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- 1 2 Political science students visit Indiana Statehouse as guest of alumnus Rep. Ed Clere, Indiana Southeast University , March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ↑ Mike Pence's Response to H.I.V. Outbreak: Prayer, Then a Change of Heart, The New York Times , Megan Twohey, August 8, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
