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Gov. Abercrombie Apologizes for Comments about Sen. Inouye Letter
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 06:58
Los Angeles Times
By Mark Z. Barabak
April 15, 2014
Four days after questioning a death-bed letter at the center of Hawaii’s heated U.S. Senate race, Gov. Neil Abercrombie apologized to the widow of its ascribed author, the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, and others he offended. But he stuck to his key assertion Inouye told him the choice of a successor was his alone to make.
"I apologize to the late Sen. Inouye, his wife, Irene, his family, friends, and former staff for the comments I made concerning the letter," Abercrombie said in a statement issued late Monday. "I regret that my comments were interpreted as hurtful and disrespectful to them. That was certainly not my intent. Sen. Inouye was, without a doubt, one of the finest leaders in Hawaii's history, and a mentor to me.”
Under Hawaii law, Abercrombie had the choice of three candidates to succeed Inouye, a fellow Democrat, who died unexpectedly in December 2012. He spurned Inouye’s favored successor, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, and selected his lieutenant governor, Brian Schatz.
Link:
Abercrombie Says He Has Doubts about Senator Inouye's Deathbed Request [Hawaii Political Info] Apr 14, 2014
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