The politics of speaker Cannon's committee assignments

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 551-562

  Lawrence, Eric D ^a   Maltzman, Forrest ^a   Wahlbeck, Paul J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035534488     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669238     Document Type: Article

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