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- ↑ "2001 Municipal Primary". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Best for the bench; our choices for Superior, Commonwealth Courts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 21, 2001. p. E-2.
- ↑ "2001 Municipal Election". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ↑ Roddy, Dennis B. (November 7, 2001). "Eakin leads GOP sweep of court seats; low Philadelphia, Pittsburgh turnouts hurt Democrats". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. A-13.
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