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Kenny Macintyre may refer to:
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- ↑ "Ten years gone but not forgotten". BBC News . 29 May 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ↑ "Lasting tribute to BBC journalist". BBC News . 26 July 1999. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ↑ "A journalist who became a key part of the Scottish political scene". The Guardian . 1 June 1999. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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