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★ 203 Acknowledgments This book distills years of interacting and watching politicians ply their trade. That includes interviewing officeholders, candidates, spinners, flacks, consultants, and assorted other hangers-on while watching hundreds of hours of C-sPAn, among other activities. We’re particularly thankful for the dozens of people who helped with the research—especially former senators Robert Bennett and Byron Dorgan, former representatives Martin Frost and Michael Arcuri, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, and state senator Tim Mathern. Also Jeff Greenfield, Brian Donahue, David Rosen, John Feehery, Jim Manley, Alan Schroeder, Geoff Nunberg, Rick Wilson, Wayne Fields, Allan Louden, Paul Stob, Eric Woodard, Bob Benenson, Kathy Kiely, Jackie Koszczuk, Jill Lawrence, Ron Brownstein, Ron Fournier, Jim O’Sullivan, Bethany Albertson, Mike Fulton, Judy Hasson, and Steve Terrell. Plus the Hill staffers and lobbyists who asked to remain anonymous. David would like to thank his family for their everlasting support—his father, Brian Mark, and sister, Rachael, and brother-in-law, Elliott Feigenbaum. Also, his Politix and Topix colleagues—particularly Managing Editor Mary Noble—for their indulgence as he and Chuck pulled together this book. Chuck would like to thank his extremely tolerant wife, Liisa Ecola. We’d also like to salute our agent, John Willig, and our editor at UPNE, Steve Hull, for working through this project with us. ...

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