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A look back: Hatch's '76 run and first year in office. Horiuchi in serious condition after stroke. Obama takes on Utah's Lee.
Happy Monday. In case you missed it, this two-part series by The Trib's Matt Canham on Sen. Orrin Hatch's 1976 run for political office and his first year in the Senate is a must read. The political birth of Orrin Hatch: [Trib]. And the freshman senator's entrance as a fighter in Congress. [Trib]
Topping the news: S.L. County Councilman Randy Horiuchi is in serious condition at University Hospital after suffering a stroke. [Trib] [Fox13] [ABC4]
-> Rep. Rob Bishop could be the text tea party target in Utah, after one of the group's active members, Jacqueline Smith, explores running against him. [Trib]
-> President Barack Obama targets Sen. Mike Lee over his planned blockade of administration officials. [Trib]
Today's news: Hatch plans to take up pension reform as he tries to shore up his right flank. [TheHill]
-> State Rep. Ken Ivory is sponsoring legislation that would force the federal government to turn over its Utah lands to the state for management. [UtahPolicy]
-> Paul Rolly says the Utah County GOP has figured out a way around the rule against donating to state lawmakers while the Legislature is in session. [Trib]
-> A Sandy native is now blogging for Forbes.com as part of its election coverage. [UtahPolicy]
Opinion section: Ex-Mormon Carrie Sheffield talks about her concerns with the faith and why she left -- and why the church needs to be reformed. [WaPost]
-> Pat Bagley offers his take on Mitt Romney's money taking a vacation to the Cayman Islands. [Trib]
-> George Pyle compares the State of the Union with Utah's State of the State. [Trib]
-> Rolly says the political environment today makes for "a season of the cynic." [Trib]
-> SLC resident Tom Huckin fears about eroding freedoms in the United States. [Trib]
-> Peg McEntee asks where would Utah be without the federal government? [Trib]
-> A former Newt Gingrich fan, Elliot Feligas, says he is a candidate "whose personal conduct raises concerns about his character." [ChicagoTrib]
-> LaVarr Webb and Frank Pignanelli discuss how election-year politics may impact this year's general session. [DNews]
-> Former Sen. Bob Bennett, a Romney supporter, says his team's quick changes may mean that Florida decides the GOP nominee. [DNews]
Tweets of the day: From @RealClearScott: "Mitt Romney" just sounds so much more exciting when yelled in the middle of a Spanish sentence."
Happy birthday: To America Votes' Georgie Aguirre-Sacasa.
The Session: A Senate panel advances a bill that would ban teenage drivers from using their cell-phones on the road. [Trib]
-> A bill limiting fireworks passes in the House would restrict hours and enact curfews for residents who want to show off their pyrotechnics. [Trib]
-> Utah Media Coalition gives a "bright light" to the bill that would require all caucuses to be open. [Trib] Tribune Editor Nancy Conway explains how and why the news media is taking this proactive step. [Trib]
-> The Legislature's computer system has everyone in an uproar because of a glitch preventing live-streams of the proceedings. [Trib]
-> Utah might start charging to drug test parents with children in custody, a move that would save the state $110,000 per year. [Trib]
-> The Utah Senate OKs a bill to limit camping in one spot, to defer longtime camping around Utah Lake and other spots in the state. [Trib]
-> A seventh permanent state-commemoration day is under consideration to honor fallen soldiers. [Trib]
-> The House Education Committee approved a measure aimed to boost counselors in Utah high schools. [Trib]
-> The Legislature finishes tweaks in redistricting, which ended in the third bill to gain final approval this session. [Trib] [DNews]
-> The Legislature sees a slow start as lawmakers fine tune bills to get them ready for prime time. [Herald]
2012 watch: The New York Times takes a deep look at how Mitt Romney and his veteran campaign aides worked to beat back a strong challenge by Newt Gingrich: make Gingrich mad and Romney meaner. [NYTimes]
-> Mitt Romney talks about how Mormon faith impacted his life during a recent call with conservatives. [CNN]
-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz and former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt are helping Romney on the stump in Florida. [DNews]
-> Calling it a "Newt-iny," reporters jump off a planned Gingrich flight after realizing they'd be forking over $2,000 to $3,000 for a flight to and from a single event in Florida. [WaTimes]
-> Rick Santorum cancels his Sunday morning campaign plans after his daughter Bella is admitted to a hospital in Pennsylvania. [WaPost] [FoxNews] [CNN] [ABCNews]
-> Romney defends his Massachusetts health care plan over attacks on its similarity to Obamacare. [ABCNews]
-> After Ron Paul's former secretary accused him of approving racist newsletters in the 1990s, he denounces the allegation as "completely false." [CNN]
-> Gingrich says he's "shocked" at Romney's "total dishonesty" about his stance on immigration in Thursday's debate. [WaPost]
-> Romney calls Gingrich "Goldilocks" after the former House speaker's comments about the noise levels of debate audiences. [WaPost]
-> Romney's bid is raising interest in the Mormon faith, especially around his Detroit-area ward where he grew up. [FreePress]
-> Another bid by Romney and another question about whether he's the one to fulfill the LDS Church legend of the "White Horse prophecy." [Salon]
-> Sarah Palin says the GOP has resorted to cannibalism and praises Gingrich for his ties to President Ronald Reagan. [CNN]
-> Herman Cain "enthusiastically" endorses Gingrich, saying the presidential hopeful isn't afraid of "bold ideas." [ABCNews] [CNN]
-> Paul leaves Florida just a few days before Tuesday's primary to target caucus states, where he feels voters resonate with his message. [CNN]
-> NBC asks Romney's campaign to remove an ad after it used old footage from former news anchor, Tom Brokaw. [NYTimes]
Weekend in review: The Legislature's proposed changes in Utah's liquor laws stir up talk among Utahns. [DNews]
-> Skirt-wearing congressional candidate Bryan Farnsworth threatens President Barack Obama and Congress during a speech. [StandardEx]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert urges Utahns to voluntarily reduce emissions to spur a clean air initiative he pushed during the State of the State address. [Trib]
-> Utah leaders honored victims of nuclear testing at the state Capitol, remembering more than six decades of impacts on people in the West. [Trib]
-> Undocumented students rally at the federal courthouse in protest of the proposed immigration bill. [Fox13]
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