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Governors heading to Utah. Poll: Should polygamy be legal? Huntsman's lucky denim jacket.
Happy Monday. It's going to be a busy week in Utah with the big National Governors Association conference slated to commence in a few days. Prepare for a bit of grid-lock downtown, a lot of black SUVs and some super-star governors to be in attendance. On top of that, presidential candidates and other federal office seekers will have to file their second-quarter reports by Friday.
Topping the news: Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann signs an anti-gay marriage pledge that says children of blacks were better off under slavery than they are under Obama. Yes, it really says that. [LATimes]
-> A Weekly Standard writer says Jon Huntsman's announcement day was the peak of his campaign. [WeeklyStandard]
-> The Trib's Nate Carlisle writes a fascinating profile of Minuteman leader Eli Cawley who grew up in a polygamist enclave. [Trib]
Today's news: The new head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says proposed cuts to conservation projects could do major damage. [Trib]
-> Paul Rolly warns of a scam advertisement running on ksl.com. [Trib]
-> The DNews compares the post-governorships of Olene Walker and Jon Huntsman. [DNews]
-> A good majority of Utah Policy's insiders believe the tea party will have reduced influence in the 2012 elections. [UtahPolicy]
Tweet of the day: From @CarlWimmer: "I am so sunburned from standing directly in the sun at the Cut, Cap and Balance rally yesterday. It was worth it."
Hmm: A little birdy tells me that she got a call last night from "Public Policy Polling" asking various questions about favorable/unfavorable on the president and GOP candidates as well as various Utah matchups (Hatch v. Chaffetz, Herbert v. Matheson). But the poll also asked: — "Do you think same sex marriage should be legal, illegal, or you don't know" — "Do you think interracial marriage should be legal, illegal, or you don't know?"— "Do you think polygamy should be legal, illegal, or you don't know" Anyone get the same call? Email us.
Oops: The DNews apologizes to its readers for writing up a hoax press release saying the Southern Baptist Convention endorses gay marriage. [DNews]
Opinion section: The Tribune backs House Speaker Becky Lockhart's screed against the state's federal delegation with regard to immigration policy. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley draws up Sen. Orrin Hatch's comments that the middle class should pay its share of taxes. [Trib]
-> Rep. Ken Ivory defends the nation as a "compound republic." [Trib]
-> Critics of the BLM's plan to use public lands for solar energy production say the move could destroy treasured landscapes and hurt wildlife. [Trib]
-> An energy consultant says oil shale has been "just around the corner" for a hundred years and is the equivalent of petroleum's fools gold. [Trib]
-> LaVarr Webb and Frank Pignanelli discuss the Huntsman and Romney connections to Utah and how the state is handling the attention. [DNews]
-> Former Sen. Bob Bennett says "good news:" Congressional leaders and the White House are looking at both cutting government spending and reforming the tax structure. [DNews]
Where are they?
Sen. Orrin Hatch has no public events.
Sen. Mike Lee is returning to Washington.
Reps. Rob Bishop and Jim Matheson did not release a public schedule.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz hosts a skeet shoot fund-raiser at the Prince George County Trap and Skeet Center, holds a staff meeting and attends a Budget Committee meeting.
Gov. Gary Herbert prepares for the NGA conference and sits down with his energy task force.
AG Mark Shurtleff did not release a public schedule.
SL Co. Mayor Peter Corroon holds a Cabinet meeting and sits down for the monthly meeting of emergency management directors.
SLC Mayor Ralph Becker has no public events.
WVC Mayor Mike Winder welcomes the Utah Symphony and Opera to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center.
President Barack Obama will hold a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room on the debt ceiling negotiations and later meets with congressional leaders.
2012 watch: Huntsman loves his denim jacket because he's never lost a race when wearing it. [Politico]
-> The Herald's Billy Hesterman asks state lawmakers from Utah County why their lining up behind Mitt Romney, not Huntsman. [Herald]
-> Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad says it's a "stupid mistake" for Huntsman to skip the Iowa caucus. [DNews]
-> Huntsman believes cooler heads will prevail by the deadline to raise the debt limit. [TampaBayOnline]
-> KSL's John Hollenhorst heads to Florida to catch a visit by Huntsman. [KSL]
-> Rolly says there are two Mitt Romneys: one who is true to his record and the other who flip-flops a lot. [Trib]
-> Sen. Lee explains how he turned down endorsement requests from Huntsman and Romney. [Trib]
-> Huntsman and fellow presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty should be careful criticizing Romney's health care program since they considered many of the same tools in it. [LATimes]
-> Huntsman, in Clearwater, stresses his family ties to Florida. [StPeteTimes] And says he's going to own the Sunshine State's key I-4 corridor. [TBO]
-> Romney's New Hampshire neighbors have a personal interest in his presidential bid. [LATimes]
-> Critics say Romney's job creating record isn't as solid as he touts. [LATimes]
-> PolitiFact does a truth-telling scale: First, that Romney is correct Obama, by the end of his first term, will have accumulated more debt than the 43 presidents who came before him. [PolitiFact] Second, that Democrats are correct that Romney is the first Massachusetts governor to lose the N.H. primary in a generation. [PolitiFact]
Weekend in review: The nation's governors will be in Utah this week and Herbert's office says its an opportunity to showcase the state. [DNews]
-> The White House is vetting Lee's lawyer, David Barlow, for the vacant U.S. attorney for Utah. [Trib] [ABC4]
-> State lawmakers are going to be back in session this month but immigration is not likely to be on the docket. [Trib]
-> Democratic congressmen charge that Rep. Bishop's legislation to allow border patrol to waive public land laws is really an attempt to push a GOP agenda against environmental regulations. [Trib]
-> Bishop says lessening government regulations would help boost job numbers. [TPM]
-> A homeless man is charged with stalking LDS Church President Thomas Monson. [KSL]
-> Senate President Michael Waddoups draws a redistricting map that puts his hometown of Taylorsville at the center of one district. [Trib]
-> Hatch is making unsteady progress with conservatives in his re-election bid. [NationalJournal]
-> Salt Lake City's downtown is starting to thrive again, John Daley reports. [KSL]
Correction: In Friday's edition, I accidentally promoted Corroon's spokesman Jim Braden to mayor. I've been told I do not have that kind of power and apologize for the mistake.
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