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Paperback: 9780060548537, 1 edition (Perennial, January 1, 2004), cover price $14.95
The Buying of the President 2004: Who's Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challengers--And What They Expect in Return
The founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity shines a harsh light on the special interests that seek to control the political process by bankrolling presidential politics--Democrat, Republican, and Independent--and provides an in-depth, investigative profile of each of the major presidential candidates. Original. 60,000 first printing.
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Product Description:
Is The Oval Office For Sale?
The Buying of the President 2004 reveals how the process of choosing a president has moved from the voting booth to the auction block, and highlights the special interests that heavily invest in the politicians seeking the nation's highest office. Lewis and his team reveal and investigate the sponsors and the known and not-so-known conflicts of interest entangling each of the aspirants to the White House. This is the only book of its kind, containing investigative profiles and personal histories of the major presidential candidates.
Here you will find answers to questions like
- Which candidate was paid by a pharmaceutical firm to give speeches while running for the Senate?
- Who turned the Homeland Security Act into a bonanza for the biotech industry?
- Which candidate proposed 32 separate tax breaks for big businesses that support his campaign?
- Who is the "go-to guy" for the insurance industry?
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