“The Center for Public Integrity’s Buying of the President series made its debut in 1996, with subsequent editions published in 2000 and again in 2004, when the book made The New York Times best-seller list. Like its three predecessors, the 2008 edition will explore the roles that money and special interests play in presidential politics — a behind-the-scenes examination of everything from how the major candidates and their parties raise money to the ins and outs of opposition research and the spoils that go with a term in the Oval Office. Unlike previous editions, which offered profiles and career-patron tallies for both front-runners and avowed also-rans, The Buying of the President 2008 will be a top-to-bottom examination of how big money influences the presidential election process.”