Madam Senator

Madam Senator Review

Danika Cahill, is running for U.S. Senator from Washington State in the year 2020. Like Harry Truman, Danika speaks plainly and with none of the usual politician's double speak the public is used to hearing. She wants to tax the rich, reduce the military, and give medical care to everyone. The very ideas that may very will cause her trouble once in Washington D.C.
Danika knows it and is prepared to fight for what she believes in.
Sam McGibbon has been her body guard, on loan from the Washington State Patrol, during her campaign. After saving her life, Danika asks Sam to join her in D.C. to watch her back while she tends to her senator's duties and keep track of the political issues that define her term as senator. Together they head to Washington D.C. to change the landscape of the country's politics.
Conrad Jansen, senior Republican senator and main opposition to Senator Cahill's political agenda, has other ideas. Ideas that can cause Danika harm if she doesn't heed his warnings. He'll stop at nothing to maintain his control on Washington.
From made up stories of her divorce leaked to the press, to the attempts on her life, to break-ins, car crashes, and office bugging. It's a busy time for the senator and Sam in D.C. Not to mention an assassination attempt in her own state.
Nothing says welcome home to Seattle like an attempt on your life.

With No Apologies: The Personal and Political Memoirs of United States Senator Barry M. Goldwater

With No Apologies: The Personal and Political Memoirs of United States Senator Barry M. Goldwater Review

With No Apologies: The Personal and Political Memoirs of United States Senator by Barry M Goldwater 1979 Hardcover

My Senator And Me: A Dog's Eye View Of Washington, D.C.

My Senator And Me: A Dog's Eye View Of Washington, D.C. Review

Living legends Ted Kennedy and David Small team up to provide a smart, funny, and affectionate look at life in our nation's capital from the perspective of the senator and his very perceptive dog.

There's an old saying: "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." A few years ago, Senator Ted Kennedy decided to do just that.
Now his beloved Portuguese Water Dog Champion Amigo's Seventh Wave (nicknamed Splash) is the most famous canine on Capitol Hill. Here we follow Senator Kennedy and Splash through a busy day in D.C., from press conferences to meetings with school groups to committee discussions to a floor vote. The result is an exciting, behind-the-scenes look at the life of one of the most energetic figures in American politics -- and, of course, his equally famous owner.

The American Senator

The American Senator Review

Despite a decreasing popularity throughout his career, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) has become one of the most notable and respected English novelists of the Victorian Era. His penetrating novels on political, social and gender issues of his day have placed him among such nineteenth century literary icons as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Trollope penned 47 novels in his career, in addition to various short stories, travel books and biographies. "The American Senator," published in 1875, is one of Trollope's less-known works, but serves as a valuable depiction of rural English life in the nineteenth century. The story presents Arabella Trefoil, the unabashed, fortune-hungry fiancé of British legal secretary, John Morton. The pair return from a trip to Washington in the company of an American Senator, Elias Gotobed, who later translates his experiences abroad into a commentary on the absurd and irrational aspects of English society.

Raising Cain: The Life and Politics of Senator Harry P. Cain

Raising Cain: The Life and Politics of Senator Harry P. Cain Review

Decades ago, Harry Cain warned, "It is possible to become so safe that nobody can be free." Still the conflict rages on between individual freedom and national security. C. Mark Smith's Raising Cain profiles a complex and controversial public servant who remained true to one goal supporting the rights of the individual. Cain opposed the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II, defended provocative figures as a U.S. Senator, worked for civil rights in Florida, and in the controversy that destroyed his public career, defied his president and his party to protect the freedom of thousands of Americans threatened during the McCarthy era.

THE DEMISE OF SENATOR DUFF (The Shrine Mysteries)

THE DEMISE OF SENATOR DUFF (The Shrine Mysteries) Review

Moran Duff's rise to Senator has left a trail of broken lives and women. He and his clever wife, Niamh, stay one step ahead of suspicion and rumor but his enemies increase daily.

Lea, a homeopath, has treated a number of his victims and called in her American niece, Amy, an investigative journalist and her Texan friend, Clay, a private eye, to find a way to expose him.

"The Demise of Senator Duff" is a gripping story with echoes of Dangerous Liaisons, the dominant populist work behind the French Revolution.

Against a backdrop of a crumbling economy and political corruption, the story twists and turns to a surprising end.

Legacy To Power: Senator Russell Long of Louisiana

Legacy To Power: Senator Russell Long of Louisiana Review

Russell Long of Louisiana towered over the U.S. Senate for almost four decades as one of the most powerful men in Washington and the nation. He was a politician's politician, always operating behind the scenes, masterfully pulling the levers of the legislative process in a unique and colorful way.Legacy To Power tells Russell Long's story and the larger story to which it belongs - the fascinating tale of the Longs of Louisiana, one of America's greatest political dynasties. This fast-paced and sharply written biography is full of political intrigue, personal insight, and colorful anecdotes of Washington life.

