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Catastrophe : How Obama, Congress, And The Special Interests Are Transforming–a Slump Into A Crash, Freedom Into Socialism, And A Disaster Into A Catastrophe–and How To Fight Back

  • Catastrophe : How Obama, Congress, And The Special Interests Are Transforming--a Slump Into A Crash, Freedom Into Socialism, And A Disaster Into A Catastrophe--and How To Fight Back

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    Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

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    Book, 1st ed, Harper, 2009

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    So begins Dick Morris and Eileen McGann’s latest and most important book. Now, in Catastrophe, Morris and McGann take a hard look at America in free fall-and at how Obama is transforming a vulnerable America into a socialist state. They tell the truth about Obama and his radical policies: He will destroy our health care system so that no one gets adequate care. Morris and McGann spell out how Congress is complicit: How Senator Chris Dodd and Congressman Charlie Rangel use special interests and special friends for their own enrichment and glorification. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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In The Graveyard Of Empires : America’s War In Afghanistan

  • In The Graveyard Of Empires : America's War In Afghanistan

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    Seth G. Jones

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    Book, 1st ed, W.W. Norton & Co, 2009

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    A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. Harnessing important new historical research on insurgencies and integrating thousands of declassified government documents, Jones shows how the siphoning of resources to Iraq left U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan ineffectual and without support. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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A Failure Of Capitalism : The Crisis Of ‘08 And The Descent Into Depression

  • A Failure Of Capitalism : The Crisis Of '08 And The Descent Into Depression

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    Richard A. Posner

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    Book, Harvard University Press, 2009

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    Posner analyzes the two basic remedial approaches to the crisis, which correspond to the two theories of the cause of the Great Depression: the monetarist?that the Federal Reserve Board allowed the money supply to shrink, thus failing to prevent a disastrous deflation?and the Keynesian?that the depression was the product of a credit binge in the 1920?s, a stock-market crash, and the ensuing downward spiral in economic activity. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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Epic Journey : The 2008 Elections And American Politics

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Koran, Kalashnikov, And Laptop : The Neo-Taliban Insurgency In Afghanistan

  • Koran, Kalashnikov, And Laptop : The Neo-Taliban Insurgency In Afghanistan

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    Antonio Giustozzi

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    Book, Columbia University Press, 2008

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    In the first book ever to be published on the neo-Taliban, Antonio Giustozzi provocatively argues that the appearance of the neo-Taliban should in no way have been a surprise. With the West cutting corners to maintain peace within the country, which included tolerating Afghanistan’s burgeoning opium trade, the Taliban was able to regroup and grow in strength, weapons, and recruits. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (LOWER LEVEL)  DS371.4 .G58 2008  AVAILABLE

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Engaging The Muslim World

  • Engaging The Muslim World

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    Juan Cole

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    Book, 1st ed, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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    With clarity and concision, Juan Coledisentangles the key foreign policy issues that America is grappling with today–from our dependence on Middle East petroleum to the promotion of Islamophobia by the American right–and delivers his informed advice on the best way forward.Cole?s unique ability to take the true Muslim perspective into account when looking at East-West relations make his insights well-rounded and prescient as he suggests a course of action onfundamental issues like religion, oil,war and peace. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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The Case For Big Government

  • The Case For Big Government

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    Jeff Madrick

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    Book, Princeton University Press, 2009

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    Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government. In this perceptive and eye-opening book, Madrick proves that an engaged government–a big government of high taxes and wise regulations–is necessary for the social and economic answers that Americans desperately need in changing times. The Case for Big Government considers whether the government can adjust its current policies and set the country right. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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Taking Sides. Clashing Views On Political Issues

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Ending The Iraq War : A Primer

  • Ending The Iraq War : A Primer

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    Phyllis Bennis

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    Book, Olive Branch Press, 2009

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    Even before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, challenging questions were on the rise. Phyllis Bennis was one of the many Middle East and UN-watchers who anticipated disaster long before the first U.S. troops crossed into Iraq. With the Bush administration and most Democratic presidential candidates for the 2008 elections agreeing that U.S. troops will remain in Iraq “indefinitely” this handy guide is a must-read. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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Why Presidents Fail

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The American Anomaly : U.S. Politics And Government In Comparative Perspective

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Descent Into Chaos : The United States And The Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, Afghanistan, And Central Asia

  • Descent Into Chaos : The United States And The Failure Of Nation Building In Pakistan, Afghanistan, And Central Asia

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    Ahmed Rashid

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    Book, Viking, 2008

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    The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (LOWER LEVEL)  DS371.4 .R37 2008  AVAILABLE

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The Strongest Tribe : War, Politics, And The Endgame In Iraq

  • The Strongest Tribe : War, Politics, And The Endgame In Iraq

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    Bing West

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    Book, Random House, 2008

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    From a universally respected combat journalist, a gripping history based on five years of front-line reporting about how the war was turned around?and the choice now facing America During the fierce battle for Fallujah, Bing West asked an Iraqi colonel why the archterrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had fled in women?s clothes. Based on extensive experience in the war zone, Bing West recounts how Soldiers and Marines showed the President and the Pentagon the way to solve the Iraq insurgency problem. Trainor USMC (Ret.) Co-author of The Generals’ War and COBRA II: The Inside Story of the Invation and Occupation of Iraq ?Some four decades ago I told Bing West that his book, the Village, would become a classic in counterinsurgency warfare. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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The Inheritance : The World Obama Confronts And The Challenges To American Power

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Change We Can Believe In : Barack Obama’s Plan To Renew America’s Promise

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