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- ↑ "Maine Office of the State Treasurer: About Us: Former Treasurers" . Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ L'Hommedieu, Andreau. "Interview with Sam and Carol Shapiro". Bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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