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List of Illustrations / ix Acknowledgments / xi Actors in the Events / xiii Chronology / xv 1 “Put Up or Shut Up” / 3 2 A Preacher’s Son / 15 3 “Open for Business” / 22 4 “The First Step” / 35 5 “Dropping the Bomb” / 49 6 Laboratory of Democracy / 61 7 First Protests / 71 8 The Interstate to Illinois / 93 9 First Assembly Vote / 115 10 A State Divided / 128 11 The Beast from Bu¤alo / 150 12 Lost Sleep and “Hallucinazations” / 163 13 The Capitol in Lockdown / 177 14 “Seven Thousand People in the Statehouse” / 195 15 No Deal / 206 Contents 16 End Game / 221 17 Rebukes and Recount / 240 18 A Court Divided / 247 19 Recalls / 263 20 Recalls Redux / 274 Conclusion / 295 Notes / 303 Index / 323 ...

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