Iraq casualties and the 2006 senate elections

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 507-530

  Kriner, Douglas L ^a,c   Shen, Francis X ^b,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41449092946     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298007782398486     Document Type: Article

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