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- ↑ "N.M. state senator quits to fill Navajo job". Denverpost.com. 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "Tsosie's resignation from N.M. Senate questioned". azdailysun.com. 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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