Utah Senate

GOP Senator Forced Into Primary Fight

AP | KEVIN FREKING and JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 04.21.2012

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SANDY, Utah — Utah Republicans denied U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch a clear path to a seventh and final term Saturday, forcing the 78-year-old lawmaker ...

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Indefinite Detention Sparks GOP Debate

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.17.2012

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Monday night's Republican primary debate in Utah's U.S. Senate race sparked an interesting disagreement over the National Defense Authorization Act, a...

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GOP Senator Challenged By Unusual Primary

AP | By JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 04.17.2012

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KAYSVILLE, Utah -- Every handshake counts in Utah's unique nominating system, even for a senator seeking his seventh term. At Granny Annie's Cafe, ju...

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Tea Party Hopes To Take Down Senator Tonight

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.15.2012

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Tea Party activists are hoping that Thursday's Republican caucuses in Utah mark the first victory in the ultimate defeat of longtime Sen. Orrin Hatch ...

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Utah Passes Bill Prohibiting Talk Of Homosexuality In Schools, Allows Dropping Sex Ed

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.07.2012

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The Utah state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow schools to drop sex education, prohibit instruction on how to use contraception, and proh...

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Likely GOP Senator: Government Shutdown 'May Be Absolutely Necessary'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Lee, Utah's Tea Party-backed Republican Senate candidate, floated the solution of a total government shutdown Thursday to deal with increasing bu...

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US Sen. Bob Bennett ousted at Utah GOP convention

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Sen. Bob Bennett was thrown out of office Saturday by delegates at the Utah GOP convention in a stunning defeat for ...

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Senator Bennett Could Lose Utah GOP Nomination Due To Anti-Incumbent Sentiment

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Bob Bennett abandoned Washington this week, spending his days in Utah pleading with Republicans until he was hoarse to let...

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Utah Senate 2010: Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Utah Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+UTSen@gmail.com if you know someone who should be...

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Mike Lee, Utah Senate Nominee, Favors Low Liability Cap For Oil Companies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party favorite Mike Lee won the GOP nomination for the Utah Senate last night and is the odds-on favorite to replace Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah),...

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Tea Party Appears Split In Utah GOP Senate Primary

AP | LIZ SIDOTI and JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a break from the state's racist legacy, South Carolina Republicans overwhelmingly chose Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woma...

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