Cynthia Dill interview with the Maine Center

By: Pine Tree Watchdog | August 23, 2012

The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting’s Matt Drange and John Christie interviewed U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill on Wednesday, July 11 at her home in Cape Elizabeth. Click on the headline above to see the video.

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