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- ↑ Thornburgh, D. (1979). The Pennsylvania Manual . Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ↑ Cox, Harold. "House Members C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
- ↑ "CBR Directors / AbortionNO.org". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
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