Democrats in Oregon are urging Governor John Kitzhaber to resign as evidence of sweet heart deals with green energy companies engineered by his fiancee continues to grow. It appeared that Kitzhaber was ready to resign on Wednesday, but changed his mind. He called Oregon's Secretary of State Kate Brown, who would succeed the governor if he stepped down, and told her to return to Oregon from Washington, D.C. where she was attending a conference. What happened next, Brown described as "strange": Brown had been summoned back to Oregon by the governor on Wednesday while she was attending a conference in Washington. Her abrupt return to Oregon fueled speculation that the governor was planning to resign.  Sources told The Associated Press that, in fact, he had decided to step down amid the ethics controversy involving his fiancée but changed his mind while Brown was en route back to Oregon.  In her statement, Brown described how Kitzhaber gave...(Read Full Post)