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	Fletcher's one-term administration marked with political troubles
		Gov. Ernie Fletcher's resume as a doctor, minister, engineer and fighter pilot got him elected governor four years ago, but it wasn't enough Tuesday to stave off defeat after a tumultuous four years in office.
		Fletcher maintained that the hiring investigation was a "political witch hunt" orchestrated by Democrats to lessen his chances for re-election.
		Fletcher attracted unwanted national attention on his way to Washington for Ronald Reagan's funeral in 2004, when his plane entered restricted airspace and caused an evacuation of the U.S. Capitol.
	www.kentucky.com /471/story/223565.html (556 words)

	Ernie Fletcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fletcher is the third sitting Kentucky governor to be indicted and the second current United States governor to be under indictment after Ohio Governor Bob Taft was indicted and convicted for failure to report lobbying contributions.
		In 1994, Fletcher was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 78th District.
		Fletcher's personal attorney, R. Kent Westberry of Louisville, responded to the indictment by filing a motion in Franklin Circuit Court to have Greg Stumbo, his investigators and the prosecutors removed from the case.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ernie_Fletcher (2491 words)

	The Kentucky Grand Ole Docket
		On June 14, 2005 Adams was one of three Fletcher employees indicted by a grand jury on three misdemeanor counts: political discrimination, official misconduct, and criminal conspiracy, for the firing of a Democratic state worker on the basis of his political beliefs.
		On June 14, 2005 Druen was one of three Fletcher employees indicted by a grand jury on three misdemeanor counts: political discrimination, official misconduct, and criminal conspiracy, for the firing of a Democratic state worker on the basis of his political beliefs.
		On June 14, 2005 Nighbert was one of three Fletcher employees indicted by a grand jury on three misdemeanor counts: political discrimination, official misconduct, and criminal conspiracy, for the firing of a Democratic state worker on the basis of his political beliefs.
	www.talkingpointsmemo.com /kentuckydocket.php (0 words)

	The Kentucky Post
		Fletcher's first inclinations toward Congress surfaced in the summer of 1995, less than a year after he was elected to the statehouse.
		Fletcher said his opposition to the AMA-backed bill is defense against another claim of his opponent in the governor's race, Democratic Attorney General Ben Chandler.
		Fletcher was raised in the church and was minister of the Lexington Primitive Baptist Church until 1994, when he decided to leave because of doctrinal differences.
	www.kypost.com /2003/09/27/kyfletcher092703.html (3419 words)

	ARC \| Governor Ernie Fletcher
		A native of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Governor Fletcher graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering in 1974 and subsequently served in the United States Air Force until 1980.
		In 1984 Fletcher received his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and began a twelve-year career as a family-practice physician.
		Elected to represent Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District in 1998, Fletcher served on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and as chairman of the House Policy Committee's Subcommittee on Health.
	www.arc.gov /index.do?nodeId=211 (134 words)

	Ernie Fletcher (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fletcher was born in Mount Sterling, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Fletcher was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 78th District in 1995.
		Fletcher had low approval ratings for much of his first year in office, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/er/ernie_fletcher.htm (899 words)

	Ernie Fletcher
		Ernie Fletcher was a fighter pilot in the Air Force, then became a doctor and a Baptist minister before going into politics.
		In the mid-1990s, Fletcher served one term in the Kentucky state legislature, and in 1999 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he served two terms.
		In May 2006, Fletcher himself was indicted, but the Governor maintains that any violations of the Merit System law were the result of overzealous underlings, and that the controversy is largely fueled by the Attorney General's political ambitions.
	www.nndb.com /people/370/000044238 (385 words)

	Kentucky: Governor Ernie Fletcher - Home
		Governor Ernie Fletcher has directed that the “Foundations of American Law and Government” display be placed in the Capitol, following a ruling today by U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood that the display is not covered by a previous injunction.
		Governor Ernie Fletcher has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of Sgt. Louis A. Griese.
		Governor Ernie Fletcher has asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to clarify an order it issued in 2006 to enjoin the display of a Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol Grounds.
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	Ernie Fletcher is BuzzFlash.com's GOP Hypocrite ofthe Week
		Fletcher is a state house version of George W. Bush, except there is no one to prosecute Bush, since he controls the Justice Department and the Republican Congress won't investigate even one of his countless violations of the law.
		Now, as Fletcher continues to proclaim he is the victim of a political vendetta, his lieutenant governor, a former GOP prosecutor, is jumping ship and won't run again with Fletcher.
		Ernie Fletcher was also the GOP Hypocrite of the Week on September 2, 2005.
	www.gophypocrites.com /2006/06/hyp06022.html (357 words)

