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The Daily Beast found more than a dozen instances in which Secret
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criticized the book, writing that "there is a great deal more to the Soviet collapse than
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Makers and Takers: Why conservatives work harder, feel happier, have closer families, take fewer drugs, give more generously, value honesty more, are less materialistic and envious, whine less … and even hug their children more than
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Clinton Foundation admitted that it made mistakes in disclosing some of its contributions and that it implemented new rules increasing financial reporting and limiting foreign donations.
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as more and more details of the foundation's fundraising activities present the appearance of impropriety and lack of transparency during her time as
Secretary of State."
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Architects of Ruin: How a Gang of Radical Activists and Liberal Politicians Destroyed Trillions of Dollars in Wealth in the Pursuit of Social Justice
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The Star Wars Enigma: Behind the Scenes of the Cold War Race for Missile Defense
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Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
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Grinning with the Gipper: Wit, Wisdom and Wisecracks of Ronald Reagan
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Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite
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Frizell, Sam; Miller, Zeke J.; Calabresi, Massimo (April 22, 2015).
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Bush Bucks: How Public Service and Corporations Helped Make Jeb Rich
1609:"Clinton Allies Knock Down Donor Allegations, New Questions Pop Up"
1025:"Breitbart staff list reveals additional ties to Bannon and Mercer"
1961:"Trump's Impeachment Saga Stems From a Political Hit Job Gone Bad"
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Disney: The Mouse Betrayed: Greed, Corruption and Children at Risk
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2031:"In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed (Video 2004)"
1171:"YAF Alumnus Peter Schweizer Tops New York Times Bestseller List"
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2174:"Sarah Palin Changes Foreign Policy Team, Hires Peter Schweizer"
1774:"Trump Donor Robert Mercer Funded Book on Clinton Cash Dealings"
1080:"'Clinton Cash' publisher corrects '7 or 8' inaccurate passages"
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Llamas, Tom; Bruggeman, Lucien; Mosk, Matthew (June 20, 2019).
1581:"Back to basic facts in latest Hillary Clinton 'scandal' story"
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Schweizer is a member of the Research Advisory Council of the
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through a policy of massive defense spending which led to the
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1877:"The Invention of the Conspiracy Theory on Biden and Ukraine"
1225:"How Trump's 'Voter Fraud' Lie Is Disenfranchising Americans"
2281:"Peter Schweizer's New Book Blasts Congressional Corruption"
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Alexovich, Ariel; Klingebiel, Jacqueline (March 25, 2009).
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reporters revealed that meetings described by Schweizer in
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Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win
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provided details about the overseas business conducted by
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report on how members of Congress use the funds of their
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Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy
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is censoring American conservatives on web platforms."
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612:(2003); Schweizer is credited as Executive Producer.
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The Meaning and Destiny of the Sandinista Revolution
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popularity with foreign policy officials during the
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In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Words and Deed
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1931:Schweers, Jeffrey (October 11, 2019).
606:, which is based on Schweizer's book
2083:Robertson, Adi (September 19, 2021).
1636:"Trump Accuses Clinton of Corruption"
1376:Boyer, Peter J. (November 13, 2011).
1350:"Insiders: The road to the STOCK act"
1276:Schwarz, D. Hunter (March 16, 2021).
1223:Rutenberg, Jim (September 30, 2020).
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1992:Markay, Lachlan (October 5, 2019).
1749:Mider, Zachary (January 18, 2017).
1721:Barbash, Fred (November 15, 2017).
1537:Giglio, Mike (September 25, 2018).
449:had veto power to stop the sale of
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155:Government Accountability Institute
2394:Alumni of St Cross College, Oxford
2279:Boyer, Peter (November 13, 2011).
1772:Hoffman, Andy (January 19, 2017).
453:to a Russian state-owned company.
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1959:Green, Joshua (October 2, 2019).
1404:Kroft, Steve (October 21, 2013).
1023:Collins, Eliza (March 27, 2017).
906:The Bushes: portrait of a dynasty
503:In 2018, HarperCollins published
157:(GAI), senior editor-at-large of
1903:Davies, Dave (October 9, 2019).
1579:Waldman, Paul (April 27, 2015).
1460:O'Hehir, Andrew (July 4, 2005).
1251:Davies, Dave (October 9, 2019).
1142:Kiely, Eugene (April 28, 2015).
693:rated Schweizer's claims false.
2251:Carroll, Lauren (May 6, 2015).
1875:Mayer, Jane (October 4, 2019).
1432:Webb, James (January 5, 1997).
1109:Bierman, Noah (June 22, 2016).
536:Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory
465:run for the White House in 2016
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378:The book argued that President
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1753:. New York City: Bloomberg L.P
1693:Pilkington, Ed (May 5, 2015).
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103:Rochelle Schweizer (divorced)
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210:George Washington University
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1434:"Worst-Case Scenarios"
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218:Kentridge High School
151:Peter Franz Schweizer
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1467:The Washington Post
1297:Hey, Nigel (2006).
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275:. He co-authored a
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1439:The New York Times
1230:The New York Times
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427:Clinton Foundation
392:Stephen E. Ambrose
315:Throw Them All Out
182:Clinton Foundation
169:Hoover Institution
2059:"The Film Makers"
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