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- ↑ Patton, Judith (July 8, 2008). "Soderberg named new budget secretary". The Patriot-News .
- ↑ "Gov.-elect Tom Corbett names Charles Zogby as secretary of the budget". PennLive.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives". PoliticsPA . The Publius Group. Archived from the original on 2004-04-05.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
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- ↑ "Auditor General DePasquale to Lead Pension Task Force". Governor Tom Wolf. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
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