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• Edwards Aide Talks

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  ABC News gets the first interviews with Andrew Young, former aide to John Edwards and author of the forthcoming book, The Politician .
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• Tomatoes Removed for Palin

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  The Salt Lake City Costco removed all tomatoes from the store before a Sarah Palin book signing, reports the Salt Lake Tribune . "It turns out that Palin had been pelted with a tomato at an earlier stop on her book tour and the management at the Costco was determined it wouldnt happen here."
  2 days ago

• Shatner Reads Palin

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  On the Tonight Show , William Shatner read excerpts from Sarah Palins Going Rogue -- and then Palin made a surprise appearance and read from Shatners autobiography, Up Till Now . Best line from Palin: "As I finished Mr. Tambourine Man, I glanced over at Johnny Carson, whohad a look of astonishment on his ...
  6 days ago

• Ford to Write Memoir

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  Coming next year: More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education by former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN). From the publisher: "Reflecting on what hes learned from his extended political family, the slings and arrows of the campaign trail, and those across our nation who inspire him, More Davids Than Goliaths ...
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• Thompson to Write Memoir

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) "has penned his memoir and given it a title that reflects his early days in small-town Tennessee," the Memphis Daily News reports. The book is called Notes from a Country Lawyer and is scheduled for release in May.
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• Bachmann Meets Palin

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is meeting Sarah Palin tonight, reports Minnesota Public Radio . Said Bachmann: "I hope I can get a book and maybe get it signed."
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• Political Book Throwdown!

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  In a new web video , David Plouffe issued a challenge to Obama supporters to see if his new book, The Audacity to Win , can outsell Sarah Palins Going Rogue on at least one day.
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• Why Did Palin Leave Hawaii?

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  From a New Yorker review of Sarah Palins Going Rogue and Sarah from Alaska by Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe: "Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only one ...
  1 week ago

• Prepare Yourself

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  For your next dinner party: How to Win a Fight with a Conservative or How to Win a Fight with a Liberal .
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• The Audacity of Spin

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  David Greenberg reviews The Audacity to Win by David Plouffe in the Washington Post but is not impressed. "Political consultants -- the handlers, hucksters, hacks, flacks, ghosts and other assorted spinmeisters who form the modern campaigns supporting cast -- bring forth our conflicted feelings about politics. ...
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• Write Like Palin

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  Slate held a "write like Sarah Palin" contest. Heres my favorite entry: "Nothing inspired me more on the campaign trail than the metaphoric people who tended it -- the mighty logger who cleared the brush, the farmer who planted rows of golden corn alongside it, the hunters in the misty distance who kept the ...
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• LBJ for Christmas?

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  A Political Wire reader asks for my recommendation on the best political book to give as a holiday gift. Its actually not just one, its three books by Robert Caro: The Path to Power , Means of Ascent and Master of the Senate . Highly recommended. And theres a fourth one still being written!
  2 weeks ago

• The Wit of Winston Churchill

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  In the mail: The Definitive Wit of Winston Churchill edited by Richard Langworth. Its interesting that Churchill is almost as well known for his sense of humor as his leadership during World War II.
  2 weeks ago

• Buy this book. Period.

  
  Chasing Ray — Authority: 576
  After President Obamas speech on Afghanistan last night it seemed pretty timely to point everyone in the direction of a recent book on the country I read that blew my socks off. I hardly ever say this here, but really - you need to buy this book . Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson is exceedingly well written, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Palin Book Goes Platinum

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  Sarah Palins memoir has now sold one million copies, reports ABC News . The print run for Going Rogue has been increased again, to 2.8 million copies. The original printing was 1.5 million, then moved up to 2.5 million.
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• Political Bestsellers

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  The New York Times updates its political book bestseller list. Here are the top five: 1. Going Rogue by Sarah Palin 2. Arguing With Idiots by Glenn Beck 3. Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin 4. True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy 5. The Audacity To Win by David Plouffe
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• Five Gifts for Political Junkies

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  If you have any political junkies on your holiday shopping list, here are some choices for good gifts: 1. Politics in America or the Almanac of American Politics : No political junkie should be without a copy of one of these invaluable political reference guides. 2. Kindle : Amazons wireless book reader is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Poli-Book Best Sellers

  
  The Caucus — Authority: 799
  The latest most popular political books.
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• On Russian history

  
  Deacon's Blog — Authority: 133
  From the NY Times: A History of 20th-Century Russia, Warts and All A new two-volume history of Russia’s turbulent 20th century is being hailed inside and outside the country as a landmark contribution to the swirling debate over Russia’s past and national identity. Written by 45 historians led by Andrei ...
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• Best Books for Campaign Managers

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 734
  At a recent book signing event, The Hotline notes that Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, whose Audacity to Win is one of the better campaign books in recent years, offered his own three must-read books for campaign managers. They are: Richard Ben Cramers What It Takes , Ted Whites The Making Of The ...
  3 weeks ago

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