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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Governor John Kitzhaber announces his resignation — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned effective next Wednesday, Feb. 18, in a letter submitted to Secretary of State Kate Brown. — “I am announcing today that I will resign as Governor of the State of Oregon,” he wrote in a statement released just after noon on Friday.
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Hunter Schwarz / Washington Post:
This woman will soon become the first openly bisexual governor in American history — Update 3:09 p.m.: Kitzhaber has now announced that he will indeed resign. The original post follows. — Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown (D) would become the first openly bisexual governor in U.S. history if Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) resigns.
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Associated Press:
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber submits resignation — SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Long-time Democratic Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has announced his resignation amid allegations his fiancée used her relationship with him to enrich herself. — In a lengthy statement released Friday …
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Oregonian:
Live updates: The latest on Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber controversy
Live updates: The latest on Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber controversy
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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's options fade as allies abandon him
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's options fade as allies abandon him
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Willamette Week:
Gov. John Kitzhaber's Office Sought To Destroy Thousands of His Emails
Gov. John Kitzhaber's Office Sought To Destroy Thousands of His Emails
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announces resignation
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announces resignation
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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Secretary of State Kate Brown describes John Kitzhaber's actions Wednesday as 'clearly a bizarre …
Secretary of State Kate Brown describes John Kitzhaber's actions Wednesday as 'clearly a bizarre …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Ginsburg wasn't ‘100 percent sober’ during State of the Union — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admits to sharing some wine with her colleagues and not being “100 percent sober” for President Obama's State of the Union address in January. — During Obama's speech …
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Madeleine Morgenstern / TheBlaze.com:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Admits She Wasn't ‘100 Percent Sober’ When She Dozed Off at the State of the Union — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted that she wasn't “100 percent sober” when she dozed off during President Barack Obama's State of the Union this year.
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Lou Chibbaro Jr / Washington Blade:
'Don't paint me as anti-gay,' says Scalia
'Don't paint me as anti-gay,' says Scalia
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
High court's odd couple on parasailing, elephants and not being ‘100% sober’
High court's odd couple on parasailing, elephants and not being ‘100% sober’
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Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Ginsburg: 'I Wasn't 100 Percent Sober' For State Of The Union Address
Ginsburg: 'I Wasn't 100 Percent Sober' For State Of The Union Address
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'I Wasn't 100 Percent Sober' At State Of The Union
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'I Wasn't 100 Percent Sober' At State Of The Union
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Here Are The ‘Science’ Questions Reporters Should Ask Politicians — The governor of Wisconsin was on a trade mission to the United Kingdom. So, naturally, a reporter asked him whether he believed that Moses had ridden atop a Tyrannosaurus Rex to receive the Ten Commandments.
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Sandy Rios: ‘The Real Experts’ Know Evolution Has Been ‘Disproven’
Sandy Rios: ‘The Real Experts’ Know Evolution Has Been ‘Disproven’
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Don't Ask Scott Walker About Evolution
Don't Ask Scott Walker About Evolution
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Opposition to Obama war request grows — Congressional resistance to President Obama's new war-powers request has ballooned, with a growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle vowing to oppose it. — Conservative hawks are attacking from the right, saying the authority Obama requests …
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GOP infighting grows over Homeland Security funding
GOP infighting grows over Homeland Security funding
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Frustrated Republicans taste limits of majority control
Frustrated Republicans taste limits of majority control
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush eclipses other Republicans in early fundraising for 2016 bid — Jeb Bush's money juggernaut is far eclipsing the efforts of his would-be rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, putting his two political committees on pace to amass an unprecedented sum of tens of millions of dollars by early spring.
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
The Tactical Giving Of Jeb Bush's Fearsome Fundraising Machine
al.com:
Alabama police fire, arrest the officer who badly injured Indian grandfather during sidewalk stop — “Do not jerk away from me again, or I will put you on the ground. Do you understand?” — Madison police officer Eric Parker today turned himself in to face assault charges …
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FITSNews:
SC SENATOR: WOMEN ARE “A LESSER CUT OF MEAT” — “REPUBLICAN” OFFERS SEXIST COMMENTARY ... DIRECTED AT SOUTH CAROLINA'S ONLY FEMALE SENATOR — Corbin's comments - made at a legislative dinner held in downtown Columbia, S.C. - were reportedly directed at S.C. Senator Katrina Shealy …
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
London mayor: Jindal needs some ‘gentle education’ — London Mayor Boris Johnson on Friday described as “complete nonsense” Bobby Jindal's claims that there are Muslim-controlled no-go zones in Britain, adding that the Louisiana governor is in need of “some sort of gentle education.”
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Will Ragland / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Says We Don't Need Education Funding Because ‘Socrates Trained Plato On A Rock’ — Will Ragland is the Campaign Director of Education Policy at the Center for American Progress. — Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) — CREDIT: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta — During a House Education …
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Politico:
Rep. Blake Farenthold denies many of former press aide's accusations — Texas GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold has denied most of the salacious accusations lodged against him by a former press aide who is suing him over her firing. — But Farenthold did admit that he was propositioned by a woman to be part of a “threesome.”
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Did Chief Justice John Roberts Save the Affordable Care Act? — The Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature achievement, will soon face a challenge, in the Supreme Court case known as King v. Burwell, that could conceivably destroy it. In fact, the Act may survive …
pa.gov:
Governor Tom Wolf Announces a Moratorium on the Death Penalty in Pennsylvania — Harrisburg, PA - Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania that will remain in effect until the governor has received and reviewed the forthcoming report …
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination — The Arkansas legislature gave its final thumbs-up Friday to a bill that will block cities and counties from enacting antidiscrimination laws that protect LGBT people. — The Arkansas House of Representatives voted decisively …
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