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Have We Gone Too Far?

Finger pointing over ethics has convulsed the Capitol and destroyed Jim Wright, but the real scandal with Congress is far more widespread

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East St. Louis, Illinois (American Scene)

A City Without Bootstraps In this place, the hottest ticket is a ticket to somewhere else

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Big Books, Big Bucks

Here it is: the gripping saga of an industry on a binge, featuring publishers betting millions, authors getting rich and agents calling the shots

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