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- ↑ "Senator James 'Jim' F. Kyle, Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ↑ Vol State (12 October 2009). "Inside Politics - Jim Kyle - 10/22/09 (1 of 3)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Kyle, Jim (February 26, 2010). "Kyle Withdraws Bid for Governor". Facebook. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ↑ Richard Locker, Jim Kyle drops out of race for Tennessee governor; cites public hostility in campaign, Memphis Commercial Appeal , February 26, 2010
