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- ↑ We Know Sarah Palin Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Anderson, Dennis. "Publisher's Notebook; Shooting at the Capital Gazette hits home for the Frontiersman". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