	Ernie Fletcher is our choice
		Democrat Ben Chandler, the state's attorney general, and Republican Ernie Fletcher, Kentucky's 6th District congressman, are locked in a close, nasty campaign.
		Fletcher says that Kentucky has a "tremendous need for new leadership after three decades of growing bureaucracy," and it's hard to argue with him.
		Fletcher calls this Frankfort culture "the worn-out politics of a bygone era." He promises to clean house, replacing "political hacks" with professionals.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/10/26/editorial_kygov26ray.html (743 words)

	Share and Discover Ernie Fletcher Bio, Pictures, News at BlinkBits. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fletcher trial threatens to be vexing for sta...
		Fletcher went on to graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
		Fletcher did not stand for re-election, but rather ran for Kentucky's 6th District seat in the United_States^ House of Representatives.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/ernie_fletcher (1156 words)

	© 2004, Gannett News Service
		Fletcher's seven-passenger King Air was on its way to, of all places, Reagan Washington National Airport.
		Sirens went off at the Capitol as Fletcher's plane approached and Capitol Police officers yelled, ``This is not a drill!'' as the building was evacuated.
		A former GOP House member elected governor last year, Fletcher was coming to Washington where he plans to attend Friday's invitation-only ceremony for Reagan at Washington National Cathedral.
	content.gannettonline.com /gns/reagan/20040609-48610.html (433 words)

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		Ernie Fletcher flew into Franklin on Monday to celebrate what local leaders characterized as one of the most important days in Simpson County...
		Robin Fletcher, 49, has been in jail since 1996 after pleading guilty to prostituting a child and sexual penetration of a child under 16.
		Ernie Fletcher visited Northern Kentucky last night to speak at a conference of public defenders from across the state.
	www.bloglines.com /search?q=fletcher&s=19&t=0&r=0 (247 words)

	Fletcher supporters attack Beshear over endorsement by gay-rights group
		In a last-ditch effort to re-elect Gov. Ernie Fletcher, his supporters were focusing yesterday on Democrat Steve Beshear's endorsement from a gay-rights advocacy group.
		As Beshear and Fletcher flew around the state looking for votes on the last full day of the campaign for governor, Fletcher's supporters were linking Beshear to the group C-FAIR, which said last week that it was backing Beshear.
		The attacks by the Fletcher campaign and his supporters were the latest reaction to the endorsement by C-FAIR, the political action committee of the Fairness Campaign, a gay-rights group based in Louisville.
	www.courier-journal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS0106/711060449 (0 words)

	N.Ky. key to victory for Fletcher
		According to unofficial results Fletcher came out of Northern Kentucky with a margin of nearly 25,000 votes in easily carrying all three counties over Democrat Ben Chandler.
		Fletcher's win solidified Northern Kentucky as the dominant GOP region of the state.
		Fletcher received an early boost from the region's three judge-executives, Republicans Gary Moore of Boone County, Dick Murgatroyd of Kenton County and Campbell County's Steve Pendery.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/11/05/loc_kynkyresults05k.html (635 words)

	Ernie Fletcher is BuzzFlash.com's GOP Hypocrite of the Week
		Fletcher, who was following the lead of George Herbert Walker Bush's Iran-Contra pardons, wouldn't say for the record that he was innocent of wrongdoing.
		Fletcher, working from the brazen Republican lie playbook, indignantly responded, "Some of our overeager young managers made mistakes in judgement that in an age of e-mails is evident for all to see.
		And for that dubious distinction, Ernie Fletcher, Governor of the Blue Grass State, merits being named the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week.
	www.gophypocrites.com /2005/09/hyp05036.html (456 words)

	The Jawa Report: KY Governor Ernie Fletcher Indicted.
		Yesterday a KY grand jury returned a three count misdemeanor indictment of Ernie Fletcher.
		For those of you not familiar with the story the Courier Journal has a complete time line of the progression of the investigation of KY Governor Ernie Fletcher here.
		Ernie says he will fight the charges in court.
	mypetjawa.mu.nu /archives/176361.php (1331 words)

	CNN.com - Kentucky governor indicted over hiring practices - May 12, 2006
		Fletcher said his attorneys would file a motion to disqualify Stumbo and his staff from the case.
		While the charges are misdemeanors, Fletcher -- who became the Bluegrass State's first GOP governor in more than three decades when he took office in 2003 -- would be forced to step down if convicted.
		Fletcher, 53, was indicted by a special state grand jury on three counts of criminal conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination.
	www.cnn.com /2006/LAW/05/12/governor.indicted (462 words)

