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         <title><![CDATA[Guv's climate panel is mostly cloudy]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13837770?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Gov. Gary Herbert says the scientific jury is still out on climate change and he has promised an honest-to-goodness debate on one of the major policies of our time.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Judy Fahys&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:20:29 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Can Congress force  you to buy insurance?]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13838615?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Washington  &raquo;   As part of health reform, Democrats want to require all Americans to purchase insurance or face a fine. But conservatives, led by Utah Sen.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Matt Canham &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:14:37 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Utah GOP decides on candidate for House seat]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[It took 16 ballots and nearly five hours of debate, but the Utah Republican Party on Saturday agreed to recommend Bill Wright to represent District 68 in the state House.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Melinda Rogers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:42:46 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[McEntee: The abortion debate returns, again]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Every year or so, it seems, a Utah legislator decides to take on abortion. This time, it's Rep. Carl Wimmer, who wants to close a "loophole" in the state's law, which holds that a woman cannot be charged for trying to arrange an abortion.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:49:13 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[DC Notebook: Hatch: Senator since 1776, er, 1976]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sen. Orrin Hatch has been in the Senate for a while. Actually, 32 years, slightly longer than either of us have been alive. But he definitely has not been there since the very start.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Thomas Burr &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And Matt Canham&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:24 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mayors again wager muscle for college pride]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Last year, the snow flew and so did the green. 
 Now, the mayors of Salt Lake City and Provo are renewing their so-called Food Fight Rivalry Ride -- a bicycle trek between City Halls intended to raise dollars for a food drive.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Derek P. Jensen &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:28 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rolly: Don't chuck that junk mail]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Zions Bank CEO Scott Anderson and Intermountain Healthcare leader Bill Nelson were co-chairmen of a coalition looking at state health care reform. That's because the two have had leadership positions in the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, a partner in the health care reform coalition.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Paul Rolly&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tribune Columnist&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:19 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Agency warns budget cuts could crash background-check system]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The agency that screens teachers' criminal histories and checks out concealed weapons  applicants is warning that it could be forced to cut off all background checks next year unless lawmakers prop up its anemic budget.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;by Robert Gehrke&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:28 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hatch: Legalizing immigrants not a 'boon' to economy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Washington &raquo;  Sen. Orrin Hatch and fellow Republican senators criticized Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday for her recent remarks that putting undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship would boost the economy.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Thomas Burr&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:24 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recount confirms Simonsen win on Salt Lake City Council]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sugar House will see four more years of Councilman Soren Simonsen. 
 After a recount Friday, the Salt Lake City Council District 7 incumbent held his nail-biting lead over challenger Lisa Ramsey Adams.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Derek P. Jensen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:29 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rolly: Earth to Legislature: Reality is down here]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Years ago, when the late Doug Bates warned the Utah Legislature and state education officials that if they allowed prayers to be said at public school events, such as graduation ceremonies, they would be sued on constitutional grounds and they would lose.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Paul Rolly &lt;br&gt; Tribune Columnist&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:56 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Off the agenda: No swimming -- at least, not without socks]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13828587?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Salt Lake County may be bobbing through some rough financial waters, but that doesn't mean its smallest residents should have to feel that "rough" on their feet in swimming pools desperately in need of newer and smoother bottoms.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:47 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EPA wants to get more lead out of the air]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Like the gasoline motorists pump into their vehicles, Utah's air is unleaded. It has been for the past three decades. 
 But, to prove that to federal regulators, the state Department of Environmental Quality will have to expand its network of lead monitors the next few years to collect data at]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Judy Fahys&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:02 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Legislators intent on fixing bonus situation at trust lands agency]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A series of bonuses given to Utah's school trust lands top officials are still in the crosshairs of legislative leaders, who are convinced the $150,000 in payments were an end-run around state budget cuts.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Robert Gehrke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:55:24 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Utah County GOP exonerates chairman on campaigning charge]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Orem &raquo; Taylor Oldroyd will hold on to his post as Utah County Republican chairman. 
