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"ref": "1986 January 8, Keith Schneider, “Agriculture Chief to Quit: Reagan Hails Block Tenure”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-03-05",
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"ref": "2011 April 12, Kent Wilson, “Sidney Crosby's historic season”, in ESPN.com, retrieved 2014-03-05",
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"ref": "2012 June 28, “Dallas Cowboys”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 2014-03-05",
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