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Zusatztext "Veteran Washington journalist Corn highlights the Obama presidency's most important and dramatic events ... the book brings a different perspective just as Obama fights for re-election." Informationen zum Autor David Corn is a veteran Washington, DC, journalist who has written or co-written five New York Times bestsellers, including the No.1 bestseller Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump; Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War ; and, most recently, American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy. He is the Washington, DC, bureau chief of Mother Jones, and an MSNBC analyst. He has won the George Polk Award and a National Magazine Award. Klappentext Heading into the 2012 campaign, Barack Obama was coming off of a period of bitter battles with an emboldened Republican opposition dedicated to impeding his presidency. These crises and fierce debates transformed Obama and profoundly shaped the terrain for what would be his last election. Drawing on interviews with high-ranking White House officials, Obama's inner circle, members of Congress, and others, David Corn takes the reader into the Oval Office and the back rooms on Capitol Hill for a fast-paced and gripping account of the major clashes and events that defined Obama's presidency, including the controversial tax-cut deal with Congress, the repeal of Don't Ask/Don't Tell, the near shutdown of the government, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the intense, high-wire debt-ceiling face-off. A vivid and powerful account of White House decision making, Showdown offers a unique and enlightening look at the turbulent American political scene during one of the most consequential moments of the nation's history, and explains the fascinating and complicated leader at the heart of this vortex. Zusammenfassung Veteran journalist David Corn—Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine and New York Times bestselling author of Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Bush —now brings us Showdown ! the dramatic inside story of Barack Obama’s fight to save his presidency. With Bob Woodward-esque insight and narrative flair! Corn takes readers into the White House and behind the political scenes during the beleaguered president’s pivotal third year! and explores the most earth-shaking events of the Obama presidency—from the game changing 2010 elections to the Arab Spring! the debt ceiling battle with Congressional Republicans! the killing of Osama bin Laden and beyond. ...
