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"Family of Secrets"
Russ Baker provides an intense investigative report on the secrets of the Bush dynasty and "its rise to power." The author also reveals hidden connections of power between the Bushes and their cohorts and "major historical events," including the "assassination of John F. Kennedy" and "Watergate."
Tags: George W. Bush; Bush dynasty; John F. Kennedy; Watergate; Nixon; democracy; Karl Rove; Poppy Bush; Hurricane Katrina; Iraq
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Follow the Money
Anderson examines how the Texas political system and the White House were "dominated by a group of ultra-right-wing conservatives" through their money. "The scandals at the heart of Follow the Money are Watergate, Teapot Dome, the Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier rolled upinto one."
Tags: Karl Rove; Jack Abramoff; Tom DeLay; George W. Bush; politics; Texas; White House; government;
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Politicizing the Justice Department
McClatchy's Washington Bureau found that "White House political operatives had intervened in the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys." In their places, were appointed attorney's who agreed with the administrations.
Tags: Justice Department; Senate; U.S. Attorney; Congress; Alberto Gonzales; Karl Rove; Paul McNulty; David Iglesias; Bush administration
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Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal and the Selling of the Iraq War
"Hubris is a narrative that tells the behind the scenes of story of events inside the White House, CIA, Pentagon, State Department and Congress as President Bush sold the country on the need to go to war against Iraq. It reveals how the Bush administration distorted, twisted, and embellished intelligence to present a thoroughly false picture that Iraq was a storehouse of weapons of mass destruction, was reconstituting its nuclear program, and had relationships with al Qaeda terrorists- despite significant doubts and dissents from numerous intelligence analysts and government experts." It also delves into the role of the news organizations in selling the idea and how White House officials undermined Iraq critics.
Tags: Iraq War; al Qaeda; George W. Bush; Bush; weapons of mass destruction; CIA; Pentagon; White House; Congress; Saddam Hussein; Karl Rove; Dick Cheney;
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Reporting Series on Karl Rove and CIA Leak
Isikoff reported on the scandal surrounding the leak of Valerie Plame's role as an undercover CIA operative. Isikoff wrote about how the scandal evolved for two years, and how its roots lie with Karl Rove.
Tags: CIA; espionage; undercover agent; spy; government conspiracy
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Karl Rove in a Corner
This story, written shortly before the 2004 presidential election, is an in-depth look at Bush campaign strategist Karl Rove. It examines his early successes, including a very close judicial race in Alabama, and notes patterns in the way he runs campaigns. That article shows how his experiences working in Texas affected the rest of his career. The purpose of the article was to "try and give Atlantic readers a deeper insight into arguably the most important political strategist in a generation..."
Tags: political campaigns; George Bush; Federal Election Commission; Perry O. Hooper