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- 1 2 3 "Historical Elected Officials: At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia". District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ↑ Eisen, Jack; Whitaker, Joseph D. (September 13, 1978). "Kane, Clark, Shackleton Win Races for D.C. Council". The Washington Post. p. A23. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- ↑ Eisen, Jack; Whitaker, Joseph D. (November 8, 1978). "Democrats, Incumbents Are Winners As Council Write-In Challenges Fail". The Washington Post. p. A23.
- ↑ Abramowitz, Michael (September 12, 1990). "D.C. Delegate; Norton Overcomes Last-Minute Crisis to Win". The Washington Post. p. A21. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
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