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050 0 0 _aE902
_b.S38 2008
082 _222
_a973.931
_bSA-T
100 1 _aSavage, Charlie
245 1 0 _aTakeover
_bthe return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy
260 _aNew York
_bBack Bay Books
_c2008
300 _a422p.
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _aWith a new afterword by the author--P. 4 of cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aInside the bunker -- The fall of the imperial presidency and the rise of Dick Cheney : 1789-1976 -- "A cabal of zealots" : 1977-2000 -- The agenda -- "Behind closed doors" : secrecy I -- The unleashing : laws and treaties I -- "A hollow shell" : secrecy II -- The perseverance and the purge : laws and treaties II -- The torture ban -- Power of the pen : signing statements -- "To say what the law is" : the Supreme Court -- Discipline and control : the Executive Branch -- The politics of presidential power.
600 1 0 _aBush, George W.
_q(George Walker),
_d1946-
_xPolitical and social views.
600 1 0 _aCheney, Richard B.
_xPolitical and social views.
600 1 0 _aCheney, Richard B.
650 0 _aExecutive power
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aOfficial secrets
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aRight-wing extremists
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aFanaticism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aVice-Presidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y2001-2009.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008273678-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008273678-d.html
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