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}}'''''The Mafia, CIA and George Bush''''' is an [[expose of George H. W. Bush|expose]] of [[George H. W. Bush]]. | }}'''''The Mafia, CIA and George Bush''''' is an [[expose of George H. W. Bush|expose]] of [[George H. W. Bush]]. | ||
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| + | The book is based on Brewton's investigations of [[Texas]] [[businessmen]], [[politician]]s, and their connections to the [[1980s]] [[Savings and loan fraud]].<ref>http://unwelcomeguests.net/732</ref><ref>http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/318053570/fulltext/4BB7CCAFCD244FD0PQ/1?accountid=10226</ref> The book grew out of an 8-part investigative reporting series that ran in the [[Houston Post]], a series that the [[Seattle Times]] columnist [[John Hinterberger]] described as "a bombshell series backed up by eight months of investigation."<ref>http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/384718857/87123DDA160F4C02PQ/8?accountid=10226</ref> The series won the Galvaston Press Club award for best investigative series.<ref>http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/13844845/</ref> In 1991 PEN awarded the Journalism prize to Brewton, "Awarded for his series on the Savings & Loan scandal," in the Houston Post.<ref>https://www.penusa.org/awards/winners</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 6 April 2021
 The Mafia CIA and George Bush(Expose of George H. W. Bush)   | |
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| Type | book |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| Author(s) | Pete Brewton |
| Subjects | The Mafia, CIA, GHWB, Savings and Loan Fraud, USDS |
| An early expose (1992) of George H. W. Bush | |
The Mafia, CIA and George Bush is an expose of George H. W. Bush.
Content
The book is based on Brewton's investigations of Texas businessmen, politicians, and their connections to the 1980s Savings and loan fraud.[1][2] The book grew out of an 8-part investigative reporting series that ran in the Houston Post, a series that the Seattle Times columnist John Hinterberger described as "a bombshell series backed up by eight months of investigation."[3] The series won the Galvaston Press Club award for best investigative series.[4] In 1991 PEN awarded the Journalism prize to Brewton, "Awarded for his series on the Savings & Loan scandal," in the Houston Post.[5]
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References
- ↑ http://unwelcomeguests.net/732
- ↑ http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/318053570/fulltext/4BB7CCAFCD244FD0PQ/1?accountid=10226
- ↑ http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/384718857/87123DDA160F4C02PQ/8?accountid=10226
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/13844845/
- ↑ https://www.penusa.org/awards/winners
