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"There is in America today a palpable discontent with politics as usual. Apprehension over the nation's future abounds. Unhappiness with the quality of leadership is everywhere to be seen: from the insurgent campaigns of H. Ross Perot to conservative pundit Patrick Buchanan to former California governor Jerry Brown. The search for a vision of politics that might galvanize the electorate has sparked the most volatile presidential race in decades."--BOOK...

"Elections, the basic mechanism of representative democracy, should be untainted by corruption and provide a platform for free speech. But running for office takes money--a lot of it, usually--which means campaign finance has become a pitched battle over the fundamental political values of free speech versus fair elections. With insiders' perspectives, Farrar-Myers and Dwyre tell the story of what it took to pass campaign finance legislation, provide...

The author points out where the media have erred, and offers a wealth of vividly told anecdotes that show how an irresponsible press threatens the freedoms that Americans hold dear.

"This Dictionary provides extensive political, economic, and social background on the Reagan-Bush era through a detailed chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, events, institutions, policies, and issues."--Jacket.

Quest for the Presidency 1992 reveals for the first time the full story of what really happened in the tumultuous 1992 presidential election. With unparalleled access to the inner workings of the various campaigns, Newsweek's award-winning team of reporters gathered the in-depth stories of the candidates; their handlers, pollsters, and supporters; and their strategies, strengths, and weaknesses.

Kuypers charts the potential effects the printed presses and broadcast media have upon the messages of political and social leaders when they discuss controversial issues. Examining over 800 press reports on race and homosexuality from 116 different newspapers, Kuypers meticulously documents a liberal political bias in mainstream news. This book asserts that such a bias hurts the democratic process by ignoring non-mainstream left positions and vilifying...

"From the woman who has reported on every president from Kennedy to Clinton for United Press International: a unique glimpse into the White House - and a telling record of the ever-changing relationship between the presidency and the press." "Assigned to the White House press corps in 1961, Thomas was the first woman to close a press conference with "Thank you, Mr. President," and has covered every administration since Kennedy's. Along the way, she...

Articles published in "The Nation" during the 1990s include contributions by E.L. Doctorow, Susan Faludi, Allen Ginsberg, Molly Ivins, Arthur Miller, Michael Moore, Salman Rushdie, and Calvin Trillin.

Features over 250 entries covering key cabinet members, advisors, events, laws, and social trends prominent during the Reagan presidency.