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- ↑ Kurtz, Howard (August 12, 2004). "The Post on WMDs: An Inside Story". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ "The 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Public Service". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved August 11, 2012. With short biography of Sill and reprints of 9 works (February 1995 News Observer articles).
- ↑ Prasad, Meghna (October 17, 2002). "Joby Warrick Comes Home". Temple Alumni News. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ↑ "The Al-Qaida 'Triple Agent' Who Infiltrated The CIA". National Public Radio. July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ↑ "After Words with Joby Warrick". C-SPAN Book TV. July 11, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Rutter, John (September 3, 2011). "Hempfield grad spied a story". Lancaster Online. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Q & A with Billy Warden and Greg Behringer: Joby Warrick". Walter: Raleigh's Life & Soul. October 31, 2012. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ↑ Hochman, David (April 18, 2016). "The Complete List of 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners". Forbes . Retrieved June 16, 2021.
