Analyzing the U.S. senate in 2003: Similarities, clusters, and blocs

Political Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-310

  Jakulin, Aleks ^a   Buntine, Wray ^b   La Pira, Timothy M ^c   Brasher, Holly ^d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 67651089554     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpp006     Document Type: Article

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