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The Family: Secretive Christian Group of Conservative Lawmakers Building a 'God-Led' Government

Anna Clark, AlterNet. October 8, 2010.

Jeff Sharlet, the journalist who helped expose a cohort of powerful lawmakers promoting a Christian Agenda at home and abroad, discusses his new book.

"I Am Not Trying to Kill Health Reform," Says House Blue Dog Bart Stupak -- Is It True?

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. October 29, 2009.

Blue Dogs were "magnificent" at killing health reform in 1990's, says Stupak's pro-life caucus co-chair.

Republican Senate Sex Scandals Point Back to Secretive Conservative Christian "Family"

Bill Berkowitz, Religion Dispatches. October 12, 2009.

It was a hot summer full of sex scandals for GOP members of "The Family," the exclusive conservative Christian group with designs on DC power.

Illicit Sex and Illegal Lobbying Are All In a Day's Work For Christian Right's Sen. Ensign

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. October 2, 2009.

To quiet down a staffer whose wife he was shagging, Republican Sen. John Ensign got the guy a lobbying job -- a job lobbying his own office -- and then did favors for his clients.