Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-263) and index.
Contents
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."
