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- ↑ "Former Asheville Democrat Rep. Bruce Goforth switches party. Goes to work for GOP". BlueNC.
- ↑ "State Legislative Scorecard, 2007 Long Session" (PDF). Environment North Carolina. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
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