratic activist for the vigorous protection and enforcement of voting rights and civil rights laws. But at a recent Pew/Electionline 2008 Journalists’ Forum, we found common ground by agreeing that voters should decide elections — not political parties.

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