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On May 20, 2010, Laura Ingraham received a package from an anonymous source that will change the history of the United States and the legacy of President Barack Obama. While retrieving her automobile from the underground garage at the Watergate complex (where she had just enjoyed her weekly pedicure), Ingraham discovered a manila envelope on the hood of her car. When she picked it up, a deep baritone voice called out from a nearby stairwell: "Just read it. You’ll know what to do." The shadowy figure then disappeared into the darkness without another word.

The envelope contained copies of what appeared to be diary entries written by President Barack Obama, his family, and high-ranking administration officials. Because the "diaries" are so revealing, Ingraham felt compelled to release them to the American public and the citizens of the world.

Additional Books Heard on the “Imus in the Morning Show:

The Pallbearers by Stephen Cannell	Tears in the Darkness by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman
Presidential Profiles Edited by Graydon Carter; Illustrated by Mark Summers; Foreword by Todd S. Purdum	The Midnight House by Alex Berenson
The Great Depression Ahead by Harry S. Dent Jr.	Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
Caught by Harlan Coben	Deception by Jonathan Kellerman
Devil's Casino by Vicky Ward	A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips
Hardcourt Confidential by Patrick McEnroe	How An Economy Grows by Peter Schiff
Stuff by Randy Frost	Teaching the Pig to Dance by Fred Thompson
The Blueprint by Ken Blackwell	The Men Who Would Be King by Nicole Laporte
Hand of Fate by Lisa Wiehl	Crashers by Dana Haynes
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy by Jim Marrs

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