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Oregon governor puts National Guard on standby for election

by Gillian Flaccus
| November 2, 2020 12:03 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Monday put the National Guard on standby for a 48-hour period around Election Day and used her executive authority to activate a unified command of state troopers, sheriff’s deputies and Portland police to handle any protests.

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