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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Pine Ridge, South Dakota Oglala Sioux Tribal President Bryan Brewer to meet with Nebraska Governor Heineman, Legislators and Liquor Control Commission to find solutions to end illegal alcohol sales on the border at Whiteclay". PR Newswire. 2013-07-07. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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