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- ↑ "Burris, John M." Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Volume 1, Federal Regsiter Division, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1988
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America, CQ Press, 1987
- ↑ Delaware Lawyer: A Publication of Delaware Bar Foundation, The Foundation, 1982
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