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- ↑ "From College Sophomore to Freshman Legislator". Tufts University E-News. November 15, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ↑ Bob Charest (January 26, 2009). "So successful ... and so young!". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved March 2, 2009.