Position taking and position avoidance in the U.S. Senate

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 851-863

  Jones, David R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0042674001     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.00215     Document Type: Review

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