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Speaker Pelosi? As Trump tanks, Democrats look to take the House. WikiLeaks emails show pro-Clinton Super PAC oppo research on Mitt Romney. Poll: Trump leads Clinton by 17 points in Utah.

Happy Monday. As Donald Trump's poll numbers tank, dragging the whole GOP down with him, the possibility that Nancy Pelosi could return to the speaker's chair after a six-year absence has suddenly grown very real. The House is definitely in play, according to experts on both sides of the aisle, which means the 76-year-old Pelosi could be wielding the speaker's gavel again come January. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-229807">Politico</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>The latest hacked John Podesta emails on WikiLeaks share a pro-Clinton super PAC's file of opposition research on Mitt Romney, including his cozy relationship with the wealthy Marriott family, his silence during protests of all-white teams at Brigham Young University and a car crash during his Mormon mission to France. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468988-155/updated-hacked-emails-show-how-pro-clinton"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Hundreds packed into Syracuse City Hall on Thursday to see rising independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin, and many walked away converted to McMullin's cause and relieved for a vote to feel good about. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4469514-155/evan-mcmullin-reaching-utah-conservatives-desperate?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> A YouGov/CBS poll shows Trump leading Clinton by 17 points in Utah. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4473773-155/new-poll-shows-trump-leading-clinton"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Republican super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund will spend $500,000 on TV and digital ads promoting Rep. Mia Love in the final weeks of the race, an indication that challenger Doug Owens may be gaining on Love. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468221-155/gop-group-spends-500k-on-love"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the weekend:</strong> From @<a href="https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee"; target="_blank">pourmecoffee</a>: "Hillary is attempting to rig the election by winning the popular vote in enough states to achieve 270 electoral votes."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/nonsequiteuse"; target="_blank">nonsequiteuse</a>: "Per WaPo, 'Donald Trump now says 'a global power structure' is out to stop him.' We are, but most people just call us women."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog"; target="_blank">iowahawkblog</a>: "It's wrong to suggest the media have ignored the Wikileaks emails. I bet several journalists have searched them looking for their own names."

<strong>Happy Birthday:</strong> to state Rep. Michael Noel and lobbyist Steve Barth. Happy belated birthday to former Utah Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell.

