The president invited him to a Camp David meeting that turned out to be part of the Watergate coverup: He wanted to ensure that Richardson would be an ally in a new Watergate investigation. In April 1973, Nixon persuaded Richardson, his defense secretary, to switch departments and become the attorney general. A retelling of the episode, adapted from “The Final Days,” as we called our book on the president’s last year, can illuminate the stakes. Nixon didn’t know it at the time, but the Saturday Night Massacre would become a pivot point in his presidency – crucial to the charge that he’d obstructed justice. We covered that eerily similar confrontation for the Washington Post 45 years ago. No wonder many people are making comparisons to the “Saturday Night Massacre” of 1973, when President Richard Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resigned. He constantly complains about the investigation in private and reportedly asked his White House counsel to have Mueller fired. President Donald Trump insists it’s all a “witch hunt” and an unfair examination of his family’s personal finances. Robert Mueller’s mission is a comprehensive look at Russian meddling in the 2016 election – and any other crimes he uncovers in the process. A powerful and determined president is squaring off against an independent investigator operating inside the Justice Department.
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One could argue that the book simply isn't focused on that facet of the story (as, indeed, the book is focused on some elements of The Tempest and not others), but the book's very title is Hag-Seed, a direct reference to Caliban. being warped and misshapen being mistreated by Felix). Nor is there any character who seems to take on Caliban's narrative role (e.g., attempting to undermine Felix, threatening something dear to him) or any of his thematic elements (e.g. There's no clear reference to a Caliban character (as we have with Felix/Prospero, Tony/Antonio, Lonny/Lorenzo.). Felix's daughter is a combination of Miranda and Ariel - and there are other characters who echo Miranda and Ariel as well).īut one iconic character seems to be missing. Felix is very obviously Prospero), while others have interesting twists (e.g. Many elements of The Tempest are clearly recognizable (e.g. Margeret Atwood's Hag-Seed is a metafictional retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest. 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SERIES PREMIERE! THE RETURN OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED CRIME COMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY! Hot off their bestselling series KILL OR BE KILLED and their original graphic novel MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, crime comic masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS finally return to their most-demanded title-as a new MONTHLY SERIES! In this double-sized (at no additional cost!) debut issue, Teeg Lawless is back in town. Art and Cover by Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. But I feel maybe Nalini didn’t want to introduce something so soon. I’d admit I was suspecting, and hoping, our dearest Elena would show some new and ultimately breathtaking new angelic power of destruction. Unfortunately, I feel we haven’t seen the last of Tasha, and even though her role in this book was relatively small, I’m regrettably dreading the next book because characters such as her have a nasty habit of returning. This, and only this, was a massive downside for me reading this book. Rocket launches and all.Īs always, I feel saddened and disappointed when a ‘third wheel’ tries to come between a pair I truly adore, so it’s no surprise that I want to carve out Tasha’s eyes with my blade. I feel Ashwini and Naasir would get along well. I can honestly say he’s becoming a favourite of mine, the lunatic with the manic grin. He remains the last of the Seven that we truly see in full light of Elena’s perspective, and he didn’t disappoint. I find that my fascination for Naasir has reached new heights since that first glimpse we saw in ‘Archangel’s Kiss’. Full of everything I usually adore in her series, both Guild Hunter and Psy/Changeling, it was a true representation of the love of a family that’s stronger then blood and such fierce devotion, Raphael and Elena both blew me away with the depths that they feel for each other. As always, Nalini Singh took my breath away with her newest addition, ‘Archangel’s Legion’. The book in no way conceals Churchill's faults and it allows the reader to appreciate his virtues and character in full- his titanic capacity for work (and drink), his ability see the big picture, his willingness to take risks and insistence on being where the action was, his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances, the breadth and strength of his friendships and his extraordinary propensity to burst into tears at unexpected moments. Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. The blockbuster biography of the greatest Briton, by one of Britain's bestselling historians Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all. In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first - even though this means placing her life in grave danger. 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