Oregon Swears In New Governor Amid Ethics Scandal

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Former secretary of state Kate Brown replaced four-term Gov. John Kitzhaber on Wednesday after he stepped down amid criminal ethics investigation. In doing so, Brown becomes the nation’s first openly bisexual governor. View this image › Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is sworn in, surrounded by family members, at the state capital building in Salem, Oregon, […]

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Ed. secretary thanks Jerry Brown for banning ‘R-word’ mascots

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Just to recap, “braying” right-wing conservatives have been lectured at least twice now for creating a “faux controversy” out of Prof. Anthea Butler referring to Ben Carson as “coon of the year.” Writers for both Mediaite and Salon have gone to great lengths to explain that 1) there’s nothing racist about the word “coon” (as […]

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