By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Haunted by regret for allowing two men to be executed more than a decade ago, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber now says it'll never happen again on his watch.
He said he has come to believe that Oregon voters did not intend to create a death penalty scheme in which the only inmates who are put to death are those who volunteer.
After eight years out of office, the Democratic governor was elected to a third term last year and, his voice shaking, said Tuesday he has long regretted those decisions.
