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Stand Up Against Bush's Giveaway of America's Redrock Wilderness

Robert Redford | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Utah Land, Redrock, Environment, Environmentalism, Wilderness, Robert Redford, Utah, Wildlife, Robert Redford Utah, Green News

This Friday, 110,000 acres of Utah wild lands go on the auction block, to be sold to the highest bidders -- a last-ditch effort by a corrupt administration to further enrich its friends in the dirty fuels business.

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Former Utah Rep: I Was Married to a Con Man

Al Eisele | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Salt Lake City, Eric Holder Attorney General, Enid Greene Waldholtz, Eric Holder, Utah, Politics News

Greene was eventually cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but under pressure from Sen. Orrin Hatch and other top Utah Republicans, declined to seek reelection in 1996.

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Weapons Inspectors, Marie Antoinette, Pardon, Autoworkers, Feinstein, Marijuana, Al Franken, Barney Frank, Medical Marijuana, Legacy, Difi, Prohibition, Jerrold Nadler, Bush Legacy, Northern Ireland, Midnight Regulations, Bailout, Norm Coleman, Midotw, Treasury, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Ireland, Health Care, Reid, Detroit, Cash Room, 2700 Year Old, Army Field Manual, Democrat, Congress, 21st Amendment, Right Wing, Visitors Center, Minnesota, Lie, Democrats, Santa, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, The Troubles, Liquor, Michael Medved, Constitution, Mddotw, Harry Reid, Recount, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Post-Partisan Depression, Capitol, Secretary of State, Senate, Grandstanding, Amendment, Gop, Senator, Obama, Democratic, Dianne Feinstein, Iraq, Anniversary, Drink, Bush, Republican, Paulson, Clinton, Charlie Gibson, Schedule I, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Schedule II, Wmd, House, Frank, Franken, Post-Partisan, 2008 Election, Tourists, Talk Radio, Chris Weigant, Smell, Prohibition Repeal, Stink, Torture, Medved, Politics News

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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An Open Letter to Keith Olbermann

Libby Mitchell | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Television News, Chris Buttars, Keith Olbermann, Utah, Media News

Dear Keith Olbermann, Thank you for making my job harder. You see, I am a television producer here in Salt Lake City Utah, the state that is home to...

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U.S. Moves Ahead On Controversial Oil And Gas Leases On Public Land

washingtonpost.com | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 12.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil Leases, Gas Leases, Bush Administration, Utah, US Oil, Green News

A decision by federal officials this week to press ahead with a controversial sale of oil and gas leases in eastern Utah is stoking the debate over ho...

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Why Bush's Last Minute Land Giveaway in Utah Matters

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Collar Jobs, Canyonlands National Park, Bureau Land Management, Clean Energy, Utah, Bush Midnight Regulations, Oil & Gas Drilling, Arches National Park, Blm, Green News

I was surprised when the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to hand over 6.4 million acres of public lands near some of Utah's most famous national parks to oil and gas companies.

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Americans Rejected 'Drill, Baby, Drill' -- Bush Should Respect Our Choice

Robert Redford | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green

Read More: National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Utah, National Parks, Barack Obama, Robert Redford, Airboat, Robert Redford Drilling in Utah, Bureau Land Management, Blm, Blm, Bureau of Land Management, Bush Environmental, Green News

On the very day that we raised our voices for change and voted to move away from the failed energy philosophy of "drill, baby, drill," the Bush administration dragged us in the opposite direction.

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Environmentalists Slam Bush's Departing Proposal As "Fire Sale" For Oil And Gas Industry

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 12.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, George Bush, Bush Administration, Oil and Gas Industry, Bush Fire Sale Oil and Gas Industry, Utah, Delicate Arch, National Park Service, Green News

SALT LAKE CITY — The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge _ an unspoiled landmark so iconic it's on Utah's license plates _ could one day includ...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, North Dakota, Rick Noriega, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Al Franken, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, John Kennedy, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Mississippi, Republican Party, North Carolina, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Ronnie Musgrove, Louisiana, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas, Lindsey Graham, Pennsylvania, Bob Conley, Minnesota, John Cornyn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Georgia, Iowa, Jimmy Carter, Jeff Merkley, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Senate, Indiana, Electoral College, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Politics News

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Surge In Natural Gas Has Utah Driving Cheaply

New York Times | CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Posted 09.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Utah, Utah Natural Gas, Natural Gas, Business News

The best deal on fuel in the country right now might be here in Utah, where people are waiting in lines to pay the equivalent of 87 cents a gallon. De...

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Brigham Young Would Be Proud

Carl Pope | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Automakers, Bush Administration, Legacy Parkway, Big Oil, Salt Lake City, Nhtsa, Cars, Utah, Green News

Unless we lower demand, the price for oil is going up over the next seven years, not down. There is, after all, considerable evidence that when the oil industry speaks, the Bush administration listens.

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Super-Conservative Rep. Ousted In Primary

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Utah Primary, Brigham Young University, Republican Primaries, Conservative, Utah, Chris Cannon, Politics News

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, one of the nation's most conservative congressmen, lost his bid for a seventh term Tuesday in a Republi...

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A Message to Democratic Voters in Utah

Bryan Young | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Utah Politics, Purple States, Purple Mountains, Utah Democrats, Chris Cannon, Utah, Democratic Politics, Politics News

I've been seeing signs up all over the place for Chris Cannon's reelection and I'm wondering who his opponent is. I can't find anyone who seems to be running against him.

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Navajo Nation: Election 2008

Rebecca Ford | Posted 06.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Native American Rights, Indian Reservations, Navajo Nation, Native Americans, Arizona, New Mexico, Voting, Utah, Navajo, Obama Navajo Nation, Minority Vote West, Mccain Native American, Arizona Campaign, Mccain Navajo, Obama Minority Vote, Western Campaign, Navajo Vote, Home News

With over 38,000 registered voters, the residents of Navajo Nation in the southwest are being courted by McCain and Obama. After 140 years, said one man, "a minority president might change things."

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New Dinosaur Fossils Discovered In Utah

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 06.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Fossils, Dinosaur Fossil Discovery, Utah, Utah Dinosaur Fossil Discovery, Home News

SALT LAKE CITY — A newly discovered batch of well-preserved dinosaur bones, petrified trees and even freshwater clams in southeastern Utah could...

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Tougher Mine Safety Rules Clear Hurdle In House

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Murray, Richard Stickler, Msha, Mining, Crandall Canyon, Mine, Utah, Bob Murray, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Politics News

A panel of lawmakers investigating the August mine disaster that claimed nine lives at Crandall Canyon in Utah approved tougher mine safety rules Wedn...

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Mine Owner Murray Threatens Defamation Suits

The Salt Lake Tribune | Robert Gehrke | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Robert Murray, Utah Mine Disaster, Crandall Canyon, Bob Murray, Utah, Home News

Crandall Canyon mine co-owner Robert Murray is threatening to sue a professor and an editor over what he claims were defamatory statements regarding h...

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Utah Panel Considers Tougher Mine Safety Regulations

The New York Times | DAN FROSCH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Robert Murray, Crandall Canyon, Mine Safety, Utah, Home News

In the shadows of the Utah mountain where six miners were entombed and three rescue workers killed last month, a new mine safety commission will conve...

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