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- ↑ Peterson, Iver. "On Politics; Making Headway, Democrats Look Toward Two Big Ones", The New York Times , November 7, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2010.
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- ↑ Haydon, Tom (March 12, 2010). "Hamilton councilman wins N.J. Senate seat vacated by Bill Baroni". NJ.com . Retrieved March 5, 2019.