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Conservatives gripe leaders are trying to ram through funding bill. Owens considering another fight against Love. Top Mormon leaders are Republicans.
Happy Monday. Congress faces a Thursday deadline to pass a new funding measure to keep the government running but a bill in the House hasn't been posted yet, leading many conservatives to gripe that Speaker John Boehner is trying to shove through a stopgap measure that they won't be able to read before voting on. House leaders have been mum on what the temporary budget bill will include, a possibly move to temper what could be a GOP effort to kill President Barack Obama's immigration orders. [http://thehill.com/homenews/house/226180-conservatives-complain-house-gop-leaders-ramming-through-spending-bill" target="_blank">TheHill]
Topping the news: Doug Owens may consider another run against Rep.-elect Mia Love in 2016, though he's also looking at other races. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1913878-155/a-love-owens-rematch-democrat-says-it" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The latest campaign reports show that Love raised $5 million in her bid for office while Owens brought in less than a fifth of that. [http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=757&sid=32631494&title=mia-love-raised-more-than-5-million-final-report-shows" target="_blank">KSL]
-> Top Mormon leaders are mostly Republican, but a few are listed as unaffiliated, according to a review of voting records. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1877438-155/top-mormon-leaders-mostly-republican-two" target="_blank">Trib]
Tweet of the day: From https://twitter.com/HowardKurtz">@HowardKurtz: "Stephen Colbert books Obama for an interview on Monday. Who will show up: the conservative blowhard or the incoming Late Show host?"
-> From https://twitter.com/RexHuppke">@RexHuppke; 'Gas prices are low, more people are hiring. Obama can't even destroy America right."
Tune in: State Sen. Jerry Stevenson, West Jordan Mayor Kim Rolfe and Tribune reporter Matt Canham join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to discuss why the state prison is moving and the top sites under consideration. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. Mountain Time on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
Opinion section: Therese C. Grijalva, a professor in the Department of Economics at Weber State University, and Paul M. Jakus, professor in the Department of Applied Economics at Utah State University, both agree that Utah's counties are facing diverse economic challenges. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1912367-155/op-ed-utahs-counties-face-diverse-economic" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Chris Herrod, former Utah legislator from Provo, says that Utah elites are responsible for the Count My Vote compromise. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1904149-155/op-ed-count-my-vote-compromise-was" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Josh Kanter, Founder of the Alliance for a Better UTAH, comments on anti-regulatory sound bites and say those who utter them are not governing. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1904144-155/op-ed-anti-regulatory-sound-bites-are-not" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Senate Majority Whip Stuart Adams urges that Utah embrace ridesharing in order to continue the state's entrepreneurial spirt. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1904178-155/op-ed-utah-shares-the-entrepreneurial-spirit?page=1" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Sen. Stuart C. Reid, R-Ogden, says we must repent to heaven in order to restore the republic. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1904195-155/op-ed-to-restore-the-republic-we" target="_blank">Trib]
-> B.L Smith, a retiree from the Salt Lake City Police Department and current training coordinator for the Sandy City Police Department, believes it is society who needs to change not the police. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1904164-155/op-ed-its-society-not-police-who" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Paul Rolly discuss the GOP suit against the Count My Vote compromise that could possibly backfire. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1907996-155/rolly-gop-suit-against-count-my" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Pat Bagley comments on the complicated actions that will be taken to fix Gov. Herbert's Healthy Utah plan as opposed to expanding Medicaid. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/1913565-155/bagley-cartoon-the-healthy-utah-fix" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz, incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says outrage over government scandals must be channeled into thoughtful reforms. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865617184/Oversight-must-go-beyond-outrage.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb discuss what is all the hullabaloo behind the Count My Vote lawsuit. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865617185/The-hullabaloo-behind-the-Count-My-Vote-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Webb further discusses the idea of Utah launching a Fair Elections Commission. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/policy-buzz/4205-does-utah-need-some-sort-of-fair-elections-commission" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
Weekend in review: Gov. Gary Herbert is supporting the Utah Republican Party's lawsuit against himself and the Count My Vote law that he signed. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1915796-155/gov-herbert-lauds-gop-for-suing" target="_blank">Trib]
-> According the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new proposal lowering of the ozone standard, much of Utah will likely violate the new standards. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1912300-155/much-of-utah-likely-to-violate" target="_blank">Trib]
-> In another excerpt from the Mia Love biography, Love emerges as a GOP and faces her first battle for the new available seat in Congress. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1895521-155/a-gop-star-emerges-to-run" target="_blank">Trib]
Nationally: After complaining of a sore throat, President Barack Obama visited a military hospital and was found to be exhibiting symptoms of acid reflux. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/obama-visits-military-hospital-for-sore-throat.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes][http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/acid-reflux-blamed-for-obama-sore-throat/2014/12/06/cc56fa28-7d92-11e4-84d4-7c896b90abdc_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost][http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-tested-for-sore-throat/article/2557069" target="_blank">Examiner]
-> Sen. Mary Landrieu was defeated by Rep. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, bringing the GOP's Senate majority to 54. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/mary-landrieu-is-defeated-by-bill-cassidy-in-louisiana-senate-runoff.html?_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> Six detainees of Guantánamo Bay prison were transferred to Uruguay this weekend. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/world/americas/us-transfers-6-guantanamo-detainees-to-uruguay.html" target="_blank">NYTimes][http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/six-guantanamo-detainees-released-to-uruguay/article/2557073" target="_blank">Examiner][http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-transfers-six-prisoners-from-guantanamo-bay-to-uruguay-1417949714?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth" target="_blank">WSJ]
-> A militant leader, who had been captured by the American military, was returned back to Pakistan. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/world/asia/deadly-missile-strike-on-suspected-qaeda-compound-in-pakistan.html" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> A Washington Post reporter who has been jailed since July has been charged by Iranian authorities, but was not told what he was being charged with. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/world/middleeast/jason-rezaian-washington-post-reporter-charged-iran.html?_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes]
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