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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky's governor has signed an order declaring a state of emergency and invoking the state's anti-price gouging law as Hurricane Ike bears down on the Texas coast. Gov. Steve Beshear signed the order on Friday, saying gas stations started raising fuel prices overnight before the storm made landfall. Beshear signed the order at the request of Attorney General Jack Conway, who said in a letter released Friday that invoking the law now will help prevent predatory pricing.

Did Gov. Steve Beshear really say what Joe Gerth is reporting he said at the democratic party fundraiser Friday night? According to Gerth's column in the C-J, Beshear joked "I can think of only one Republican who can be a problem-solver," Beshear told the crowd. "And that would be Vice President (Dick) Cheney, if he will just take George on a hunting trip." You'll remember that Cheney accidentally shot a friend while on a hunting trip. The implication from Beshear is that some of America's problems could be solved if the Vice-President would kill President Bush. I'm sure it was...

Full disclosure: I have done some writing for Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher. If you think politics is hardball at the national level, you ought to take a lesson from what goes on in the states. Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher was defeated for re-election last night by longtime pol Steve Beshear–not that the name matters; pretty much any Democrat was going to win this time around. That’s because Governor Fletcher made the first good, hard pass at dismantling a grim, grimy and rough-as-gravel political culture that determines who gets jobs and what gets done in the state capital of Frankfort. Fletcher...

Democratic challenger Steve Beshear has been elected as Kentucky's new governor.

by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorOctober 5, 2007 Frankfort, KY (LifeNews.com) -- Kentucky's gubernatorial candidates, abortion advocate Steve Beshear and pro-life Gov. Ernie Fletcher, debated the issue of abortion on Wednesday in a televised debate. Beshear, a Democrat, tried to play down his pro-abortion views in a state that is strongly pro-life, regardless of political party.Kentucky is one of just handful of states to have significant off-year elections this year."Abortion is a tragedy anytime it happens, under any circumstances, and as governor, I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that women have choices other than that," Beshear said in...

For Immediate Release October 6, 2007 Contact: Jason Keller 502-607-8683 Beshear’s Unethical Conduct Destroyed Kentucky Central Secret Report Reveals, Beshear and Firm’s Excuses Don’t Add Up “Steve Beshear’s ever changing story continues as he and his former firm scramble to cover up his unethical activity,” said Jason Keller, Communications Director for Governor Fletcher’s campaign. Keller continued, “The truth is, and the Porter, Wright report shows, that Steve Beshear’s actions led to the collapse of Kentucky Central and forced it into liquidation. And in the process he and his firm made $21 million at the expense of thousands of Kentuckians.” “One...