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Subpoenas arrive as Oregon governor announces departure
The Coos Bay World ^ | 14 Feb. 2015 | JONATHAN J. COOPER

Posted on 02/14/2015 12:39:46 PM PST by CMB_polarization

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Just hours after Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced his decision to resign, a subpoena arrived in a state office building confirming that federal agents are looking into the influence-peddling scandal that led to the abrupt end of a four-decade political career.

The Democratic governor gave in to mounting pressure Friday, abandoning his office amid suspicions that his live-in fiancée used her relationship with him to land contracts for her green-energy consulting business.

His resignation, which takes effect Wednesday, cleared the way for Secretary of State Kate Brown to assume Oregon's highest office and become the nation's first openly bisexual governor.

"This is a sad day for Oregon. But I am confident that legislators are ready to come together to move Oregon forward," said Brown, also a Democrat. Unlike most states, Oregon does not have a lieutenant governor. The secretary of state is next in line to succeed the governor.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: cylviahayes; greenenergy; johnkitzhaber; kitzhaber; oregon; oregonkitzhaber
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1 posted on 02/14/2015 12:39:47 PM PST by CMB_polarization
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To: CMB_polarization

This is an excerpt.


2 posted on 02/14/2015 12:41:06 PM PST by CMB_polarization
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To: CMB_polarization

>>This is an excerpt.<<

of his entire corrupt political career and the democratic party in general.


3 posted on 02/14/2015 12:47:20 PM PST by freedumb2003 (AGW: Settled Science? If so, there would only be one model and it would agree with measurements)
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To: CMB_polarization
Has to be a record for the shortest time in office!

1.12.15 - 2. 18.15

4 posted on 02/14/2015 12:48:51 PM PST by QT3.14 (Help control the Liberal population. Have a Liberal spayed or neutered.)
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To: CMB_polarization
Subpoenas arrive as Oregon governor announces departure

Taking up residence in a non-extradition treaty country? The NAZIs seemed to favor Argentina, what is the country of choice for dems?

5 posted on 02/14/2015 12:57:23 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Some say I hate 0bama; "HATE" is a strong word, but in this case NOT STRONG ENOUGH!!)
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To: QT3.14

Except for the other 3 terms, and the stint in the Legislature,.


6 posted on 02/14/2015 12:58:37 PM PST by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: QT3.14

Unfortunately for Oregon, the recent election was for his fourth term as governor.


7 posted on 02/14/2015 12:58:56 PM PST by jimtorr
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To: The Sons of Liberty

Argentina has boffo fly-fishing. That would factor heavily in Kittzy’s choice.


8 posted on 02/14/2015 12:59:32 PM PST by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: CMB_polarization

What is his party affiliation?


9 posted on 02/14/2015 12:59:54 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

You have to ask?


10 posted on 02/14/2015 1:01:25 PM PST by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: freedumb2003

I think the guy resigned because he knew those subpoenas were being prepared and no way to escape the obvious.

From what I’ve read about his live-in girlfriend she also failed to report $180,000 from some or another source for tax purposes....it’s really not hard to see where she has benefited for her Green Programs.....makes you wonder why they took so long to get those ducks in order.


11 posted on 02/14/2015 1:03:25 PM PST by caww
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‘...the recent election was for his fourth term as governor.’

Oy veh, I didn’t know that.


12 posted on 02/14/2015 1:05:40 PM PST by jocon307 (Tell it like it is.)
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To: gundog

Of course! Whenever a Pubbie gets into trouble the LSM never has any trouble reporting party affiliation.


13 posted on 02/14/2015 1:06:05 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: caww
makes you wonder why they took so long to get those ducks in order.

They've known about it for a good while, I suspect. They were only motivated to action after it became a very public spectacle. That's about the only thing that will make the Feds act.

14 posted on 02/14/2015 1:07:28 PM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Well, it is in the story.But if he were a Republican, you’d have known his name well before the election.


15 posted on 02/14/2015 1:08:50 PM PST by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: gundog

They put it in there right at the beginning.


16 posted on 02/14/2015 1:10:26 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: CMB_polarization

And oh gee in steps another feakazoid


17 posted on 02/14/2015 1:11:10 PM PST by ronnie raygun (Empty head empty suit = arrogant little bastard)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

My hometown newspaper. Kinda makes me proud...or would, if they didn’t have a lousy track record decades long.


18 posted on 02/14/2015 1:13:06 PM PST by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: caww
.....makes you wonder why they took so long to get those ducks in order.

I saw what you did there, quacked me up.

19 posted on 02/14/2015 1:14:46 PM PST by corkoman
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To: CMB_polarization
live-in fiancée P>I think' shack-up ' is the word that AP is looking for. Or they might try 'concubine' if they want to sound educated.
20 posted on 02/14/2015 1:16:17 PM PST by PAR35
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