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  Brewer advisor removes link to 'Goddard is gay' rumors
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Last EditedThomas Walker  Oct 13, 2010 01:15pm
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News DateWednesday, October 13, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionChuck Coughlin, Gov. Jan Brewer's campaign manager, removed a link Wednesday to a 20-year-old court document that contains rumors that Attorney General Terry Goddard is gay.

On the blog of his political consulting firm, HighGround, Coughlin had linked to a 1990 transcript from the AZSCAM corruption investigation that cited rumors that Goddard, who is the Democratic candidate for Arizona governor, is homosexual.

Goddard, who is married and has a young son, gave a succinct answer when asked by KTAR radio Tuesday if he is gay: "No."

"We have heard from some people who were offended by our blog post yesterday. For that, we apologize," Coughlin posted Wednesday morning. "Our purpose was to point out how ridiculous it has become that blogs and other irrelevant speculation are being used to create rumors that the media takes seriously."

Monday, Coughlin called on Goddard to prove he is not gay, the Arizona Guardian reported:
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