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- ↑ "The 2004 Elections: New York Region - The Races for the New York State Assembly and Senate" (New York Times, November 4, 2004)
- ↑ Hicks, Jonathan. "Assemblyman Formally Opens Campaign for U.S. House Seat" (New York Times, April 14, 2006)
- ↑ "Roger Green Must Drop Out" (The Brooklyn Paper, July 29, 2006)