Decisions come behind closed doors at the Capitol

Decisions come behind closed doors at the Capitol: "For days, two of the most powerful lawmakers in the Legislature were missing.

Sen. Steve Ogden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Jim Pitts, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, had squirreled themselves away together for long periods of time. Their staffs weren't sure where they were or when they might return. Their closest political allies were unable to raise them on their cell phones."