Current Events : Political

Six years ago he ran a baseball team. Now he's the leader of the free world. In this book, "the Bush campaign's Renaissance man" (Time) charts George W. Bush's wild and improbable path to the White House. "Stevens, get in here and let's bond!" cried the governor. It was June 1999, and Stuart Stevens had just arrived in Austin, Texas from New York City to join a close-knit group of Texans dedicated to propelling a one-term governor into the White House. They faced formidable obstacles, from a nation enjoying peace and record prosperity to an experienced opponent aided by seasoned advisers who bragged that the campaign would be "a slaughterhouse." But Texans, as Stevens learned, are a confident bunch, and the Bush crowd always thought they could pull it off, even on the brink of losing. The New Yorker has praised Stevens for having "a wonderful eye for the curiosities of human behavior," and here he tells the surprisingly funny story of the Bush campaign the public never saw--from the Austin coffee shop where he watched Karl Rove sketch out the Republican master plan on a napkin to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, where the blue-jeaned future president prepared for the make-or-break debates no one expected him to win. Here's the inside dope on the rise and flame-out of John McCain, the struggle to come up with a message to trump a booming economy ("Times have never been better. Vote for a change," they joked), the Bush team's "under-the-radar" campaign to steal West Virginia and Tennessee from the Democrats, and the fierce debate over tough anti-Gore spots that Bush refused to air. (The ads included footage of Al Gore describing his background as a tobacco farmer--"I've raised it, I've sold it..."--intercut with shots of him crying as he described his sister's death from cancer.) Here too is the story of how the campaign and the GOP vied for control of the Rep more...

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A United Nations insider exposes how anti-American and antidemocratic forces have hijacked the UN and put America and its allies at risk Politicians and pundits are imploring the United States to give the UN a major role in American foreign policy. more...

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Even before September 11, 2001, threat assessments suggested that the United States should prepare to respond to terrorist attacks inside its borders. This monograph examines the use of military medical assets to support civil authorities in the aftermath of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or conventional high explosives attack inside the United States. more...

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Since the end of the Cold War, and perhaps even the early days of the Turkish Republic, there have rarely been so many open questions regarding Turkey?s role in the world. What is Turkey?s place in Eu-rope, NATO, and the E.U.? What risks and opportunities exist for Turkey in a conflict-ridden Middle East? How will Ankara deal with a changing Russia, an un-stable Caucasus, and Central Asia? Can Turkey?s competitive relationship with Greece be moderated against a back-ground of successive Balkan crises? Meanwhile, Turkey faces daunting political, economic, and social pres-sures at home, which in turn affect the country?s foreign and security policies. more...

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Voice of Reason shows why both the Left and the Right are to blame for America's current problems. Preoccupied with hating each other, liberals and conservatives are polarized by issues, suspicious of each other, and inflexible in their beliefs. But Voice of Reason is a breath of fresh air in today's toxic political climate. With elections coming in 2004, America needs a voice from the middle and Ronn Owens is that voice. more...

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