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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Representative Blair Thoreson Freedom Speaks Profile Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 4 5 InsideAlec Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , November/December 2013 p. 4
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 North Dakota Legislative Assembly - Representative Blair Thoreson
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Project Vote Smart - Representative Blair Thoreson (ND)
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