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Index
Title Page
Epigraph
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
* BONUS CHAPTER FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION *
CHAPTER 1 - ONWS
THE RISE AND FALL OF “ DOLLAR BILL” RICHARDSON
DRIVING TOM DASCHLE
PERFORMANCE CZAR NANCY KILLEFER TAKES A DIVE
BAILING OUT AT TREASURY
EPA DEPUTY NOMINEE JON CANNON’ S ROUGH WATERS
CHARLES FREEMAN: AN UN - INTELLIGENT CHOICE
CHAPTER 2 - BITTER HALF
VALERIE JARRETT: GODMOTHER, CONFIDANTE, SLUMLORD
MRS. O. SCREWS THE POOR
DOCTORING THE BIDDING PROCESS
EARMARKS AND EDIFICE COMPLEX
CORPORATE PERKS FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE
THE OBAMAS AND THE AYERS: VERY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS
CHAPTER 3 - VETTING THE VEEP
MBNA: MAKING BIDEN’ S NEPOTISM APPARENT
MEET THE RAINMAKERS
THE BIDEN FAMILY AND TRIAL LAWYERS: BFF!
BIDEN’S SLEAZY REZKO CONNECTION
RIDING THE RAILS
CHAPTER 4 - MEET THE MESS
CIA INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR LEON PANETTA: LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND ENTRENCHED
COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE: CHINAGATE-TAINTED, INTEREST - CONFLICTED CRONY
HUD’ S NO. 2 MAN RON SIMS: ENEMY OF TRANSPARENCY
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER: CRIME-CODDLING CORPORATE LAWYER
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE RON KIRK: TAX CHEAT
HHS SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: THE NOMINEE WHO COULDN’T COUNT
LABOR SECRETARY HILDA SOLIS: SELF-LOBBYING UNION LACKEY
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD: EARMARK MAN
EPA CHIEF LISA JACKSON: CLEAN AS SHE SAYS, NOT AS SHE CLEANS
CHAPTER 5 - BACKROOM BUDDIES
CAROL BROWNER: ETHICALLY CHALLENGED ENERGY CZAR
ADOLFO CARRIÓN : ETHICALLY STAINED URBAN CZAR
NANCY DEPARLE: HEALTH CZAR WITH DEEP CORPORATE TIES
STEVE “ CHOOCH ” RATTNER: THE AUTO CZAR’S SHADY TINSELTOWN TRADE
TECHNOLOGY CZAR VIVEK KUNDRA: PETTY THIEF, CLUELESS CHIEF
CHAPTER 6 - MONEY MEN
LARRY THE HEDGE FUND MANAGER
TIMMY THE TAX - CHEATING, BAILOUT - BUNGLING BUREAUCRAT
IN CAHOOTS WITH CITICORP
THE SUBPRIME GANG
RAHM - BO THE RICH
LOUIS THE VACUUM CLEANER
GARY THE GOLDMAN SACHS GUY
JIMMY THE MUNI BOND MAN
GEORGE THE GENEROUSLY PAID GENERAL COUNSEL
MARK THE CORPORATE LOBBYIST
CHAPTER 7 - SEIU
THE BLAGO - SEIU - OBAMA CONVERGENCE
LIVING LARGE IN L . A .
A SEA OF PURPLE PAYOFFS
“ THE PERSUASION OF POWER ”
CHAPTER 8 - OBAMACORN
SEE NO EMBEZZLEMENT, HEAR NO EMBEZZLEMENT, SPEAK NO EMBEZZLEMENT
OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEB
TAX EVADERS ‘R’ US
MUSCLE FOR THE MONEY
CHAPTER 9 - THE CLINTONS
LIAR, LIAR, PANTSUIT ON FIRE
TRANSPARENCY AND TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE
COSMIC TIES
ADVENTURES IN KAZAKHSTAN
PAYING AND PLAYING AT HOME
THE BOTTOM OF HILLARY’ S BARREL
EPILOGUE
* AFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION *
Acknowledgements
NOTES
INDEX
Copyright Page
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