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May 22, 2008

Pingree tells story of her brother's death

Democrat Chellie Pingree's latest TV ad tells a personal story. In it, she says that her brother died of cancer, but only after bankrupting his family while fighting the disease.

Pingree uses the story – which she also recounted in last night's televised debate on WCSH, and in a recent op-ed article – to argue for the need for change in the health-care system.

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