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      By Gellman, Barton, 1960-
       2008., Penguin Press Call No: 973.931 C518g    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Dick Cheney changed history, defining his times and shaping a White House as no vice president has before--yet concealing most of his work from public view. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman shows how Cheney operated, why, and what he wrought. This is a work of careful, concrete, and original reporting backed by hundreds of interviews with close Cheney allies as well as rivals, many speaking candidly on the record for the first time. It is a study of the inner workings of the Bush administration and the vice president's central role as the administration's canniest power player. Gellman exposes the mechanics of Cheney's largely successful post-September 11 campaign to win unchecked power for the commander in chief, and reflects upon, and perhaps changes, the legacy that Cheney--and the Bush administration as a whole--will leave as they exit office.--From publisher description.
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      By Obama, Barack
       c2006., Crown Publishers Call No: BLK 973.049 O12a   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats--from terrorism to pandemic--that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description.
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      By Remnick, David
       2010., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: BLK Bio O12r    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Through extensive on-the-record interviews with friends and teachers, mentors and disparagers, family members and Obama himself, David Remnick demonstrates how a rootless, unaccomplished, and confused young man created himself first as a community organizer in Chicago, then as a Harvard Law School graduate, and finally as President of the United States "By looking at Obama's political rise through the prism of our racial history, Remnick gives us the conflicting agendas of black politicians: the dilemmas of ... heroes of the civil rights movement who are forced to reassess old loyalties and understand the priorties of a new eneration of African-American leaders. The Bridge revisits the American drama of race, from slavery to civil rights, and makes clear how Obama's quest is not just his own but is emblematic of a nation where destiny is defined by indiiduals keen to imagine a future that is different from the reality of their current lives." -- from publisher description.
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      By Podhoretz, John
       c2006., Crown Forum Call No: 973.931 C641p   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: It's the ultimate nightmare for conservatives: to awaken on November 5, 2008, to the news that Hillary Rodham Clinton is the President-elect of the United States. Could it really happen? As conservative commentator Podhoretz reveals, this is not just a "what if" scenario; it will happen--unless conservatives take action. This book shows that Hillary's plan to capture the White House is much further along than her enemies fear. Podhoretz uncovers the reasons why--many of them counterintuitive. He also destroys the comfortable myths about Clinton that conservatives cling to: She's too liberal to get elected. "Clinton fatigue" will keep her out of the Oval Office. You've heard them all, and they're wrong on every count. After shaking Republicans out of their complacency, Podhoretz lays out a strategy to stop Hillary in her tracks.--From publisher description.
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      By Miller, Mark Crispin
       c2004., W.W. Norton & Company Call No: 973.931 M649c   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your LibraryClick here to watch Summary Note: "But as Mark Crispin Miller argues that we are living in a state that would appall the Founding Fathers: a state that is neither democratic nor republican, and no more "conservative" than it is liberal. He exposes the Bush Republicans' unprecedented lawlessness, their bullying religiosity, their reckless militarism, their apocalyptic views of the economy and the planet, their emotional dependence on sheer hatefulness, and, above all, their long campaign against American democracy."--BOOK JACKET.
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      By Mayer, Jane
       c2008., Doubleday Call No: 973.931 M468d    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. Radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the American experiment. This is a dramatic account of how the United States made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. Whatever the short-term gains, there were incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country's place in the world, and its sense of itself.--From publisher description.
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      -- Truth, lies, and leadership
      By Comey, James B., 1960-
       2018., General, Flatiron Books Call No: Bio C732a   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: What is ethical leadership? How do you do what is right instead of what is politically expedient? How do you maintain loyalty to the values of the institutions you have sworn to protect, the values you have dedicated your entire life to upholding, even if that loyalty comes at your own personal expense? When Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey on May 9, 2017, it ignited a political firestorm. The man at the center of that storm has kept silent until now. James Comey writes about his role in the historic 2016 election and its aftermath. That campaign was far from the first time Comey had been put to the test. Comey takes readers through the cases and personal events that helped shape his views of justice, fairness, and ethical leadership. We see his resolve tested after a harrowing brush with death and a heartbreaking personal loss. He offers insights into the leadership styles of three very different presidents, and we learn why the leaders who had the most profound influence on him were those without titles or political office. Even without the events of 2016 and the surreal moments in the Trump White House that followed, Comey's career involved some of the most fascinating and controversial criminal cases in recent history. He discusses his intense encounters with the Mafia as an assistant U.S. attorney, a job he started under an up-and-coming Rudy Giuliani. He explains what was truly at issue in the prosecutions of Martha Stewart and Scooter Libby and in the battles against surveillance and torture policies in the George W. Bush administration. Comey writes about when he rushed to the hospital bedside of an ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft to intercept representatives sent by President Bush who were determined to subvert their own Justice Department. Comey also details the involvement he had over the years with Bill and Hillary Clinton - including the Whitewater investigation and his pursuit of the fugitive Marc Rich - and what really occurred when he found himself in charge of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Comey lays out exactly what went into the FBI's historic decisions and responds to the controversies and criticisms that resulted. Finally, Comey explains his frustrating and occasionally bizarre encounters with the incoming president, Donald Trump, and why he was unable to give Trump the pledge of loyalty he demanded. Although his rebuff of the president would come at great personal price, it was a sacrifice he was compelled to make, because the alternative for the country was a cost too great to bear. In September 2013, President Barack Obama appointed James Comey to the position of Director of the FBI. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the FBI's investigation of the Hillary Clinton email controversy. In 2017, James Comey was leading an investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election of 2016. This was expanded to include investigations into possible collusion between Trump campaign officials and Russia. President Donald Trump dismissed Comey on May 9, 2017.
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      By Isikoff, Michael  Corn, David
       c2006., Crown Publishers Call No: 956.7044 I81h   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your LibraryClick here to watch    Click here to view    More... Summary Note: Written by veteran journalists, this is the inside story of how President Bush took the nation to war using faulty and fraudulent intelligence. It takes us behind the scenes at the Bush White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress to answer all the vital questions about how the Bush administration came to invade Iraq. Filled with new revelations, Hubris is a narrative of intrigue that connects the dots between George W. Bush's expletive-laden outbursts at Saddam Hussein, the bitter battles between the CIA and the White House, the fights within the intelligence community over Saddam's weapons of mass destruction, the startling influence of an obscure academic on top government officials, the real reason Valerie Plame was outed, and a top reporter's ties to wily Iraqi exiles trying to start a war.--From publisher description.