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Deep Suspicion: Iraq, Misperception, and Partisanship
By Yaeli Bloch-Elkon and Robert Y. Shapiro

When the evidence-or the absence of it-contradicted beliefs in WMDs and an Iraq/al-Qaeda link, the public reevaluated its perceptions along distinctly partisan lines. (more)

Categorically Different: Americans and Their Leaders on Foreign Policy Objectives
By Alvin Richman

American leaders and the public are far from united on some foreign affairs issues, including conditions calling for the use of U.S. military force. (more)

Belief vs. Behavior: Religion and Political Party Preference
By Ariela Keysar and Barry A. Kosmin

The fact that practicing Catholics are now so Republican shows that a political era has ended. (more)