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When the Tea Party Comes to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History

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Non-Fiction

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain, the definitive book about the Bush Presidency, a revealing and riveting look at the new House of Representatives, elected in the history-making 2010 midterm elections.

© 2012 Simon & Schuster Audio (Audiobook): 9781442354920

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Audiobook: 24 April 2012

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