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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Leada Gore (May 26, 2016). "Dianne Bentley: Former Alabama first lady rebuilds her life with help from friends, supporters". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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