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Inside Congress : the shocking scandals, corruption, and abuse of power behind the scenes on Capitol Hill / Ronald Kessler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Pocket Books, c1997.Description: xiii, 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0671003852
  • 9780671003852
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Inside Congress.DDC classification:
  • 364.1/32/0973
LOC classification:
  • JK 1021 K42i 1997
Summary: This is the book Congress doesn't want you to see. It whisks you inside the most exclusive country club in the nation - where money is master, corruption is commonplace, and lawmakers routinely break the law without consequence. Based on in-depth interviews with Capitol Police officers, doormen, elevator operators, waiters, clerks, pages, staffers, and members of the House and Senate themselves, Inside Congress exposes the arrogance, hypocrisy, lies, and outright.Summary: lawlessness of Republican and Democrat alike. Inside Congress unmasks the dubious character of those we entrust with our government: philanderers who champion family values; defenders of the working class who live like kings and treat their staff like dirt; and assorted tyrants, drunks, and petty thieves who are in the business of taxing us and enriching themselves.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JK 1021 K42i 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000008068

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-284) and index.

This is the book Congress doesn't want you to see. It whisks you inside the most exclusive country club in the nation - where money is master, corruption is commonplace, and lawmakers routinely break the law without consequence. Based on in-depth interviews with Capitol Police officers, doormen, elevator operators, waiters, clerks, pages, staffers, and members of the House and Senate themselves, Inside Congress exposes the arrogance, hypocrisy, lies, and outright.

lawlessness of Republican and Democrat alike. Inside Congress unmasks the dubious character of those we entrust with our government: philanderers who champion family values; defenders of the working class who live like kings and treat their staff like dirt; and assorted tyrants, drunks, and petty thieves who are in the business of taxing us and enriching themselves.

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