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{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Governor Pence: History". www.in.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
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- ↑ "The Honorable Joe Kernan :: Leadership Conference :: USNA". www.usna.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ Kovas, Marchmont (10 Jan 1980). "Daring..." . Newspapers.com. The South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "Maggie Kernan takes role on cancer unit". schurz-southbendtribune. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ kallen@sbtinfo.com, KEVIN ALLEN South Bend Tribune. "South Bend group launches fund for 'awesome' ideas". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Hillary Clinton: Press Release - Former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan and First Lady Maggie Kernan Endorse Clinton". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Presidential candidates overlook Wayne County". Pal-Item. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
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