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- ↑ "Charles Guiteau". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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- ↑ Vowell, Sarah (2006). Assassination Vacation. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7432-6004-6 . Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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