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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Making a Difference | |
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Ron, What Really Did You Do for a Living All Those Years in Washington? | |
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The Youngest Woman Elected to Congress | |
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Constituencies within Congress: The Experiences of an Hispanic Congressman | |
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A Republican Hawk Takes on the Pentagon | |
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Getting Elected and Settling In | |
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The Lure of Politics | |
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Mr. Sundquist Goes to Washington | |
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Settling Into Washington as A First-Term Representative | |
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Tales from the House Gymnasium | |
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What Can a New Member Accomplish? | |
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Old Advice for New members of Congress | |
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Congressman-At-Large: Representing the State of Maryland | |
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The Personal Side of Life in the House | |
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Family Life in Washington: The Spouse's Perspective | |
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Dynamic Duo: A Marriage Devoted to Public Service | |
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Religious Idealism and Reality in Congressional Politics | |
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The Impeachment of Richard Nixon: A Personal Recollection | |
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Never Quite Over the Hill: Working as a Congressional Staffer | |
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Political Parties and the Life of the House | |
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Party Government in Canada | |
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How Political Parties Shape the Policy Decisions of Congress | |
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Challenges That Speakers Face | |
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The Job of the Minority Leader | |
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Crossing the Party Line: My Life as a Republican...And a Democrat | |
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Wielding Influence as a Conservative Democrat | |
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Serving on Committees in Congress | |
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Congress and Ways and Means | |
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The Appropriations Committee | |
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Forty-Eight Hours in the Life of a Congressional Appropriator | |
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A Ranking Member of a Committee of the U.S. Congress | |
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Power in the U.S. House and the Florida State Senate | |
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The Member's Environment: Interest Groups, Constituents, and the Media | |
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Questions People Ask Me About Representation | |
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The Role of Mail in Decisions in Congress | |
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Lobbies and Political Action Committees: A Congressman's Perspective | |
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Soft Behavior Responses: How Legislators Serve Lobbyists in the Shadows of Capitol Hill | |
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Congress and the Media | |
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Dealing with the Press | |
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Congress and Policy-Making | |
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A Look at the Rules of the House | |
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Taking on ATandT: Rewriting the Communications Act | |
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Legislative Entrepreneurship: Different Strategies for Different Issues | |
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Congress in Foreign Affairs | |
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Changes in the Role of Congress in Foreign Affairs | |
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The Legislator's Role in Defense | |
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Congress and the Pentagon: Civil-Military Relations for a New Millennium | |
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The Evolution of Congress | |
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Early History and Development of the United States Congress | |
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A Governor's Reflections on Life in the U.S. House | |
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Congress--It Used to Work | |
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Partisan Memories: Watergate Revisited | |
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Contributors | |