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- ↑ "Dan McElhatton's Legacy". Liberty City Press. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Voters to Consider a Measure on Political Ethics". New York Times. 2005-06-11. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ↑ "Mariano guilty of taking business bribes". Philadelphia Business Journal. 2006-03-13.
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