The Upper House

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The Upper House
Here's a new book for my reading list: The Upper House: A Journey behind the Closed Doors of the U.S. Senate by Terence Samuel.

"They come to Washington for varied and complex reasons -- driven perhaps by some deep emotional commitment to an issue, or believing that their time in Congress can make their dream of the presidency a reality. No matter what their motivation or particular route, freshmen have three traits in common: they will be members of one of the most powerful deliberative bodies on the planet; they will have far less leverage and influence than they might have imagined; and finally, none of them -- not even the most experienced political hand -- will have any idea exactly what will take to succeed as a United States Senator."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/ ... house.html