 The GOP's executive committee unanimously voted Thursday night to throw out charges that Oldroyd embarrassed the party by aggressively campaigning against Provo Municipal Councilwoman Cindy Richards.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Donald W. Meyers &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:24 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Utah lawmakers seek tougher tools for cyber crime]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A Utah lawmaker wants to update state law with tougher tools to fight the growing variety of cyber crimes. 
 Sen. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, has proposed the "Utah E-Commerce Integrity Act" to help state authorities crack down on the computer crimes that often lead to identity theft.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Judy Fahys&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:25 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Palin has Utah on her book tour schedule]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is scheduled to make a stop in Utah as part of a nationwide tour touting her new book,  Going Rogue .  
 Publisher HarperCollins said on its Web site that Palin will appear Dec.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Cathy Mckitrick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:29 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Health reform: Insurance requirement doesn't apply to citizens abroad]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; 
 Q. Will my American son who lives abroad be required to enroll in American health care and, if so, can he be covered by it while overseas?  Will his non-American wife and child also be able to be covered by American health insurance?]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Matt Canham&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:28 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recovery watchdog checking his list twice]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Washington  &raquo; Under questioning by a Utah congressman, the government watchdog over stimulus spending said Thursday that he does not have a master list of who received Recovery Act funds nor a roster of who has not reported back how that money has been spent.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Thomas Burr &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:25 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[House advances bill to ban foreign nuke waste]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Washington &raquo;   A House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would block Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions' plan to import 20,000 tons of Italian radioactive waste into the United States and bury some of it in Utah.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Thomas Burr &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:29 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Think tank: Eliminate Utah Office of Tourism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A conservative think tank that is influential with the state's Republican-controlled Legislature wants to abolish the Utah Office of Tourism. 
 The recommendation is one of 10 offered by the Sutherland Institute as the state faces an estimated $850 million budget shortfall.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Brock Vergakis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:03 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Hatch expects health reform 'holy war']]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Washington &raquo; Sen. Orrin Hatch ramped up the rhetoric against health reform after Senate Democrats unveiled their sweeping $849 billion proposal late Wednesday.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Matt Canham&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:46:36 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA['Joe the plumber' stumps in Utah for Senate candidate]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dressed in blue jeans and a plaid flannel shirt, Samuel Joseph "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher encouraged conservatives gathered in Utah's Capitol on Wednesday to ask straight questions and hold their elected representatives accountable.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Cathy Mckitrick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And Mark Havnes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:37:00 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Buttars: An unlikely ally for gays?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Utah cities and counties, pondering whether they should follow Salt Lake City's lead on protecting gay and transgender residents from discrimination, could get a green light from an unexpected source: Sen.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Rosemary Winters And Robert Gehrke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:07 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fed disaster planning group coming to SLC]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13816900?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Washington &raquo;  Federal officials plan to meet with leaders in Utah today to discuss ways to improve the government's long-term response to catastrophic disasters.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Matt Canham &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:47:00 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ethics bill clears Utah Legislature's panel]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers dueled with citizen activists Wednesday over ethics reform measures, then unanimously passed out of committee a bill that would set up an independent commission to screen complaints against legislators.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Cathy Mckitrick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:08:49 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senate confirms nominees to tax, education judicial slots]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13819246?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Senate confirmed several of Gov. Gary Herbert's appointees Wednesday, including a tax commissioner who drew some opposition and two replacements to controversial candidates for the state school board and the state appeals court.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;by Robert Gehrke&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:32 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Abortion loophole closer to a close]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13816139?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are moving toward closing a loophole in state law that made it impossible to charge a 17-year-old Vernal girl with hiring a man to beat her in hopes of inducing a miscarriage.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;by Robert Gehrke&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:28 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Panel votes to scrap restaurant tax]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A bill to remove the local 1 percent restaurant tax that was originally intended to reap revenues from tourists unanimously cleared the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee on Wednesday.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Cathy Mckitrick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:46:28 MST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Legislator wants to ban nicotine candy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A northern Utah lawmaker wants the state to do away with nicotine candy that he says poses a danger to children. 
 Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would "outright ban" the nicotine candy.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;p&gt;By Robert Gehrke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Salt Lake Tribune&lt;/p&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:40 MST]]></pubDate>
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