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Kulongoski orders flags flown at half-staff.


Byline: The Register-Guard

Gov. Ted Kulongoski Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski (born November 5 1940, in rural Missouri[1]) is an American Democratic politician. Since 2003, he has served as the Governor of Oregon. He was re-elected in 2006.  has ordered that all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff throughout Oregon Oregon, city, United States
Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products.
 today in observance of Patriot Day For the anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution, see .

For the Quebec holiday, see .
In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the nearly three thousand who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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"It's important to pause and reflect on the events that touched us all so deeply seven years ago," Kulongoski said. "While another year has passed, we will always remember our fellow Americans who lost their lives in the tragic events that took place on this day in 2001."
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Date:Sep 11, 2008
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