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Defending the Filibuster

The Soul of the Senate

by Richard A. Arenberg, Robert B. Dove ...

Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
This award-winning study of today's filibuster debate provides a historical overview of Senate rules and an updated analysis of recent controversies.In an age of increasingly divided partisan politics, many argue that the Senate filibuster is undemocratic or even unconstitutional. Recent legislative disputes have brought criticism of Senate rules into sharp relief, and demands for abolition or ... Read more

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This award-winning study of today's filibuster debate provides a historical overview of Senate rules and an updated analysis of recent controversies.In an age of increasingly divided partisan politics, many argue that the Senate filibuster is undemocratic or even unconstitutional. Recent legislative disputes have brought criticism of Senate rules into sharp relief, and demands for abolition or
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Across the Aisle

Why Bipartisanship Works for America

by Jill Long Thompson, Marcy Kaptur, Trent Lott, Tom Daschle, John Harwood, Todd Young, Dan Glickman, Marjorie Randon Hershey, André Carson, Olympia Snowe0, Allyson Y. Schwartz1, Charlene MacDonald2, Jason Altmire3, Curt Weldon4, Paul Helmke5, Don Bonker6, Richard W. Painter7 ...

Bipartisanship has been essential to America's success throughout its history. Today, however, there seems waning interest by politicians in both parties to work together to address pressing issues and find solutions.In Across the Aisle, highly respected Republicans and Democrats argue persuasively that, time and again, bipartisanship on the local, state, and national levels has proven integral to ... Read more

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Bipartisanship has been essential to America's success throughout its history. Today, however, there seems waning interest by politicians in both parties to work together to address pressing issues and find solutions.In Across the Aisle, highly respected Republicans and Democrats argue persuasively that, time and again, bipartisanship on the local, state, and national levels has proven integral to
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Fighting for Common Ground

How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress

by Olympia Snowe ...

An outspoken centrist, Senator Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and offered a sharp rebuke to the Senate, citing the dispiriting gridlock and polarization. After serving in the legislative branch at the state and federal levels for 40 years, including 18 years in the U.S. Senate, she explained that Washington wasn’t solving the big ... Read more

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An outspoken centrist, Senator Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and offered a sharp rebuke to the Senate, citing the dispiriting gridlock and polarization. After serving in the legislative branch at the state and federal levels for 40 years, including 18 years in the U.S. Senate, she explained that Washington wasn’t solving the big
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Fighting for Common Ground

How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress

by Olympia Snowe ...

Narrated by Pam Ward ...

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10 hours 8 min

An outspoken centrist, Senator Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and offered a sharp rebuke to the Senate, citing the dispiriting gridlock and polarization. After serving in the legislative branch at the state and federal levels for forty years, including eighteen years in the US Senate, she explained that Washington wasn't solving the ... Read more

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An outspoken centrist, Senator Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and offered a sharp rebuke to the Senate, citing the dispiriting gridlock and polarization. After serving in the legislative branch at the state and federal levels for forty years, including eighteen years in the US Senate, she explained that Washington wasn't solving the
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Broke

The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure

by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe ...

Narrated by Glenn Beck, Brian Sack ...

Abridged

11 hours 21 min

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, showcases his distinctive humor in taking on the political landscape in his fight to fix America—before it’s too late.As the most important presidential election in our history looms, ask yourself: Are America’s finances in better shape than they were four years ago? Or are we still BROKE?THE FACTS.<stro... ... Read more

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Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, showcases his distinctive humor in taking on the political landscape in his fight to fix America—before it’s too late.As the most important presidential election in our history looms, ask yourself: Are America’s finances in better shape than they were four years ago? Or are we still BROKE?THE FACTS.<stro...
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Fed Up!

Our Fight to Save America from Washington

by Rick Perry ...

Narrated by Ric Reitz ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

Now, do not misunderstand me, America is great.But we are fed up with being over-taxed and over-regulated. We are tired of being told how much salt to put on our food, what kind of cars we can drive, what kinds of guns we can own, what kind of prayers we are allowed to say and where we can say them, what we are allowed to do to elect political candidates, what kind of energy we can use, what ... Read more

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Now, do not misunderstand me, America is great.But we are fed up with being over-taxed and over-regulated. We are tired of being told how much salt to put on our food, what kind of cars we can drive, what kinds of guns we can own, what kind of prayers we are allowed to say and where we can say them, what we are allowed to do to elect political candidates, what kind of energy we can use, what
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It’s Even Worse Than It Looks

How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

by Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein ...

Narrated by William Hughes ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked, and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ... Read more

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Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked, and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become
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2010: Take Back America

A Battle Plan

by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann ...

Narrated by Pete Larkin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

The battle is coming. Casting your vote in the November 2010 election may be the most important thing you do all year. These elections will be the critical turning point for America's future. They're our chance to take back America. Dick Morris and Eileen McGann outline a strategy for victory—explaining the pitfalls and walking us through a path to winning control of Congress.The stakes: We face ... Read more

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The battle is coming. Casting your vote in the November 2010 election may be the most important thing you do all year. These elections will be the critical turning point for America's future. They're our chance to take back America. Dick Morris and Eileen McGann outline a strategy for victory—explaining the pitfalls and walking us through a path to winning control of Congress.The stakes: We face
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War on the Middle Class

How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War onthe American Dream and How to Fight Back

by Lou Dobbs ...

Narrated by Lou Dobbs ...

Abridged

4 hours 38 min

Prominent CNN host and commentator Lou Dobbs unleashes his manifesto on the vanishing American dream.Abridged CDs - 5 CDs, 6 hours ... Read more

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Prominent CNN host and commentator Lou Dobbs unleashes his manifesto on the vanishing American dream.Abridged CDs - 5 CDs, 6 hours
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Give Us Liberty

A Tea Party Manifesto

by Dick Armey, Matt Kibbe ...

Narrated by Pete Larkin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, President and CEO of FreedomWorks, Give Us Liberty defines the issues and agenda of the wildfire grassroots movement that is electrifying the nation, as it calls on fiscal conservatives to take back America. ... Read more

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Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, President and CEO of FreedomWorks, Give Us Liberty defines the issues and agenda of the wildfire grassroots movement that is electrifying the nation, as it calls on fiscal conservatives to take back America.
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The Great Suppression

Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy

by Zachary Roth ...

Narrated by Zach Villa ...

Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

A deeply reported look inside the new conservative movement working to undermine American democracy.Control of the country is up for grabs—and Republicans have been rigging the game in their favor. Twenty-two states have passed restrictions on voting. Ruthless gerrymandering has given the GOP a long-term grip on Congress. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has eviscerated campaign finance laws, boosting ... Read more

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A deeply reported look inside the new conservative movement working to undermine American democracy.Control of the country is up for grabs—and Republicans have been rigging the game in their favor. Twenty-two states have passed restrictions on voting. Ruthless gerrymandering has given the GOP a long-term grip on Congress. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has eviscerated campaign finance laws, boosting
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The Prince

by Niccolo Machiavelli ...

Narrated by Nelson Runger ...

Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

Witty, informative, and devilishly shrewd, this work is a must-listen for anyone interested in politics and power. The world-renowned philosopher's classic treatise reveals the techniques and strategies for gaining and keeping political control. "How we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done, will rather bring about his own ... Read more

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Witty, informative, and devilishly shrewd, this work is a must-listen for anyone interested in politics and power. The world-renowned philosopher's classic treatise reveals the techniques and strategies for gaining and keeping political control. "How we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done, will rather bring about his own
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