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April 11, 2017

Alabama Gov. Resigns over Accusations of Affair and Cover-up
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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigned Monday as he faced the first
day of impeachment hearings over accusations he was having an affair
with his senior political adviser and then used public money and
resources to try to cover up the relationship. Bentley will be succeeded
by Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey-the second female governor in Alabama's history.
Meanwhile, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is facing multiple accusations he
molested and had sex with underage boys in the 1980s.


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