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"The Powerful and the Damned"
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As the world’s oldest continuous democracy, the U.S. holds itself up as the global gold standard and frequently holds other countries accountable for undermining their elections. Former editor of the Financial Times Lionel Barber has had his finger on the global pulse for years and he’s out today with a new book, "The Powerful and the Damned: Private Diaries in Turbulent Times."