An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell

An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell Review

Claiborne Pell (1918-2009) was Rhode Island's longest serving U.S. senator, with six consecutive terms from 1961 to 1997. A liberal Democrat, Pell is best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grants. He was also the force behind the creation of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a visionary in high-speed rail transportation and other areas. An early environmentalist and opponent of the Vietnam War, Pell left his mark on several treaties and peace initiatives.

Born into the wealthy family that settled the Bronx, New York, Pell married Nuala O'Donnell, an heiress to the A&P fortune. He lived on the waterfront in exclusive Newport, Rhode Island, yet was a favorite of blue-collar voters. Frugal and quirky, he believed in ESP and UFOs, and was often seen jogging in a sports coat and shorts. Both his hard work and his personality left an indelible mark on this small but influential state--and on America. This lively biography was written with the cooperation of the senator's family, and with exclusive access to family records and the extensive archives at the University of Rhode Island.

Senator Joe McCarthy

Senator Joe McCarthy Review

The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. Richard Rovere documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. A new foreword for this edition by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. places the book in historical context and relates it to current issues in American public life.

The Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy

The Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy Review

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In 1971 Richard Burke, a freshman at Georgetown University, volunteered his services to the offices of his political idol, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Through ability, hard work, and dedication, Burke rose in the next four years to become one of the Senator's closest staff members. In 1977 he was made Kennedy's personal assistant; after his appointment in 1978 as administrative assistant - the youngest in the Senate - he came to know Edward M. Kennedy perhaps more intimately than anyone outside the closed circle of the Senator's family. He was often the last to see the Senator at night and the first to see him in the morning. This book is the account of what Richard Burke witnessed and experienced during his decade at the Senator's right hand. It is neither a full biography nor an examination of Kennedy's long career in government. Rather, it is the history of a young man who shared the Senator's professional and personal lives during a time marked by exhilarating public achievements and tragic secret misconduct. His story is not only the chronicle of a shattered idol, but of Richard Burke's own fall from grace, and eventual recovery. Burke does not shrink from confronting his own faults, and he agrees with the Senator: It is time for him to confront his.

Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator

Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator Review

Was Joe McCarthy a bellicose, shameless witch-hunter who whipped up hysteria, ruined the reputation of innocents, and unleashed a destructive carnival of smears and guilt-by-association accusations? Were McCarthy and McCarthyism the worst things to happen to American politics in the postwar era?

Or was McCarthy just a well-intentioned politician who seized a legitimate issue with the fervor of a true believer?

Perhaps something in between. For the first time, here is a biography of Joe McCarthy that cuts through the cliches and misconceptions surrounding this central figure of the "red scare" of the fifties, and reexamines his life and legacy in the, light of newly declassified archival sources from the FBI, the National Security Agency, the U.S. Congress, the Pentagon, and the former Soviet Union. After more than four decades, here is the untold story of America's most hated political figure, shorn of the rhetoric and stereotypes of the past.

"Joseph McCarthy" explains how this farm boy from Wisconsin sprang up from a newly confident postwar America, and how he embodied the hopes and anxieties of a generation caught in the toils of the Cold War. It shows how McCarthy used the explosive issue of Communist spying in the thirties and forties to challenge the Washington political establishment and catapult himself into the headlines. Above all, it gives us a picture of the red scare far different from and more accurate than the one typically portrayed in the news media and the movies.

We now know that the Communist spying McCarthy fought against was amazingly extensive -- reaching to the highest levels of the White House and the top-secret Manhattan Project. Herman hasthe facts to show in detail which of McCarthy's famous anti-Communist investigations were on target (such as the notorious cases of Owen Lattimore and Irving Peress, the Army's "pink dentist") and which were not (including the case that led to McCarthy's final break with Whittaker Chambers). When McCarthy accused two American employees of the United Nations of being Communists, he was widely criticized -- but he was right. When McCarthy called Owen Lattimore "Moscow's top spy," he was again assailed -- but we now know Lattimore was a witting aid to Soviet espionage networks. McCarthy often overreached himself. "But McCarthy was often right."

In "Joseph McCarthy," Arthur Herman reveals the human drama of a fascinating, troubled, and self-destructive man who was often more right than wrong, and yet in the end did more harm than good.

The Senator and the Sin Eater

The Senator and the Sin Eater Review

Seneca Falls, West Virginia, is a picturesque town. Tucked between the foothills of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, it lives in the shadow of the Dunning and Munroe families, mining moguls who have competed for coal in the region for generations. It is a place Joshua Chacón would rather forget. The scorned biracial stepson of the Dunning dynasty, Chacón has acquired a national reputation and a Pulitzer Prize for his books revealing political skullduggery. Drawn back to the hometown he abandoned by news of the mysterious murder of his half brother, Senator Stewart Dunning, Josh soon becomes entangled in a murder plot thick with the power politics of the ruling families of West Virginia's mining country.

