Presidential Policy Initiatives: How the Public Learns about State of the Union Proposals from the Mass Media

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-222

  Barabas, Jason ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85044883816     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2008.02636.x     Document Type: Article

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