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- ↑ Alcalde & Fay Government and Public Affairs Consultants
- ↑ Barry Zorthian bio Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine , mountainrunner.us/2009 Smith-Mundt Symposium, January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ↑ L.A. Skip Bafalis Archived 2011-06-20 at the Wayback Machine bio, Alcalde & Fay website. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- 1 2 Rehill, John, "Alcalde & Fay Lobbying Firm Yields New Promise for Manatee Port Goals" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine , The Bradenton [FL] Times, August 19, 2011 2:05 am. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ↑ Lobbying: Alcalde & Fay Summary, 2011, OpenSecrets
- ↑ Client list Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine , A&F website. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ↑ For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk - New York Times
- ↑ "Note to Readers", The New York Times (2009-02-19).
