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New book examines Daschle-Thune campaign

Author at Borders Oct. 7

By Journal staff | Monday, October 08, 2007

RAPID CITY - Sioux Falls author and historian Jon Lauck, a senior adviser to Sen. John Thune, will be at Borders in Rapid City at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, to sign copies of his new book on the 2004 U.S. Senate race between Thune and former Sen. Tom Daschle.

Lauck's book, "Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race," was praised by U.S. News & World Report senior writer Michael Barone as "must reading for Democrats as well as Republicans."

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Lauck, a lawyer and former history professor, was an insider during the 2004 campaign, supporting Thune in his bid to unseat Daschle, a 26-year-veteran of Congress who rose to the powerful position as majority leader in the U.S. Senate. Daschle was still leading the Democratic minority in the Senate when he lost to Thune in an expensive, often-bitter battle that featured constant attacks from conservative Internet bloggers, including Lauck.

A Madison native, Lauck is now a senior adviser to Thune. He previously wrote "American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopoly: The Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953-1980."

"Daschle vs. Thune" is published by University of Oklahoma Press. The 304-page book is available in hardcover for $24.95 at Borders and other books sellers, as well as from the publisher at 1-800-627-7377 or online at www.oupress.com.

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