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Poll not good for Lockhart's superintendent bid. Five things to watch for as Congress returns. Utah prisons tell BLM to remove 1,100 wild horses.

Happy Monday. Whether he runs for president again or not — and he keeps saying he is not — Mitt Romney has enjoyed quite the comeback. Here's a series of photos that show how he became a resurgent Republican leader. [WSJ]

Topping the news: The latest Utah Policy poll finds a slim majority oppose House Speaker Becky Lockhart's bid to be the public school superintendent. The poll explained that she has no teaching experience, but has worked on the issues while in office. [UtahPolicy]

-> Congress is back, but only briefly. We have five things to keep an eye on in the two weeks the House and Senate will be in session before they leave to campaign for the midterms. [LATimes] [Politico]

-> The Utah Department of Corrections has terminated its Wild Horse Burro Program which means the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will have 30 days to move more than 1,100 wild horses out of the state. [Trib]

Tweets of the day: From @Matt_Romney: "Must have me confused w someone else. Can't imagine who. "@MoMakki2: @Matt_Romney plz run for president again . Obama is f-ing up bad. Thx"

From @RexHuppke: "Mitt Romney told Fox News he would've done a better job than Obama. He then rode his dressage horse off into the horizon of irrelevancy."

Opinion section: George Pyle explains how money will always be involved in politics, but voters need to understand that fact and be able to see through the lies. [Trib]

-> Thomas Wright, a former Utah Republican Party chairman and president of Summit Sotheby's International Realty, warns that if we don't make the necessary changes little by little with Social Security, the end result will be far more severe. [Trib]

-> Robert Schmidt, a certified wildlife biologist at Utah State University, discusses why the Utah Wildlife Board's decision to approve of the state's first American crow hunt is a mistake. [Trib]

-> Julie Holbrook, president of Save Mulligans, is unsatisfied with resolutions passed by the South Jordan council to acquire public input from citizens regarding the future of the gold course. [Trib]

-> Amy Coombs, a policy advocate, lobbyist and national responder for the Therapy Exploitation Link Line network, believes more is able to be done in order to prevent sexual abuse by therapists. [Trib]

-> Claire Geddes, a citizen advocates and former director of Utah Legislative Watch, comments on the changes UTA's audits brought, but doesn't believe them to be positive ones. [Trib]

-> Brian C. Hales, an anesthesiologist in Layton who has written six books on Mormon polygamy, believes the potential legalization of same-sex marriage is likely to lead to the legal recognition of multiple spouses. [Trib]

-> Paul Rolly notes how the school superintendent controversy is not that unique. [Trib]

-> Pat Bagley comments on Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker's reaction to Utahn's transportation issues. [Trib]

-> Bagley also mentions the overwhelming approval of Medicaid expansion by numerous groups, except Utah legislators. [Trib]

-> Rolly jumps on the Medicaid expansion story and offers six similarly illogical comments, such as "Stop funding road work because automobile accidents kill people." [Trib]

-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb discuss a hodgepodge of political questions Utahns may have as summer comes to a close. [DNews]

-> Former Sen. Bob Bennett explains why many political observers expect Republicans to hold the House and narrowly win a majority in the Senate. [DNews]

Weekend in review: The debate over an expansion of the still new Sugar House Streetcar has frustrated some members of the Salt Lake City Council who plan to use it as a the launching point to a broader transportation discussion. [Trib]

-> A federal judge in Arizona decides against disbanding the police in the twin polygamist towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Ariz., saying it would be too big a burden on area sheriff's offices. [Trib]

-> The Utah Supreme Court has struck down a district judge's ruling that ordered Millard County to re-do their county commission election due to voting discrepancies. [Trib]

-> Canyonlands National Park is now 50 years old. Meet four champions of this beautiful area. [Trib]

-> The debate about what to do with the land surrounding Canyonlands continues to rage, pitting groups that want to expand the park or at least it's wilderness protections against those who think the land can handle a mix of recreation and energy development. [Trib]

-> Doug Owens, the Democratic candidate in Utah's 4th District, is delaying his planned ad blitz by one week. [UtahPolicy]

-> Wilf Sommerkorn has been added to the team handling regional issues for Salt Lake County by Mayor Ben McAdams. [Trib]

-> In order to continue operating during the upcoming ski season a judge has ruled that the Park City Mountain Resort must pay a $17.5 million bond by next Friday. [Trib] [DNews]

Nationally: U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will lay out plans to expand the country's military campaign against ISIS, including going after militants residing in Syrian strongholds. [WSJ]

-> And the United States has launched a new airstrike in an effort to protect a dam on the Euphrates River from being seized by ISIS militants. [NYTimes][Examiner][WaPost]

-> White House officials says Obama is holding off on taking executive actions regarding immigration until after midterm elections in an effort to help the Democratic Party's chances in maintaining a majority in the Senate. [NYTimes][WaPost][Examiner][WSJ][Politico]

-> The cease-fire between Ukraine and Russian separatists has held, but soldiers and civilians who have been on the front lines don't think it will hold for much longer. [NYTimes]

Where are they?

Rep. Jason Chaffetz meets with the leadership of Zions Bank before flying back to D.C.

Rep. Chris Stewart flies to D.C., meets with a constituent about the Lymphedema Treatment Act, meets with Ash Grove, and holds a staff meeting.

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox attends the Hill Air Force Base change of command ceremony.

SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams is present for a senior staff meeting and a mayor's office staff meeting. He later makes an appearance at the Loadstone Park groundbreaking even, and attends a Mountain Accord meeting.

SLC Mayor Ralph Becker attends a video taping session, a scheduling and signing meeting, a National League of Cities finance committee conference call, and a Mountain Accord meeting .

President Barack Obama meets with Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack and then with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

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— Matt Canham and Mallory Jesperson Twitter.com/mattcanham and Twitter.com/JespersonM