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so damn much money the triumph of lobbying and the corrosion of american government
with a new foreword br in so damn much money veteran washington post editor and correspondent robert kaiser gives a detailed account of how the boom in political lobbying since the 1970s has shaped american politics by empowering special interests undermining effective legislation and discouraging the countrys best citizens from serving in office . kaiser traces this dramatic change in our political system through the colorful story of gerald s. j. cassidy one of washingtons most successful lobbyists . superbly told its an illuminating dissection of a political system badly in need of reform .
paperback random house inc 2010 isbn13 9780307385888 isbn10 0307385884
book type nf isbn 13 9780307385888 number of pages 406 publisher random house inc