Biden in Action: In Romania, He Mixed Intuition and Smarts

By Jim Rosapepe
Special to Roll Call
Aug. 27, 2008, 12 a.m.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s selection of Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) as his running mate understandably is being analyzed in excruciating detail for its political impacts: Will it unite the Democratic Party? Will he help the ticket in the election? Will his prior disagreements with Obama, for example, on the war in Iraq, help or hurt Obama’s campaign?



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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

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