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- ↑ "Testimony of Blair Haas, President of Bud Industries Inc., before the House Small Business Committee on the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 682)" The Free Library (retrieved May 25, 2010).
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- ↑ Large Cabinet Racks
- ↑ "Kenbak-1.net - kenbak 1 Resources and Information".