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Democratic consultant: Why Hillary shouldn't run. Vet advocates decry politics on Memorial Day. Harding is Herbert's new chief of staff.
Happy Wednesday. Hillary Clinton shouldn't run for president. Why? A Democratic consultant gives some reasons, arguing mainly that she would be a kingmaker if she doesn't try and she doesn't need the headache that a presidential run would bring. Also, she would inherit a mess. [WaPost]
Topping the news: Veteran advocates are speaking out against Sen. Orrin Hatch's politically charged comments on Memorial Day. [Trib]
-> The Salt Lake City Council chose not to boycott the Days of '47 parade, despite its disapproval of the parade's fundraisers for not allowing Mormons Building Bridges to have a float in the event. [Trib]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert picked Rep. Jason Chaffetz's top aide Justin Harding as his new chief of staff. [Trib] [DNews] [KUTV]
Tweet of the day: From @KPete801: "I was there when Utah adopted Jell-o as its official snack food. So was Bill Cosby. #historicmomentinutleg?"
In other news: Salt Lake City Council members are hoping for a federal grant to extend the Sugarhouse Streetcar line to Highland Drive. [Trib]
-> Arkansas GOP Sen. David J. Sanders says the state's expansion of Medicaid through a private option is succeeding and that Utahns know states are better at leading than Washington. [DNews]
-> The state liquor commission plans to enforce stricter rules for community events that serve alcohol, such as Snowbird's Oktoberfest. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]
-> The Ordain Women group pushing for admittance into the all-male priesthood of the LDS Church has some new tactics in mind. [Trib]
-> Low water levels at Lake Powell threaten future power generation in the area. [KUTV]
Nationally: President Barack Obama announced a plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by 2016, with gradual decreases inbetween. [NYTimes] [WaPost] [WSJ] [LATimes]
-> The father of one of the victims of the Santa Barbara, Calif., shooting said in an interview directed at members of Congress that "getting a call from a politician doesn't impress me." He implored for them to act on gun control measures. [WaPost]
-> Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher famous for his standoff with the Bureau of Land Management, is now a member of the Independent American Party, having left the Republican Party. [WaPost] [Politico]
-> Congress discussed possible recalls to a school lunch nutrition plan that Michelle Obama created in 2010; she called their talk "unacceptable." [WaPost] [Politico]
Where are they?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz returns to Washington, calls Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, votes in the evening and attends an NRCC Young Guns dinner.
Gov. Gary Herbert hits an Education Excellence meeting and a China business symposium, meets with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, interviews student Regent nominees and ends his day with a briefing on the Energy Development Summit.
Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox also goes to the Education Excellence meeting.
SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams speaks with various staff members from the county and unveils his inclusion campaign at a press conference.
President Barack Obama travels to New York to give a commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point and returns back to the White House where he ends his day with a meeting with Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew.
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