Alabama Governor quits amid sex scandal
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The Governor of the conservative southern US state of Alabama resigned on Monday, shortly after lawmakers began impeachment proceedings linked to his affair with a senior aide that was made public in humiliating detail.
Washington: The Governor of the conservative southern US state of Alabama resigned on Monday, shortly after lawmakers began impeachment proceedings linked to his affair with a senior aide that was made public in humiliating detail.
Governor Robert Bentley, 74, pleaded guilty in an agreement with prosecutors on Monday to two misdemeanour campaign violations and is barred from seeking public office again.
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