Kitzhaber spokesman: No truth to D.C. job rumors

Portland Business Journal:

Gov. John Kitzhaber’s communications director Tim Raphael said today there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Kitzhaber is considering leaving Oregon for a high-level position in Washington, D.C.

Rumors have swirled as Kitzhaber has seemingly overcome his distaste for the nation’s capital in recent weeks, attending President Obama’s State of the Union address as a guest of Michelle Obama and touting Oregon’s version of health care reform to other governors and the national press corps.

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