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Palin family joins bloody brawl as booze-filled house party. Utah's GOP members of Congress: We love Canyonlands, don't expand it. Vail Resorts buys Park City resort.
Happy Friday. Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her family reportedly got into a scuffle in Alaska over the weekend and the story is, well, unique. It involves a stretched Hummer, a few thrown punches and the always dangerous statement of, "Don't you know who I am?" A police investigation has ensued. [WaPost]
Topping the news: Republican members of Congress from Utah have sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Interior Secratary Sally Jewell saying they're "proud" and requesting that the state and local leaders have final say on how to protect the area around the park. [Trib]
-> Vail Resorts Inc. has purchased Park City Mountain Resort for $182.5 million. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]
-> Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Ted Cruz plan to block any non-emergency bills that Democrats attempt to push through during the lame-duck session after the midterms. [Trib]
Tweet of the day: From @SpencerJCox: "We will #NeverForget 9/11. I wish we hadn't forgotten 9/12. We were all a little kinder. A little more forgiving. A little more humble."
Happy Birthday: On Saturday, to Utah's former first lady, Norma Matheson.
In other news: Tribune reporters, Robert Gehrke and Tom Harvey, discussed the ups and downs the came with investigating the scandal involving the former Attorneys General John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff. [Trib]
-> The Board of Regents has hired Deneece Huftalin to serve as president of Salt Lake Community College; she had been acting president. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Paul Rolly reports that a Herriman High School government teacher has been allowed to again put up a poster of President Barack Obama after district officials noted that, yes, he is indeed the president. [Trib]
-> A Utah Marine accused of deserting his unit a decade ago has been recommended for court martial. [Trib]
-> The former Sevier County mosquito abatement director has been charged with skimming the insecticide and selling it to farmers and other government agencies. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley offers his take on teachers carrying guns into schools. [Trib]
-> Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott discuss Gov. Gary Herbert's near-deal on his Healthy Utah plan, a poll on Speaker Becky Lockhart as superintendent and Sen. Mike Lee's campaign hire. [UtahPolicy]
-> Bernick, meanwhile, discusses how Doug Owens may have to walk a fine line between using contrast ads and going negative against Mia Love in the 4th District race. [UtahPolicy]
-> Gov. Herbert laid a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial in New York on Thursday. [DNews]
Nationally: Senate Democrats are attempting to appeal to Burger King's CEO in an effort to keep the company from moving its headquarters to Canada. [Examiner]
-> Television show host, Bill Maher, has a new segment on his show where viewers vote online which members of Congress are the most incompetent in order to "Flip a District" and oust the incumbent. [WaPost]
-> President Barack Obama's focus of keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon has turned to defeating the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [NYTimes]
-> According to unsealed court documents, in 2008 the U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day if the company failed to hand over foreign user's communications; Yahoo touted the unveiled records as proof it fought the government's request. [WaPost][NYTimes]
Where are they?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz attends fundraisers in Minneapolis.
Rep. Chris Stewart speaks at Viewmont High school about 9/11 and patriotism, tours Washakie Biodiesel facilities and GE Healthcare facilities.
Gov. Gary Herbert meets with Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts Development in New York City. He later sits down with Fox News and ends his day with Steve Forbes discussing Utah economy and economic strengths.
Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is present for the installation ceremony of President Scott L. Wyatt at Southern Utah University.
SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams hits the Visit Salt Lake annual meeting and attends the 13th annual celebration of "El Grito" Mexican Independence Day.
SLC Mayor Ralph Becker is at Utah League of Cities and Towns Annual meeting.
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an AmeriCorps Pledge ceremony on the South Lawn, travels to Baltimore to visit and tour Fort McHenry, and attends a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event.
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