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A Vote of Renewed Confidence: How Americans View Presidential Appointees and Government in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Presidential Appointments, Governance, Bureaucracy

Judith M. Labiner, Deputy Director, Center for Public Service
Paul C. Light, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

The Presidential Appointee Initiative

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