The journalists who broke and elevated the story of Duke Cunningham's corruption are releasing a book entitled The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught.
The book details Cunningham's rise as a Vietnam War hero to powerful Congressman, and his ultimate fall in disgrace that ended with his imprisonment. But, a note:
Beyond just telling the story of Cunningham's downfall, the authors -- [Marcus] Stern was joined in the book by Copley [News Service]'s George E. Condon Jr. and Jerry Kammer and the San Diego Union-Tribune's Dean Calbreath -- use it as a case study in openings for corruption in the earmark process and convey their desire for reform.
"This was not a news article; this was a book. We said in a book we had to have a voice and draw conclusions," Stern said. "We purposefully and consciously took on a voice and finished with something more akin to a call to action than anything we'd do in a news story."
If you read the book, come back and give us a review.
UPDATE: TPMmuckraker has more.
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