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- ↑ "Bartlett's hat in the ring". Rutland (Vt.) Herald. June 5, 2009.
- ↑ Terri Hallenbeck (August 25, 2010). "Shumlin: 'Looks like we've won'". Burlington Free Press.
- ↑ Neal P.Goswami, Bennington Banner, Shumlin Names Four to his Team, November 24, 2010
- ↑ Office of the Governor of Vermont, press release, Gov. Shumlin Outlines Administration Changes, January 3, 2013