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| − | [[Image:Govfletcher.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Governor Fletcher giving a speech in [[Louisville]]]]'''Ernest Lee Fletcher''' was the [[Republican]] governor of [[Kentucky]]. He has served his country as a pilot in the [[United States Air Force]], and has been a [[Baptist]] minister. He has a degree in Engineering, and is also a doctor, and has practiced as a family physician for 12 years. His position as an upstanding citizen of the [[United States]] has led to his political progression through state representative, to the [[United States House of Representatives]], and on to his former position as governor of Kentucky. He unsuccessfully sought re-election in 2007 following corruption charges.[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630699/posts] He is married with two children and four grandchildren. <ref>[http://governor.ky.gov/biography/ Governor Ernie Fletcher: Biography]</ref> | + | [[Image:Govfletcher.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Governor Fletcher giving a speech in [[Louisville]]]]'''Ernest Lee Fletcher''' was the [[Republican]] governor of [[Kentucky]]. He has served his country as a pilot in the [[United States Air Force]], and has been a [[Baptist]] minister. He has a degree in Engineering, and is also a doctor, and has practiced as a family physician for 12 years. His position as an upstanding citizen of the [[United States]] has led to his political progression through state representative, to the [[United States House of Representatives]], and on to his former position as governor of Kentucky. He unsuccessfully sought re-election in 2007 following corruption charges.[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630699/posts] He is married with two children and four grandchildren.<ref>[http://governor.ky.gov/biography/ Governor Ernie Fletcher: Biography]</ref> |
| − | On June 9, 2004, Fletcher's airplane was nearly shot down violating airspace in [[Washington, D.C.]] on the way to the funeral of [[Ronald Reagan]]. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35440-2004Jul7.html Plane That Caused Capitol Evacuation Nearly Shot Down (washingtonpost.com)]</ref> | + | On June 9, 2004, Fletcher's airplane was nearly shot down violating airspace in [[Washington, D.C.]] on the way to the funeral of [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35440-2004Jul7.html Plane That Caused Capitol Evacuation Nearly Shot Down (washingtonpost.com)]</ref> |