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- ↑ "Legislature Approves Cash Discounts On Gas Purchases". Hartford Courant . 2008-06-13. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ↑ "County Fair: The Queering of Connecticut". Fairfield County Weekly. 2008-02-28. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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