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- ↑ Seely, Mike (December 17, 2009). "Mark Matassa Leaving Crosscut to Become Mike McGinn's Communications Director". Seattle Weekly . Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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- ↑ http://crosscut.com/2009/11/18/crosscut/19293/Updated:-Crosscut-s-new-approach/ Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Updated: Crosscut's new approach
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