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okaawhatever

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Tue Dec 31, 2013, 03:31 PM Dec 2013

Arkansas governor asks for lieutenant governor's resignation [View all]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, has asked Republican Lieutenant Gov. Mark Darr, the state's second in command, to resign over campaign finance impropriety.

Beebe called Darr on Tuesday to ask for his resignation, according to a spokesman for Beebe, after an Arkansas ethics commission ruled that Darr had broken 11 campaign finance laws since 2010.

After the call, though, Amber Pool, a spokeswoman for Darr, said the lieutenant governor had no intention of stepping down.

In the wake of the ethics ruling, Darr admitted he erred on campaign finance filings, signed a letter from the ethics commission that admitted guilt, and agreed to pay $11,000 in fines.

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Read the article for the lt. governor's response. It's typical Republican tripe. Basically, I won't step down. Waiting for the offer from Fox first?
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