	Kentucky: Governor's Mansion - Governor Ernie Fletcher
		Ernie Fletcher is Kentucky's 58th governor and the 23rd to live in the Governor's Mansion.
		Governor Fletcher was surprised on his birthday when around 200 students from the Kentucky Youth Assembly came to the Governor's Mansion to sing Happy Birthday to him.
		Governor Fletcher greets a group of children from Chrysalis House visiting the Governor's Mansion for a mini production of the Nutcracker performed by the Louisville Ballet.
	governorsmansion.ky.gov /life/governor.htm (192 words)

	Fletcher Subpoenaed In Hiring Investigation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Attorney General's office declined to say if Fletcher is required to produce documents at his appearance or provide any other details about the summons.
		The charges allege the officials routinely plotted to circumvent the law that requires personnel decisions be made on the merits of the candidate in favor of their political influence and support for Fletcher.
		Fletcher, who is a Republican, has been sharply critical of the investigation into his administration's hiring practices led by Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo, a Democrat.
	www.wcpo.com /news/2005/local/08/13/fletcher.html (357 words)

	The Enquirer - N. Ky. voters desert Fletcher
		Democrat Steve Beshear's resounding victory over Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher today also played out in Northern Kentucky, where voters reversed the resounding support they gave Fletcher in the 2003 election.
		The depth of Fletcher's problem was demonstrated by other Republican candidates on the ticket who received 60 percent or more from Boone County voters.
		In Campbell, Beshear captured 10,874 votes or 55 percent of the vote while Fletcher received 8,690 votes or 44 percent.
	news.enquirer.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS0103/311060033 (0 words)

	CNN.com - Kentucky governor pleads not guilty to charges - Jun 9, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ernie Fletcher, who has been indicted on three misdemeanor charges, denies any wrongdoing.
		CHICAGO (Reuters) -- Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he was involved in an illegal scheme to hire political allies for merit-based state jobs.
		Fletcher, the first Republican to lead Kentucky in more than three decades, entered the pleas through a lawyer in Franklin County District Court in Frankfort, court officials said.
	cnn.com /rssclick/2006/POLITICS/06/09/politics.kentucky.reut/?... (337 words)

	Paul J. Gessing on Governor Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky and Tax Reform on NRO Financial
		Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky, having recently announced his tax-reform plan, has been looking for support from state legislators across the political spectrum.
		There is of course much for taxpayers to like in the governor’s package, including a reduction of the top corporate income-tax rate to 6 percent (from 8.25 percent) and a repeal of the corporate license tax.
		Fletcher, on the other hand, has upset several business and taxpayer constituencies on the right, while not winning any friends on the left.
	www.nationalreview.com /nrof_comment/gessing200502140828.asp (779 words)

	BluegrassReport.org: GOP Leaders Ignore Fletcher, Keep Brock As Chairman (AP) -- I Believe That The ...
		Fletcher spokesman Mike Goins read a statement from Fletcher Saturday in which the governor said he called for Brock's resignation "in light of the information that has become available to us about how the Merit System was handled when he was a government employee."
		"Kentucky Republican leaders ignored Gov. Ernie Fletcher's (R) call for the resignation of the state chairman on Saturday, during a meeting of the party's executive committee," the AP reports.
		Fletcher is a disappointment, and I hope the Democrats can come up with a better candidate the next round.
	bluegrassreport.org /bluegrass_politics/2005/09/gop_leaders_ign.html (3224 words)

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		Fletcher said he's feeling much better, but realizes the lengthy hospital stay was necessary.
		At one point, when his fever skyrocketed to 103 degreees, he says he knew he was facing a potentially life-threatening illness.
		Fletcher addressed reporters early this afternoon, wearing a blue, UK jumpsuit.
	www.wbir.com /news/local/story.aspx?storyid=32435&provider=rss (237 words)

	Plane That Caused Capitol Evacuation Nearly Shot Down (washingtonpost.com)
		As a result, Eberhart did not issue the order to shoot down Fletcher's plane, according to the two officials, as well as a third government official who was briefed later on the incident.
		Interviews and a timeline prepared by congressional investigators also show that Fletcher's plane turned to land before it was identified.
		The plane that carried Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher to Reagan's funeral.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A35440-2004Jul7.html (861 words)

	BluegrassReport.org: Governor Ernie Fletcher: Fraud
		FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor Ernie Fletcher and Steve Forbes, President and CEO of Forbes Inc., today announced the upcoming release of a special section in Forbes magazine intended to showcase Kentucky to the country’s top business and tourism executives.
		Well, I know the way Fletcher is spinning it is dishonest, but this Democrat likes the idea of this kind of state promotion.
		It really is sad that Fletcher's legacy will be measured by a new license plate, a new state logo, and a primary seat belt law.
	bluegrassreport.org /bluegrass_politics/2006/05/governor_ernie_.html (1116 words)

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