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- ↑ Coley Ward, 28 December 2005, America's Least Trusted - How a Clermont stripper ended up under FBI surveillance, Industrial Workers of the World
- ↑ 'Disgusting' display over city-wide undies ban, 29 August 2007
- ↑ "Atlanta weighs in on baggy pants debate - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. 29 Aug 2007. Archived from the original on 19 Feb 2011. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ↑ Tabitha Case (01/29/2006), This is what FBI harassment looks like, Industrial Workers of the World,