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Takeover The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy

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Author: Savage, Charlie
ISBN: 9780316118057

by Savage, Charlie

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9780316118057
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Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2008-04-28
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy for its revelation of an emerging threat to the checks and balances devised by our Founding Fathers, Takeover is a searing investigation into how a group of true believers, led by Dick Cheney, has seized vast powers for the presidency-and permanently altered the constitutional balance of American democracy.

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Charlie Savage began his reporting career in 1999, covering local and state government for the Miami Herald. In 2003, he joined the Boston Globe's Washington Bureau. Savage lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.

Inside the Bunker	p. 3
The Fall of the Imperial Presidency and the Rise of Dick Cheney: 1789-1976	p. 10
"A Cabal of Zealots": 1977-2000	p. 38
The Agenda	p. 70
"Behind Closed Doors": Secrecy I	p. 85
The Unleashing: Laws and Treaties I	p. 119
"A Hollow Shell": Secrecy II	p. 160
Pushback and Purge: Laws and Treaties II	p. 177
The Torture Ban	p. 209
Power of the Pen: Signing Statements	p. 228
"To Say What the Law Is": The Supreme Court	p. 250
Centralize and Control: The Executive Branch	p. 279
The Politics of Presidential Power	p. 308
Afterword	p. 331
Acknowledgments	p. 351
Notes	p. 353
Index	p. 403
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