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Paging Congressional Democrats: It Was the Immorality, Stupid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2014

Michael D. Cobb
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University
Andrew J. Taylor
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University

Abstract

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Symposium: Political Scandal in American Politics
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2014 

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