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"ref": "1972 February 28, “The Supporting Cast in Peking”, in Time, retrieved 2016-10-30",
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"ref": "2016 August 26, Mark Landler, “Clinton and Trump Campaigns Are Buzzing About the Race . . . for the Cabinet”, in New York Times, retrieved 2016-10-30",
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