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Author:

Morris, Dick.

Title:

Fleeced [BOOK] : how Barack Obama, media mockery of terrorist threats, liberals who want to kill talk radio, the do-nothing Congress, companies that help Iran, and Washington lobbyists for foreign governments are scamming us-- and what to do about it / Dick Morris and Eileen McGann.

Format:

[BOOK] :

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Harper

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

x, 337 p ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Political corruption--United States.
Corporations--United States.--United States.
United States--2001---2001-

Other Authors:

McGann, Eileen.

Notes:

President Obama : what would he do? -- How the liberal media downplay terrorism -- The liberals' secret plan to muzzle talk radio -- The do-nothing Congress is still doing nothing! : House Democrats scale back the congressional workweek--it's too burdensome! -- Foreign companies and American pension funds that help Iran build the bomb -- The new lobbyists : peddling the agendas of foreign governments, oppressive dictators, and foreign corporations to the U.S. government and the American public -- The Dubai-ing of America -- The plastic fleece : credit card company abuse -- Teachers are leaving the profession--too much stress, too little pay -- Released from Guant©Łnamo, they kill again -- How hedge fund billionaires live off tax breaks -- How the teachers' union rips off its members -- Re-building luxury second homes in flood areas again and again--at our expense -- The subprime loan crisis : why the greedy are going free -- How Halliburton rips off the Pentagon : while some fight for freedom, others use war to get rich -- Blocking toys that poison children from being sold in America--and being made in China -- How the company Bill Clinton works for fleeces the vulnerable elderly -- From movie lights to lighting up : how films induce teens to smoke. Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-337) and index.

Summary:

Analyzes power abuses by the American government, wealthy corporations, and high-profile celebrities, in an account that addresses topics ranging from sub-prime mortgages and the secret purchases of Dubai to corporate salaries and the 2008 election.

ISBN:

0061547778 pbk.)\9780061547775 (pbk.)\0061547751 (hardcover)\9780061547751 (hardcover
9780061547775 pbk.)\9780061547775 (pbk.)\0061547751 (hardcover)\9780061547751 (hardcover

Locations:

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)