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- ↑ "State Senator George B. Sinner to announce bid for U.S. Congress" (Press release). Bismarck, ND: North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
