02305nam a22004214a 4500 ebr10235207 CaPaEBR 20260707180606.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 060301s2006 nyu sb 001 0 eng 2006040251 038551672X 9780385516723 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646754103 n-us--- JK2356 .C68 2006eb 324.2734 22 110394 87672 Continetti, Matthew. 156162 The K Street Gang [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the Republican machine / Matthew Continetti. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2006. x, 273 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The December revolution : Tom DeLay and the rise of the K Street conservatives -- The gang : how the College Republicans launched the career of a con artist -- The K Street Project : The Republican takeover of the lobbying industry -- The petri dish : how a tiny commonwealth corrupted the conservative movement -- Rogues' gallery : even bad guys need a lobbyist -- The hit : Jack Abramoff's corrupt casino deal -- The tribes : the triumph of K Street conservatism -- The shakedown : greed gone wild -- The sorcerer's apprentice : how one lobbyist became entangled in Jack Abramoff's web -- The unraveling : how to catch a crooked lobbyist -- The cure : spectators to an orgy of "reform." Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 37460 Conservatism United States. 255 Lobbyists United States. 45176 Political corruption United States. 30655 United States Politics and government 1993-2001. 21739 United States Politics and government 2001- 14044 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10235207 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 110394 87672