OLCC director claims Kitzhaber pressuring him to resign

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The executive director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission says Gov. John Kitzhaber wants him out of the job.But Steve Pharo says he's never gotten a bad job evaluation, and he plans to continue working until the five-member commission he reports to tells him that he's out.Pharo has been executive director for six years. He tells The Oregonian that Kitzhaber aide Duke Shepard visited Monday and told him it's "time to make a change."The chairwoman of the board, Cassandra SkinnerLopata, told the Oregonian she plans to call a special meeting this week to consider Pharo's position.___Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.comCopyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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