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Life

BYU students discuss the Pope's US travels

By Lexi Erickson
October 01, 2015 12:00 AM
Pope Francis leaves at the end of a meeting with faithful at Rome's Olympic Stadium. The Pope's first visit to the U.S. included multiple speeches, a meeting with Congress and service to the poor and needy. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Nation

Speaker Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation

September 25, 2015 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON — In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition that threatened an institutional crisis.
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Nation

Obama pushes for free community college

September 14, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama will tour Michigan Technical Education Center and announce new steps to make community college free for responsible students. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Capitol Hill Buzz: Twitter helps save Congress from itself

June 04, 2015 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON — Twitter is apparently helping members of Congress protect themselves from ... themselves.
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News

'Stand by Me' among 25 records being preserved at US library

March 25, 2015 12:00 AM
American soul singer Ben E. King speaks during a news conference in Tokyo. One of the most broadcast songs of the 20th century, Ben E. King's 'Stand by Me,' has been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress, along with recordings from The Righteous Brothers, Steve Martin and the darker sounds of the band Radiohead. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
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Nation

Obama on war powers request: Islamic State is going to lose

By Sarah Burchett
February 11, 2015 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S.-led military coalition will succeed in destroying the Islamic State group as he asked Congress for fresh war powers.
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Nation

Mia Love joins US Congress as first black female Republican

January 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Rep.-elect Mia Love R-Utah, greets House Speaker John Boehner, of Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, before officially being sworn in as the House of Representatives gathered for the opening session of the 114th Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Nation

Jon Huntsman's post-campaign projects

By Gabriel Meyr
February 07, 2014 12:00 AM
The ad No Labels placed in the Jan. 26, 2014 New York Times, signed by Jon Huntsman. (Courtesy No Labels)
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Local

Mia Love and the American dream

August 29, 2012 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah congressional candidate Mia Love said Tuesday it's possible to 'revive' the American dream she came to know as the daughter of Haitian immigrants by focusing on self-reliance, not President Obama's failed policies.
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State

Seegmiller campaigns for chivalry

July 23, 2012 12:00 AM
Jay Seegmiller, the Utah Democratic candidate in Utah's second congressional district, turned a Republican Party crisis into an opportunity for a campaign edge against GOP opponent Chris Stewart.
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Opinion Outpost

Viewpoint: The (Political) Grand Canyon

June 19, 2012 12:00 AM
On Jan. 8, 2011, a mentally unstable man fired multiple rounds into a crowd. One clip later, 19 were shot including Congresswoman Gabriella Giffords. Five were killed.
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