Ashcroft Among the Senators: Justification, Strategy, and Tactics in the 2001 Attorney General Confirmation Hearing

Argumentation and Advocacy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 254-273

  Bates, Benjamin R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7544248097     PISSN: 10511431     EISSN: 25768476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028533.2003.11821591     Document Type: Article

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