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- ↑ 'Father of Hate Crime Victim Concerned Over Anti-Gay Legislation', Nashville Public Radio , January 25th, 2012
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
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- ↑ Humphrey, Tom (March 31, 2013). "Bill tying student performance to welfare benefits advancing in Legislature". Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved April 2, 2013.