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Peters (political science, Citrus College) and Woolley (political science, U. of California at Santa Barbara), both experts on the presidency, offer a fifth edition of their encyclopedic-style resource on the history, powers, and responsibilities of the three branches of U.S. government, congressional and presidential elections, the people involved, and the Constitution. It also includes an index and reference materials about the presidents and their backgrounds, elections, cabinet members, and a bibliography. The updated edition extends coverage to the 2008 presidential election and the 2010 congressional elections, and adds biographies of presidents Bush and Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and vice president Joe Biden. CQ Press is an imprint of SAGE Publications. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
