From the statehouse to the White house?: Barack Obama's bid to become the next president

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-89

  Burnside, Randolph ^a   Whitehurst, Kami ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barack Obama; Cosponsorship; Enacted legislation; Legislative activity; Legislative success; Sponsorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547828065     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934707304958     Document Type: Article

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