Under Obama, Majority Leader no longer needs to be attacker
(NEWSER) - When George Bush was boss, Harry Reid had to play attack dog—but with Barack Obama in office, the Senate majority leader has returned to a role more comfortable to him, writes Shailagh Murray in a Washington Post profile. These days, he’s a “dealmaker”—like Obama, he aims to win bipartisan support for legislation. And he fits the post well, says Rahm Emanuel. “He knows all the senators' strengths and vulnerabilities.” More»