 She also spent three years as a reporter for "Roll Call" newspaper, chronicling the House Republican leadership, Congress' response to the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as trade disputes and spending battles.Crabtree has written for several magazines, including "The Weekly Standard" and The Economist-owned "Capital Style", where she was a senior writer.She has won several awards for investigative reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Press Club.