McCain Revamps Convention Plans

By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 31, 2008, 6:08 p.m.

Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Sunday ordered his party to junk the program for the first day of the four-day convention that will culminate with his nomination for president, saying the potential for disaster along the Gulf Coast necessitates “taking off our political hats and putting on our American hats.”



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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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