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- ↑ "Maine Office of the State Treasurer: About Us: Former Treasurers". Maine . Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ Hastings, Mike (5 August 2008). ""Interview with David Lemoine by Mike Hastings" by David G. Lemoine". George J. Mitchell Oral History Project. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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