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- ↑ Washington State Senate Bio Page Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Fuse "Cool Leadership" award Archived May 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Fuse "Jekyll and Hyde" award Archived April 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine