{"id":3428,"date":"2010-11-01T09:05:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T13:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2010-12-01T12:40:10","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T16:40:10","slug":"midterm-elections-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/midterm-elections-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Midterm Elections: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 1, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midterm Elections: Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the News: <\/em>Elections taking place throughout the country on November 2 could bring about a change to the balance of power in Congress if Republicans succeed in gaining a majority of seats in the Senate and House. Pick up one of these titles and learn more about the Legislative branch of government as well as some our past and present elected senators and representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U.S. Senate
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Frances E. Lee. The University of Chicago Press, 2009
\nCall Number: JK1161 .L428 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America\u2019s Enemies
\n<\/em><\/strong>By M. Stanton Evans. Crown Forum, 2007
\nCall Number: E748 .M143 E83 2007<\/a>
\nJoseph McCarthy<\/strong> (1908-1957), R-WI, Former Representative (Served 1949-1958) Former Senator (Served 1947-1957)<\/p>\n

Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Brian Frederick. Routledge, 2010
\nCall Number: JK1319 .F74 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Paul Wellstone. Random House, 2001
\nCall Number: E840.8 .W47 A3 2001<\/a>
\nPaul Wellstone<\/strong> (1944-2002), D-WI, Former Senator (Served 1991-2002)<\/p>\n

Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Robert Wexler, with David Fisher. Thomas Dunne Books\/St. Martin\u2019s Press, 2008
\nCall Number: E901.1 .W49 A33 2008<\/a>
\nRobert Wexler<\/strong> (1961-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-FL, Former Representative, (Served 1997-2010)<\/p>\n

Flying High: Remembering Barry Goldwater
\n<\/em><\/strong>By William F. Buckley, Jr. Basic Books, 2008
\nCall Number: E784 .G64 B83 2008<\/a>
\nBarry Goldwater<\/strong> (1909-1998), R-AZ, Former Senator (Served 1953-1987)<\/p>\n

Free Ride: John McCain and the Media
\n<\/em><\/strong>By David Brock and Paul Waldman. Anchor Books, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .M26 B76 2008<\/a>
\nJohn McCain<\/strong> (1936-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), Former Representative (Served 1983-1986), Current Senator, R-AZ (Served 1987-present)<\/p>\n

The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Harry Reid, with Mark Warren. Putnam\u2019s Sons, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .R447 A3 2008<\/a>
\nHarry Reid<\/strong> (1939-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-NV, Former Representative (Served 1983-1986), Current Senator and Senate Majority Leader (Served 1987-present)<\/p>\n

House of Representatives of the U.S.: Committees, Rules and Procedures
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Helen K. Larsson and Alonzo P. Vessler. Nova Science Publishers, 2009
\nCall Number: KF4990 .H69 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Making Government Work
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Ernest F. \u201cFritz\u201d Hollings, with Kirk Victor. University of South Carolina Press, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .H655 A3 2008<\/a>
\nErnest Hollings<\/strong> (1922-\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-SC, Former Senator (Served 1966-2008)<\/p>\n

Man of the People: The Maverick Life and Career of John McCain
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Paul Alexander. John Wiley, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .M26 A44 2008<\/a>
\nJohn McCain<\/strong> (1936-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), R-AZ, Former Representative (Served 1983-1986), Current Senator (Served 1987-present)<\/p>\n

Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>(DVD)
\nDirected by Kimberlee Brassford. Women Make Movies, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .M554 P38 2008 (Boca Raton Media Center)
\nPatsy Mink<\/strong> (1927-2002), D-HI, Former Representative (Served 1965-1976, 1989-2002)<\/p>\n

The Politician: An Insider\u2019s Account of John Edwards\u2019s Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal<\/em><\/strong> That Brought Him Down<\/strong>
\n<\/em>By Andrew Young. St. Martin\u2019s Griffin, 2010
\nCall Number: F260.42 .E39 Y68 2010<\/a>
\nJohn Edwards<\/strong> (1957-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-NC, Former Senator (Served 1999-2005)<\/p>\n

Pure Goldwater
\n<\/em><\/strong>By John W. Dean and Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
\nCall Number: E748 .G64 A3 2008<\/a>
\nBarry Goldwater<\/strong> (1909-1998), R-AZ, Former Senator (Served 1953-1987)<\/p>\n

Republican Leader: A Political Biography of Senator Mitch McConnell
\n<\/em><\/strong>By John David Dyche. ISI Books, 2009
\nCall Number: E840.8 .M3325 D93 2009<\/a>
\nAddison Mitchell McConnell<\/strong> (1942-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), R-KY, Current Senator and Senate Minority Leader, (Served 1985-present)<\/p>\n

Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism
\n<\/em><\/strong>By William A. Link. St. Martin\u2019s Press, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .H44 L56 2008<\/a> (At Jupiter)
\nJesse Helms<\/strong> (1921-2008), R-NC, Former Senator, (Served 1973-2003)<\/p>\n

Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary
\n<\/em>By Ray E. Boomhower. Indiana University Press, 2008
\nCall Number: E840.8 .K4 B66 2008<\/a>
\nRobert Kennedy<\/strong> (1925-1968), R-NY, Former Senator, (Served 1965-1968)<\/p>\n

Senate of the United States: Committees, Rules and Procedures
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Jason B. Cattler and Charles M. Rice. Nova Science Publishers, 2008
\nCall Number: KF4986 .S46 2008<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Ronald M. Peters, Jr. and Cindy Simon Rosenthal. Oxford University Press, 2010
\nCall Number: E840.8 .P37 P48 2010<\/a>
\nNancy Pelosi<\/strong> (1940-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-CA, Current Representative and Speaker of the House, (Served 1987-present)<\/p>\n

Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers
\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Susan Morrison. Harper Collins, 2008
\nCall Number: E887 .C55 T48 2008<\/a>
\nHillary Clinton<\/strong> (1947-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-NY, Former Senator, (Served 2001-2009)<\/p>\n

True Compass: A Memoir
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Edward M. Kennedy. Twelve, 2009
\nCall Number: E840.8 .K35 A3 2009<\/a>
\nEdward Kennedy<\/strong> (1932-2009), D-MA, Former Senator, (Served 1962-2009)<\/p>\n

The Upper House: A Journey Behind the Closed Doors of the U.S. Senate
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Terence Samuel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
\nCall Number: JK1170 .S36 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Henry Waxman with Joshua Green. Twelve, 2009
\nCall Number: JK1319 .W39 2009<\/a>
\nHenry Waxman<\/strong> (1939-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ), D-CA, Current Representative, (Served 1975-present)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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