Madame Tussauds Waxes Political

May 18, 2009, 12 a.m.

So your invitation to the White House Correspondents Dinner got lost in the mail, and you were stuck in the “purple tunnel of doom” on Inauguration Day. No worries: You can still get your photo taken with Barack and Michelle. In fact, if you’d like to tell Katie Couric about the experience, you can do that, too.

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