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juicy bitsJuicy BitsHow to read juicy books.2NA=1154&NC=1215&DI=4098&PS=71081&PI=7315juicybitsfalsefalsespacernotembeddedjuicy bitsThe Condensed Rod BlagojevichJuliet Lapidos1/123122/2202502/lapidosj.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse20099825152PMTuesdaySepSeptember149/8/2009 6:51:52 PM63388018312858277020099825152PMTuesdaySepSeptember149/8/2009 6:51:52 PM63388018312858277020099825152PMTuesdaySepSeptember149/8/2009 6:51:52 PM633880183128582770false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseThe zaniest details from the former governor's new book.noThe Condensed Rod BlagojevichThe zaniest details from Rod Blagojevich's new book, The Governor.no"In matters like these," Rod Blagojevich writes in his new book, The Governor, "lawyers advise you to say nothing." That's not a bad suggestion in any legally sticky situation, and especially good counsel when the matter at hand is the alleged sale of the president-elect's newly vacated Senate seat to the highest bidder. But the former governor of Illinois isn't the type to keep mum. Hence his new book, subtitled The Truth Behind the Political Scandal That Continues To Rock the Nation.truenotochyperlinkno200997110327PMMondaySepSeptember239/8/2009 3:03:27 AM63387961407000000020099870118AMTuesdaySepSeptember79/8/2009 11:01:18 AM633879900780000000juicy bitsCheney UnchainedJuliet Lapidos1/123122/2202502/lapidosj.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse200998105609AMTuesdaySepSeptember109/8/2009 2:56:09 PM633880041693063889200998105609AMTuesdaySepSeptember109/8/2009 2:56:09 PM633880041693063889200998105609AMTuesdaySepSeptember109/8/2009 2:56:09 PM633880041693063889false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseThe best details from Barton Gellman's new book on the vice president.noCheney UnchainedAll the best details from Barton Gellman's new book on Vice President Dick Cheney.noIt's often said on late-night TV that given Dick Cheney's cardiovascular problems, George W. Bush is just a heartbeat away from the presidency. In his new book, Angler, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman suggests that this joke contains more than just a grain of truth. By immersing himself in details about national security and numerous other hot-button issues that the president was too lazy or too incurious to study, Cheney often managed to position himself as the real "decider."truenotochyperlinkno200891852637PMThursdaySepSeptember179/18/2008 9:26:37 PM633573555970000000200891852637PMThursdaySepSeptember179/18/2008 9:26:37 PM633573555970000000juicy bitsHow To Entertain Like an Oil CompanyKarim BardeesyfalseInterior Department investigation into government-oil industry ties.noHow To Entertain Like an Oil CompanyHow to entertain like an oil company. noThe investigations into the Department of Interior's cozy relationship with the oil and gas industry have spotlighted the freewheeling lifestyle of those who worked in the booming energy sector of the early 2000s.truenotochyperlinkno2008912123522PMFridaySepSeptember129/12/2008 4:35:22 PM6335681972200000002008912123522PMFridaySepSeptember129/12/2008 4:35:22 PM633568197220000000juicy bitsI'm the Decider—Aren't I?Juliet Lapidos1/123122/2202502/lapidosj.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse20099810320PMTuesdaySepSeptember139/8/2009 5:03:20 PM63388011800350677620099810320PMTuesdaySepSeptember139/8/2009 5:03:20 PM63388011800350677620099810320PMTuesdaySepSeptember139/8/2009 5:03:20 PM633880118003506776false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseJuicy bits from Bob Woodward's latest book on George W. Bush.noI'm the Decider—Aren't I?A reader's guide to Bob Woodward's The War Within.noBob Woodward's first three books on George W. Bush were national best-sellers, and it's all but certain that his newly released fourth will be the talk of your next cocktail party. The War Within details the commander in chief's backseat approach to the Iraq war. It reveals a sharp disagreement between Bush and Gen. George Casey, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq before Gen. David Petraeus, over how to assess combat progress and suggests that many key decisions regarding the troop surge were made not by Bush but by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley. Woodward also describes three factors other than the surge that have led to a drop in violence. To help you keep up with political gossip, Slate has put together a reading guide that will fast-forward you straight to the juiciest bits.truenotochyperlinkno200891041901PMWednesdaySepSeptember169/10/2008 8:19:01 PM633566603410000000200891041901PMWednesdaySepSeptember169/10/2008 8:19:01 PM633566603410000000juicy bitsBill Clinton's Post-Presidential LifeJuliet Lapidos1/123122/2202502/lapidosj.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse200998123839PMTuesdaySepSeptember129/8/2009 4:38:39 PM633880103197768621200998123839PMTuesdaySepSeptember129/8/2009 4:38:39 PM633880103197768621200998123839PMTuesdaySepSeptember129/8/2009 4:38:39 PM633880103197768621false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseThe juiciest bits from a new bio.noBill Clinton's Post-Presidential LifeSlate reads Clinton in Exile.noCarol Felsenthal's new book about Bill Clinton's post-presidential years, Clinton in Exile, is often catty, occasionally malicious, and overly reliant on unnamed sources. It's also pretty boring; when Felsenthal's not muckraking, she's content to trot out newspaper accounts of Clinton's foundation work and his appearances on the guest-speaker circuit. But don't fret—with Slate's reading guide, you can zip straight to the water-cooler-worthy gossip.truenotochyperlinkno200855124914PMMondayMayMay125/5/2008 4:49:14 PM633455885540000000200855124914PMMondayMayMay125/5/2008 4:49:14 PM63345588554000000020043844409PMMondayMarMarch163/8/2004 9:44:09 PM63214361049000000020043844409PMMondayMarMarch163/8/2004 9:44:09 PM632143610490000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue200425112028AMThursdayFebFebruary112/5/2004 4:20:28 PM632115768280000000200425112028AMThursdayFebFebruary112/5/2004 4:20:28 PM632115768280000000