Honest Graft: Big Money and the American Political ProcessAn election year expose, this extraordinary inside report explains how the campaign money machines have become the new corruption in politics, and how members of Congress have become financially bound to scores of special interest groups. |
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Introduction | 3 |
Why Money Is Important | 7 |
An Iron Triangle | 29 |
Copyright | |
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