-> Paul Rolly notes the possibility that a Republican presidential candidate could lose Utah — to a Mormon. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4463681-155/rolly-stranger-things-for-utah-a"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] Rolly also publishes reader Dana Wilson's rendition of how Donald Trump would try to smear Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4452302-155/paul-rolly-what-would-trump-say"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah writer Tamsen Maloy tells the fable of Trump as he criticizes Republican leaders for denouncing him now when his character has been consistent since long before his presidential bid. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4452317-155/op-ed-you-knew-who-trump-was"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Rocky Anderson, former Salt Lake City mayor and co-founder and 2012 presidential nominee of the Justice Party, lists Hillary Clinton's many flaws but calls support for Trump "beyond-the-pale morally reprehensible," warning of the masses who made history as followers of politicians like Hitler. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4452260-155/rocky-anderson-shocked-and-disgusted-trumps"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Democrat Frank Pignanelli and Republican LaVarr Webb weigh in on Utah's exodus from Donald, the three-way tie in the state and the future of the country. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664906/Twists-and-turns-of-the-final-few-weeks.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Rep. Jake Anderegg of Utah House District 6 and running for Senate district 13 says the essence of conservatism has been lost to the 2016 election, calls for a leader, not a winner and puts out an endorsement for Evan McMullin. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664905/My-view-What-does-it-even-mean-now-to-be-a-Republican.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Kem C. Gardner, chairman of Gardner Company, pitches voting for Clinton because McMullin can't win and Trump is a true threat to LDS values, narrating his perspective with a story about a Salt Lake City meeting with Bill Clinton. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664936/Kem-Gardner-Why-Mormons-should-support-Hillary.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Cherilyn Bacon Eagar, a blogger, radio talk show host and Republican State Presidential Elector for Utah, outlines the moral case for voting for Trump and rejecting the course of a Clinton presidency. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664795/My-View-The-moral-case-for-Donald-Trump.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Tyler N. Brown, a Salt Lake City pediatrician, describes the second-wave shock for families learning their child has Type 1 Diabetes — the astronomical and ever rising costs of insulin. He argues these costs eventually burden everyone. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4461507-155/op-ed-rising-insulin-costs-are-unsustainable"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Jefferson R. Moss, Utah Valley University senior director of investment management, GOP candidate for the House 2nd District and State Board of Education member, pushes support for Amendment B, a ballot measure that he says would modernize a state education funding formula and align it with long-term success. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4464705-155/op-ed-amendment-b-would-be-a"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Salt Lake City pediatric nurse Karen Jackson says that a fossil fuel fee, with revenues returned in monthly dividends to households, would encourage producers to reduce their carbon footprint and improve Utahns' air quality, health and economy. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4439890-155/op-ed-how-many-more-kids-must"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Christine Cooke, an education policy analyst at Sutherland Institute, decries blaming Utahns' hesitancy to pay into education funding on voter ignorance and suggests examining the trustworthiness of the system — whether it's invested in old practices or innovative ones. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4461500-155/op-ed-utahns-will-invest-in-education"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> James "Cid" Seidelman, distinguished service professor of economics at Westminster College, argues that American manufacturing jobs haven't been lost overseas — the industry has a shortage of workers that needs to be filled by investing in giving workers up-to-date skills and encouraging unemployed men to work. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4428037-155/op-ed-us-still-has-manufacturing-jobs"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> George Pyle contrasts the world of cinema where heroins are strong, sassy and independent with a world where Trump gets away with sexual assault, where women are silent and suffering. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4465587-155/george-pyle-hey-donald-these-days?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Paul Van Dam, former Utah attorney general, stresses the power of an almost unanimous report from western state AGs encouraging Utah to drop a lawsuit over federal control of public lands and tells current AG Sean Reyes to use the money elsewhere. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4468079-155/op-ed-attorneys-general-know-what-theyre"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Debbie Baskin, board vice chair of Voices for Utah Children, touts expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit to help Americans out of poverty and homelessness. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664864/My-view-The-Earned-Income-Tax-Credit-helps-Utah-Families.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Hal Boyd, opinion editor of the Deseret News, jots down a letter to James Madison thanking him for the defused, checked, slow government he helped craft that does exactly what it was designed to in an election full of extremist ideas. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664792/One-millennials-love-letter-to-Madison.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Arthur Cyr reflects on António Guterres' vote-in as U.N. secretary-general and the United States' transition from hostility toward the organization to comfort with it. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664765/Arthur-Cyr-The-UN7s-firm-foundation-is-confirmed.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Drew Clark, an attorney and columnist working with the Johnson-Weld campaign, puts in his two cents about why Libertarian Gary Johnson should be the go-to third party candidate over McMullin. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664793/Johnson-and-Weld-bring-experience-as-well-as-character-for-Utah-voters.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Pat Bagley draws up his take on the dissonance in the nation's religious conservatives courting Trump. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4469574-155/bagley-cartoon-religious-right-is-wrong"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Weekend in review:</strong> Democratic candidate for Governor Mike Weinholtz's campaign is raising concerns that mailed-out instructions could confuse voters, cause them to forget to sign their ballot and result in uncounted votes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4469184-155/weinholtz-camp-fears-directions-on-states"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664859/Guv-candidate-Weinholtz-raises-concerns-about-mail-in-ballot-instructions.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/14/democratic-candidates-in-utah-claim-mail-in-ballots-are-confusing-worry-votes-may-not-get-counted/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/weinholtz-campaign-utah-voters-may-be-misled"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> The Associated Press and USA TODAY Network find that Utah has more accidental shootings involving minors than the national average. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4470854-155/with-14-since-2014-utah-has"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/report-ut-ranks-towards-top-in-accidental-shootings-with-kids"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> Former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker dives into how planning for a new Eccles Theater downtown tried to assuage critics' worries and invested in both the arts and the city. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4403495-155/the-playhouse-that-ralph-built-ex-mayor?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The opening of Eccles Theater this week highlights two projects that came with it to liven up the city: a skyscraper office building and an outdoor plaza. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4459558-155/new-theater-skyscraper-plaza-set-the?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664791/New-Eccles-Theater-opens-Oct-21-joining-Salt-Lake-County7s-6family-of-beautiful-venues7.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/eccles-theaters-grand-opening-this-week"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> Overstock.com officially opened its new headquarters in Midvale on Friday, a striking ancient-modern architectural hybrid. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468736-155/overstock-places-its-stamp-on-midvale"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664845/Photos-Overstockcom-opens-new-office-building-in-Midvale.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> A Wednesday letter from the First Presidency of the LDS Church encourages members in Western states to oppose recreational marijuana legalization and medically assisted suicide measures on the ballot this November. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468616-155/mormon-leaders-send-letter-to-voters?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/14/lds-church-asks-members-to-vote-against-recreational-marijuana-assisted-suicide/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/mormon-leaders-oppose-marijuana-assisted-suicide-measures/article_54f64ea1-637f-54f3-8a0e-b2ba7f27c268.html"; target="_blank">Herald</a>]

