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State of the Nation: Disapproval and Trust

How Americans view their government.

Stephen Ansolabehere

Elections, Politics, U.S.
  • November 1, 2008

Stephen Ansolabehere

Stephen Ansolabehere is Professor of Government at Harvard University and coauthor of Cheap and Clean: How Americans Think about Energy in the Age of Global Warming. 

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