Word: robertses
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Huang would not comment on Roberts' status as a candidate.
Roberts, 58, entered the political scene on behalf of her autistic child in an effort to increase state and federal aid to mentally retarded children. In addition to the governorship, she held several elected positions in Oregon, including state representative and secretary of state.
Roberts faced many political challenges in her one term as governor, from 1990 to 1994. A liberal Democrat, she fought a Republican-controlled legislature over hotly-debated issues such as health care and government reform.
Roberts survived a traumatic term which included the deaths of both her husband and sister and two recall initiatives. She chose not to run for re-election in January of last year because John Kitzhaber, her opponent in the primary and current governor of Oregon, had stronger support, according to...
By 1992 every U.S. telephone network of any consequence was MOD's playground. At first they used their powers for harmless high jinks: looking up the unlisted numbers of celebrities, pestering people they disliked (such as white supremacist Tom Metzgar and former Klansman David Duke) and calling the homes of...