-> A federal judge decided Friday that San Juan County should not have to take steps to ensure equal opportunity for Navajo voters, who filed a lawsuit claiming that moving toward all mail-in ballots discriminated against voters on the reservation, this late in the game. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4470573-155/federal-judge-will-not-mandate-san"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The Utah Technology Council sent out a Thursday email voicing its support for all of the state school board candidates not endorsed by the Utah Education Association. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468881-155/utah-tech-industry-group-splits-school?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Another Utah League of Cities and Towns employee, this time executive director Ken Bullock, has questionable charges on his taxpayer-funded company credit card like travel to his son's Stanford basketball games. Bullock reimbursed all charges and says that he only used the card to keep his frequent flier miles in one place. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4465489-155/utah-official-charged-25k-plus-on-taxpayer-funded"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The Utah Supreme Court thinks it might not be the right one for the job to decide whether 2017 voters should have the chance to shut down a Bus Rapid Transit project already under construction, though attorneys on both sides of the case want a quick decision. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468714-155/utah-high-court-considers-detour-for"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/utah-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-asks-if-brt-referendum/article_82c0bd2f-dbce-58d4-8276-56a0f1bf7d93.html"; target="_blank">Herald</a>]

-> Two arched redrock tunnels that have become an iconic gateway to Bryce Canyon National Park will undergo a $2.5 million facelift to reinforce the cracking rock while preserving the look. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4468888-155/iconic-bryce-canyon-gateway-tunnels-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah State University has created multiple committees to address campus sexual assault after it admitted to "falling short" in handling charges against football player Torrey Green. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4469393-155/in-wake-of-torrey-green-arrest"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/usu-announces-plan-to-address-sexual-violence"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> With an upcoming ballot that will ask voters whether or not to keep certain state judges around, the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission has recommended against 3rd District Judge Su Chon. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4467545-155/commission-recommends-against-retaining-utah-judge?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> West Valley City Police Department is seeking a rare national accreditation status — that no other state police department has — that helps the agency run a tight ship and earn back public trust. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4431501-155/accreditation-efforts-lift-west-valley-citys?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Members of Pro-Life Utah gathered outside Planned Parenthood's Salt Lake Clinic on Saturday but threw a "Utah flair" on the notion of angry protesters by turning the protest into a service quilting drive. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4471011-155/pro-life-utah-tries-a-kinder-gentler"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/prolife-utah-holds-service-vigil-to-clebrate-100-years-of-planned-parenthood"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]

-> Utah Lake is safe again after the state Department of Environmental Quality lifted health advisories. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4471464-155/health-department-lifts-all-advisories-for"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/algae-levels-normal-utah-lake-declared-safe-for-public-use"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> Zion National Park is seeking public comment as it brainstorms a plan to put a cap on visitor capacity that would ease an operations crunch and give the land a break. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4469358-155/zion-national-park-considers-limiting-visitors"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally:</strong> Trump amped up claims of a rigged election over the weekend, blaming women he says falsely accused him of sexual assault, the media for biased reporting, and corruption in the electoral system. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/15/politics/donald-trump-rigged-election-hillary-clinton/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-claims-election-is-rigged-and-calls-for-pre-debate-drug-tests/2016/10/15/25d4d682-930e-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-rigged-elections-republicans-229846"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

-> WikiLeaks released transcripts of Hillary Clinton's paid speeches to Goldman Sachs before she announced her run for president, revealing the Wall Street-friendly Clinton that Bernie Sanders criticized in the Democratic primaries. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/us/politics/wikileaks-hack-hillary-clinton-emails.html?ref=politics&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/15/politics/wikileaks-hillary-clinton-goldman-sachs-speeches/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-hillary-clinton-s-leaked-goldman-sachs-speeches-tell-us-n666936"; target="_blank">NBCNews</a>]

-> A GOP office in North Carolina is a total loss after a firebomb was thrown through the window overnight and "Nazi Republicans get out of town or else" spray painted on a nearby building. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/politics/north-carolina-gop-office-vandalized/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/local-nc-gop-chairman-details-office-attack-damage/2016/10/17/a7709c6a-9423-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_video.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/north-carolina-gop-office-attacked-229865"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> meets with Lehi Mayor Bert Wilson and office staff and participates in judicial deliberations and budget discussions.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> discusses budgets, meets with AT&T, celebrates Bosses Day with staff and tours Lifetime Products.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a></strong> talks about his administration's effect on education at D.C.'s Benjamin Banneker Academic High School and sits down with Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden to talk about the Cancer Moonshot Report release.</li>

</ul>

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