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Managing a conflict of interest

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Speedy deletion nomination of Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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