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The bill : how legislation really becomes law: a case study of the National Service Bill
- Title
- The bill : how legislation really becomes law: a case study of the National Service Bill / Steven Waldman.
- Author
- Waldman, Steven.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1996.
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher description
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Details
- Description
- x, 308 pages : illustrations; 20 cm
- Summary
- Provides a look at the inner workings of Washington, exploring efforts to define and create Clinton's National Service Bill.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-296) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Anatomy of a Campaign Promise -- 2. The Swiss Army Knife -- 3. The Puzzle Magnate -- 4. "Ideological Garbage" -- 5. The Cynical Media -- 6. "Ouch!" -- 7. Race, Class, and Veterans -- 8. Real Work -- 9. The Unveiling -- 10. The Grass Roots -- 11. Ford's Pooch and Pell's Spine -- 12. Action -- 13. SOS -- 14. A "Bad Off-Off-Broadway Play" -- 15. Getting Things Done -- Appendix: How to Join AmeriCorps or Get a College Loan.
- ISBN
- 0140233040
- 9780140233049
- LCCN
- 96129928
- OCLC
- ocm34180383
- 34180383
- SCSB-13569423
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries