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The price of politics

"This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. More than half the book focuses on the intense 44-day crisis in June and July 2011 when the Uni...

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Main Author: Woodward, Bob, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack.
Budget > United States.
Budget deficits > United States.
Fiscal policy > United States.
Government spending policy > United States.
United States > Economic policy.
United States > Appropriations and expenditures, 2011.
United States > Economic conditions > 2009-
United States > Politics and government > 2009-
Summary: "This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. More than half the book focuses on the intense 44-day crisis in June and July 2011 when the United States came to the brink of a potentially catastrophic default on its debt."--Note to readers.
Physical Description: xvii, 428 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781451651102
1451651104
Author Notes: Bob Woodward is the author or co-author of seven #1 national bestsellers, including "All the President's Men," "The Brethren," & "The Agenda." He is Assistant Managing Editor of "The Washington Post" & lives in Washington, D.C.

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