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On July 1, 1990, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Towards the end of the confirmation hearings, allegations by Anita Hill, a law professor who had worked under Thomas at the Department of Education and EEOC, were leaked to the media. What followed was a media frenzy. This ABC News program investigates the charges made on both sides. Interviews with other women who worked with Thomas and back Hill's account,...
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"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal...
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An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in
Bailout Nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders, regulators, and politicians responsible for the financial crisis of 2008. Written by Barry Ritholtz, one of today's most popular economic bloggers and a well-established industry pundit, this book skillfully explores how the United States evolved from a rugged independent nation to
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