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"ref": "1998 November 22, Hal Bock, “Hail To Flutie And The Gang: Miracle Pass to Phelan Still Has Lasting Effect on Players”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2018-09-03",
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"ref": "2008 April 17, Bryan Walsh, “How to Win the War on Global Warming”, in Time, retrieved 2018-09-03",
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"ref": "2014 July 6, Charles M. Blow, “Opinion: Ramparts Against Republicans”, in New York Times, retrieved 2018-09-03",
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"ref": "2018 February 13, Anne Applebaum, “A Russian dissident pulls off a virtuoso trolling of the Putin regime”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2018-09-03",
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