Measuring the ideologies of U.S. senators: The song remains the same

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 237-253

  Burden, Barry C ^a   Caldeira, Gregory A ^a   Groseclose, Tim ^a  

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EID: 0006773027     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440370     Document Type: Article

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