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- ↑ "Tennessee 30th District State Senate Results: Sara Kyle Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ Ebert, Joel. "Bill to make Bible Tennessee's official book heads to governor". The Tennessean.com. USA Today. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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