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Communication Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-280

  Benoit, William L ^a   McHale, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

20 20; Image repair; Impeachment; Kenneth starr; William clinton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011062783     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379909385559     Document Type: Article

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