governor
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At the conclusion of the chapter, after all the relevant evidence has been presented, the reader learns if the defendant was found guilty and whether Virginia’s governor commuted the judge’s sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
This week, Steve Hilton, the GOP candidate for California governor, wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, urging him to rescind the agency’s recent action allowing AT&T to end its copper landline service.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
Sumit Vaswani, a Mumbai-based consultant who advises new private members-only clubs, still favors the Willingdon Sports Club founded in 1917 by Lord Willingdon, then the governor of Bombay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
The oysterman and former Marine who bested a popular governor and built a grass-roots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
John McCain had done himself no favors by choosing Alaska’s governor, Sarah Palin, as his running mate.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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