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Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights.(Spotlight)

Article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Article date: November 23, 2007 Author: Peasley, Sarah

Byline: Sarah Peasley, Special to the Rocky

* Nonfiction. By Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose. Random House, $24.95. Grade: B+

Book in a nutshell: Liberal Texas gadfly Ivins died of breast cancer in January at age 62. In this book written before her death, she joins again with Dubose to harangue George Bush and his administration, claiming that "Shrub," as she dubbed him, is trampling American citizens' rights as a "predictable reaction to fear."

Each chapter details a different way the administration ignores the ...

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