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- ↑ "Redd running for Camden mayor". Politicker NJ. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ↑ "Redd says no to LG bid". Politicker NJ. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ↑ Friedman, Matt (2022-10-11). "Redd leaves pension-boosting job with South Jersey university board to lead Camden nonprofit". Politico . Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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