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- 1 2 "Badillo, Chisholm Survivors of Rugged Primary Battles". Associated Press, via Schenectady Gazette. 16 September 1976. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Masters, Brooke A. (2007). Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer. Macmillan. p. 28. ISBN 978-1429900676.
- 1 2 Ceneviva, Alex (24 March 2014). "State Senator Ed Meyer not seeking reelection". WTNH. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Opponents of Connecticut assisted suicide bill cite flaws
- ↑ Downs, Peter (3 November 2004). "Meyer Upsets Aniskovich For Senate". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
