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- ↑ Governor's (Minnesota) Commission on Violent Crimes: Final Report. DIANE Publishing. 1993. ISBN 978-1-56806-210-5.
- ↑ Lass, William E. (August 17, 2000). Minnesota: A History (Second Edition) (States and the Nation). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-34854-5.
- ↑ Elazar, Daniel Judah; Gray, Virginia; Spano, Wyman (January 1, 1999). Minnesota Politics and Government. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-6714-5.
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- ↑ "GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS FIFTEEN TO CAPITOL 2005". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Governor's State Capitol 2005 Commission". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ↑ Schier, Mary Lahr (1998). Take Your Victories As They Come: The Carlson Years in Minnesota Politics. M S P Communication. ISBN 978-0-9641908-3-2.
