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- ↑ Tyson trails in bid to retain seat on Court of Appeals. journalnow.com (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2012-08-29.
- ↑ AP: GOP maintains edge on Supreme Court Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
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