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- ↑ "Adams snags $111,845 state job", High Desert Daily Press, December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ "State Republican Party reprimands Adams for budget support". Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
- ↑ Two GOP Lawmakers who voted for Schwarzenegger's budget are rewarded with appointments Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ Our View: Trim pay of state commissioners Whittier Daily News, January 9, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ "California Open Congressional Primaries", The New York Times, June 14, 2012