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- ↑ "The Maine Senate - 04 - Dutremble" . Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sen. Dutremble to resign from Senate to recover from alcohol abuse". WCSH-TV. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Maine Senate District 4 candidate: David E. Dutremble". The Portsmouth Herald . Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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