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- 1 2 "Legislator Papers Bill I. Foster, 1993-2005" (PDF). Missouri State Archives Finding Aid 552.11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ↑ Matt Blunt. Official Manual State of Missouri 2001-2002. p. 139.
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