"Any time you pick up a book with Bill Buchanan's name on the cover, there is one thing of which you can be certain: Colonel Buchanan always deals with his characters kindly and gently. The Senator and the Sin Eater, his last book before his death, provides a perfect example of this. . . . [It] is much more than a murder mystery. It is an examination of what sometimes goes wrong in a small, friendly town."--Tony Hillerman, from the Foreword

Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and Diplomat

Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and Diplomat Review

A spellbinding biography of one of the most powerful and dignified men ever to come to DC—Senator Mike Mansfield.

Mike Mansfield's career as the longest serving majority leader is finally given its due in this extraordinary biography. In many respects, Mansfield's dignity and decorum represent the high-water mark of the US Senate: he was respected as a leader who helped build consensus on tough issues and was renowned for his ability to work across the aisle and build strong coalitions. Amazingly, he would have breakfast every morning with a member of the opposing party.

Mansfield was instrumental in pushing through some of the most influential legislation of the twentieth century. He was at the helm when the Senate passed landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the creation of Medicare, and the nuclear test ban treaty. Mansfield played a crucial role in shaping America's foreign policy, corresponding with JFK about his opposition to the growing presence of the US in Southeast Asia. As ambassador to Japan, his conversations with Cambodia and China paved the way for Nixon's historic trip to China in 1972.

Senator James Murray Masson: Defender of the Old South.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly

Senator James Murray Masson: Defender of the Old South.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly Review

This digital document is an article from The Mississippi Quarterly, published by Mississippi State University on December 22, 1999. The length of the article is 2302 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Senator James Murray Masson: Defender of the Old South.(Review) (book review)
Author: Mitchell Snay
Publication:The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 1999
Publisher: Mississippi State University
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Should Congress renew the ban on assault weapons? Unless renewed, the ban will expire in September. A Senator who voted for the 1994 ban, and one who ... An article from: New York Times Upfront

Should Congress renew the ban on assault weapons? Unless renewed, the ban will expire in September. A Senator who voted for the 1994 ban, and one who ... An article from: New York Times Upfront Review

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Title: Should Congress renew the ban on assault weapons? Unless renewed, the ban will expire in September. A Senator who voted for the 1994 ban, and one who voted against it, debate its value.(Debate)
Author: Dianne Feinstein
Publication:New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 2, 2004
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Volume: 136 Issue: 8 Page: 20(1)

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The Education of a Senator

The Education of a Senator Review

Recently discovered in the archives of the Dirksen Congressional Center, this is the memoir Senator Dirksen was writing at the time of his death in 1969 -- and his gravel-voiced warmth and wisdom come through on every page. Covering the years of his boyhood through his election to the Senate in 1950, it reveals the foundation of a great public servant in the making.

In a world where the political scene is wall-to-wall scandal, the honesty, faith, and devotion to hard work revealed by this memoir give the lie to Mark Twain's cynical statement, "It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress".

Dirksen's insights into his early life and development are a treasure with riches for all readers. They might even prove instructive to those in today's halls of power.

Shooting from the Lip: The Life of Senator Al Simpson

Shooting from the Lip: The Life of Senator Al Simpson Review

Shortly before Wyoming’s Alan K. Simpson was elected majority whip of the United States Senate, he decided to keep a journal. “I am going to make notes when I get home in the evening, as to what happened during each day.” Now the senator’s longtime chief of staff, Donald Loren Hardy, has drawn extensively on Simpson’s personal papers and nineteen-volume diary to write this unvarnished account of a storied life and political career.

Simpson gave full authorial control to Hardy, telling him, “Don, just tell the truth, the whole truth, as you always have. Leave teeth, hair, and eyeballs on the floor, if that results from telling the truth.” Taking Simpson at his word, Hardy shows readers a thrill-seeking teenager in Cody and a tireless politician who has thoroughly enjoyed his work. Full of entertaining tales and moments of historical significance, Shooting from the Lip offers a privileged and revealing backstage view of late-twentieth century American politics.

Hardy’s richly anecdotal account reveals the roles Simpson played during such critical events as the Iran-Contra scandal and Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearings. It divulges the senator’s candid views of seven American presidents and scores of other national and world luminaries. Simpson is a politician unfettered by partisanship. Among President George H. W. Bush’s closest compatriots, he was also a close friend and admirer of Senator Ted Kennedy and was never afraid to publicly challenge the positions or tactics of fellow lawmakers, Democratic and Republican alike.

Simpson’s ability to use truth and humor as both “sword and shield,” combined with his years of experience and issue mastery, has led to an impressive post-Senate career. In 2010, for example, he co-chaired President Barack Obama’s Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Shooting from the Lip portrays a statesman punching sacred cows, challenging the media, and grappling with some of the nation’s most difficult challenges.