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Authors: Michelle Malkin
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Malkin, Michelle.
Culture of corruption : Obama and his team of tax cheats, crooks, & cronies / by Michelle Malkin.
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1. Political corruption—United States. 2. Obama, Barack—Ethics. 3. Obama, Barack—Friends and associates. 4. United States—Politics and government—2009- I. Title.
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Table of Contents
* BONUS CHAPTER FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION *
THE RISE AND FALL OF “ DOLLAR BILL” RICHARDSON
PERFORMANCE CZAR NANCY KILLEFER TAKES A DIVE
EPA DEPUTY NOMINEE JON CANNON’ S ROUGH WATERS
CHARLES FREEMAN: AN UN - INTELLIGENT CHOICE
VALERIE JARRETT: GODMOTHER, CONFIDANTE, SLUMLORD
CORPORATE PERKS FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE
THE OBAMAS AND THE AYERS: VERY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS
MBNA: MAKING BIDEN’ S NEPOTISM APPARENT
THE BIDEN FAMILY AND TRIAL LAWYERS: BFF!
BIDEN’S SLEAZY REZKO CONNECTION
CIA INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR LEON PANETTA: LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND ENTRENCHED
COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE: CHINAGATE-TAINTED, INTEREST - CONFLICTED CRONY
HUD’ S NO. 2 MAN RON SIMS: ENEMY OF TRANSPARENCY
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER: CRIME-CODDLING CORPORATE LAWYER
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE RON KIRK: TAX CHEAT
HHS SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: THE NOMINEE WHO COULDN’T COUNT
LABOR SECRETARY HILDA SOLIS: SELF-LOBBYING UNION LACKEY
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD: EARMARK MAN
EPA CHIEF LISA JACKSON: CLEAN AS SHE SAYS, NOT AS SHE CLEANS
CAROL BROWNER: ETHICALLY CHALLENGED ENERGY CZAR
ADOLFO CARRIÓN : ETHICALLY STAINED URBAN CZAR
NANCY DEPARLE: HEALTH CZAR WITH DEEP CORPORATE TIES
STEVE “ CHOOCH ” RATTNER: THE AUTO CZAR’S SHADY TINSELTOWN TRADE
TECHNOLOGY CZAR VIVEK KUNDRA: PETTY THIEF, CLUELESS CHIEF
TIMMY THE TAX - CHEATING, BAILOUT - BUNGLING BUREAUCRAT
GEORGE THE GENEROUSLY PAID GENERAL COUNSEL
THE BLAGO - SEIU - OBAMA CONVERGENCE
SEE NO EMBEZZLEMENT, HEAR NO EMBEZZLEMENT, SPEAK NO EMBEZZLEMENT
TRANSPARENCY AND TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE
THE BOTTOM OF HILLARY’ S BARREL