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On Thursday, the Portland Tribune reported on Capitol rumors that Portland City Commissioner (and BlueOregon contributor) Randy Leonard may be a candidate for Governor in 2010: When Sources Say made a recent trip to the Oregon Capitol, we were surprised – no, make that shocked – to learn that some legislators and lobbyists consider city Commissioner Randy Leonard a viable Democratic candidate for Oregon governor in 2010, when Gov. Ted Kulongoski finishes his second term. Leonard was mentioned right up there with such other high-profile possible contenders as Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio, former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and left-leaning political...