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- Ayers, William. 2001. Fugitive Days: A Memoir. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN 0-8070-7124-2.
- ↑ Noah, Timothy, "Radical Chic Resurgent", Slate , Aug. 22, 2001.
- 1 2 Lemisch, Jesse, "Weather Underground Rises from the Ashes: They're Baack! Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine ", New Politics, Vol. XI, No. 1.
- ↑ Fugitive Days: A Memoir. 28 January 2003.
- ↑ Ressner, Jeffrey (2008-10-06). "Ayers script hopes to gain from Obama". The Politico . Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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