Leahy Rejects Executive Privilege Claim; Contempt Citations Could Follow Next Week
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) ruled today that the White House claim of executive privilege covering testimony and documents from former top aides to President Bush was overbroad, unsubstantiated and not legally valid.
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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, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels 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










