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Awardwinning investigative journalist russ baker gives us the answers in family of secrets, a compelling and startling new take on the bush dynasty and the shadowy elite that has quietly steered the american republic for the past half century and more. Published by bloomsbury press in 2008, the book describes alleged connections between the bush family with the central intelligence agency. The bush dynasty, americans invisible government, and the hidden history of the last fifty years, is striving to get news previously hidden by the media, out in the open. How wonderful to have as our guest this morning, russ baker. Russ will be appearing at midnight tonight jan 20, 12am pst tomorrow morning jan 21, 3am est, on coast to coast am to talk about his ongoing work on the jfk assassination.
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