Obama’s Grand Acceptance Recalls Past, Looks to Future

By Erin P. Billings and Tory Newmyer
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 28, 2008, 11:40 p.m.

Before a roaring crowd of 84,000 convention-goers at Invesco Field at Mile High Thursday night, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, delivering a speech that did little to diminish his star power, but sought to paint his candidacy as both a serious endeavor and a solid break from the last eight years of GOP dominance in the White House.



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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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