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This book is a handbook of sorts, an alphabetical index of legislation that has faced opposition from members of the Republican party.In the tumultuous landscape of American politics, the clash of ideologies often finds its battleground within legislative chambers. The following chapters attempt to present a comprehensive overview of legislation that has sparked vigorous opposition from the Republican Party. From contentious debates on healthcare...
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In this funny, fast-paced, razor-sharp, well-reasoned, and supremely savvy critique of the state of our union under the disastrous reign of Barack Obama, bestselling author, Fox News contributor, syndicated columnist, and popular radio host Monica Crowley asks (and answers) the pressing question: What the @$%& has happened to America? "The Happy Warrior's Guide to the Great American Comeback," What the (Bleep) Just Happened? doesn't simply bemoan...
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Introduction to American Government
The American Democracy in History and Context
Understand the essential elements of American Democracy in its historical development. This Book is your guide in understanding the structure and principles of the U.S. government and the Constitution and what defines democracy and the balance of power between the various branches of government.
This Book is perfect for any High School or College Student to get...
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The 2009 financial stimulus bill ran to more than 1,100 pages, yet it wasn't even given to Congress in its final form until thirteen hours before debate was set to begin, and it was passed twenty-eight hours later. How are representatives expected to digest so much information in such a short time.
The answer? They aren't. With “Legislating in the Dark”, James M. Curry reveals that the availability of information about legislation is a key tool...
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Edward M. Kennedy is one of the most influential senators in Congress. For the last 35 years, he′s played a major role in events ranging from the Vietnam War to Supreme Court confirmations. He′s also been closely associated with issues such as health care, civil rights and campaign finance reform. More than the foremost lawmaker and best orator in the Senate, he′s enthralled (and disappointed) a generation who saw him as the keeper of his famous...
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How did a disheveled, intellectually combative gay Jew with a thick accent become one of the most effective (and funniest) politicians of our time?
Growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, the fourteen-year-old Barney Frank made two vital discoveries about himself: he was attracted to government, and to men. He resolved to make a career out of the first attraction and to keep the second a secret. Now, fifty years later, his sexual orientation is widely...
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During the scandal of the 1990s, the media force-fed America and the world a steady diet of Monica Lewinsky's blue dress, a wagging presidential finger, and parsing phrases like the meaning of is. Now, Congressman James Rogan has opened his private diaries for both modern readers and for history by penning the ultimate insider's story on what led a very reluctant House of Representatives to impeach a then-very popular American president. From his...
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