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Woodward, Bob, 1943-

The price of politics / Bob Woodward. - 1st Simon & Schuster hardover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012. - xvii, 428 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. More than half the book focuses on the intense 44-day crisis in June and July 2011 when the United States came to the brink of a potentially catastrophic default on its debt."--Note to readers.

ISBN: 9781451651102 (hardcover) 1451651104 (hardcover) 9781451651126 (ebook) 1451651120 (ebook) 9781471113192 (hardcover) 1471113191 (hardcover) 9781451651119 (trade pbk.) 1451651112 (trade pbk.)

LCCN: 2012037733

Subjects--Personal Names:
Obama, Barack.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Budget--United States.
Budget deficits--United States.
Government spending policy--United States.
Fiscal policy--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Economic policy--2009-
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
United States--Politics and government--2009-

LC Class. No.: HC106.84 / W664 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 973.932092