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- ↑ "Biden Taps Hill Staffers For VP Office". CBS News. December 30, 2008.
- ↑ Vice President-Elect Biden Announces More Key Staff for the Vice President's Office, December 30, 2008
- ↑ Hoyer Statement on Biden Selection of Sudafi Henry as Director of Legislative Affairs Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine , Majority Leader of the House, December 30, 2008
- ↑ Biden names key aides, The Boston Globe , December 30, 2008
