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contents Abbreviations ix List of Figures and Table x Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. Political Cycles and the President’s Agenda 6 2. Lame Ducks and Unilateralism 25 3. Jimmy Carter’s Unfinished Agenda 40 4. Ronald Reagan: Policy Retrenchment in a Friendly Takeover 67 5. George H. W. Bush: Twilight Time for the Deregulation Revolution 87 6. Bill Clinton’s Last Campaign 106 7. Bush, Cheney, and Midnight Deregulation 135 8. Conclusion: Digging in and Running out the Clock 154 Appendix: Economically Significant Fourth-Quarter Rules 169 Notes 175 References 197 Index 213 ...