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Swallow impeachment investigation 'highly likely,' House leader says

A legislative investigation into Swallow that would mark a possible impeachment proceedings is "highly likely."

Utah House to investigate Attorney General John Swallow

Members of the Utah House will investigate embattled Attorney General John Swallow outside of the impeachment process, a decision made Wednesday by the majority GOP after three hours of... Read more »

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Salt Lake City Mayor Becker vetoes property tax increase; City Council considers override

Mayor Ralph Becker voiced concern for Salt Lake City's poorest residents Wednesday before vetoing the City Council's 2013-14 budget and its accompanying 13.8 percent tax increase. Read more »

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Protesters at Capitol want Attorney General John Swallow out

Protesters at an anti-corruption rally at the Capitol Wednesday said they want the impeachment process to go forward and want Attorney General John Swallow out. Read more »

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Former West Valley City Mayor Brent Anderson dies

Former West Valley City Mayor Brent Anderson died Tuesday at 81. Read more »

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House GOP stops short of starting impeachment proceedings against Swallow, votes for investigation

House Republicans voted in their caucus Wednesday to call a special legislative session to create a committee to investigate Attorney General John Swallow. Read more »

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Lawmakers discuss possible tweaks to controversial school grading law

Members of the Education Interim Committee discussed updates and potential changes to the state's school grading law, which has undergone several changes and generated vocal opposition since its... Read more »

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Attorney General John Swallow tells House leaders 'my side of the story'

Embattled Attorney General John Swallow said he shared "my side of the story" Wednesday morning with House conservatives in advance of a three-hour GOP caucus later on impeachment. Read more »

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President Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA

The obscure Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that President Barack Obama said will meet with him to discuss the National Security Agency's secret surveillance program was itself meeting... Read more »

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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe, citing missile theory

Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike... Read more »

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NYT: Utah one of 6 states President Obama has avoided during time in office

During his time in office, President Barack Obama has failed to visit six states — Utah, South Dakota, North Dakota, Arkansas, Idaho and South Carolina — The New York Times reported Wednesday. Read more »

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Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in Associated Press phone records seizure

The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head... Read more »

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Mueller urges caution on NSA program changes

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday urged Congress to move carefully before making any changes that might restrict the National Security Agency programs for mass collection of people's phone... Read more »

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Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss

Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. Read more »

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CBO: Senate bill still allows illegal immigration

Illegal immigration into the United States would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that also... Read more »

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Banks fall short in helping struggling homeowners

Homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers, a report said Wednesday. Such... Read more »

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Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions, more attention to climate change

Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he... Read more »

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VP Biden pays tribute to Frederick Douglass

Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading a series of tributes at the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century orator and writer. Read more »

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Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements

Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster... Read more »

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Teacher pensions are squeezing school funding across the United States, study says

A new study by the Fordham Institute finds pervasive problems with underfunding of teacher pensions and retiree health care. The study puts underfunding into perspective and outlines efforts being... Read more »

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Sen. Hatch: Gov't report shows that health care law 'isn't ready for prime time'

There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. Read more »

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Monsoon floods kill 102 in India, strand pilgrims

India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially. Read more »

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5 Somalis, 7 militants die in attack on UN office

Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and breached the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday, sparking gun battles with security forces that killed at least 12 people.... Read more »

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Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs

BERLIN — Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that... Read more »

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Obama warns EU over high youth unemployment

President Barack Obama raised the prospect Wednesday that Europe might need to adjust its economic policies to tackle high youth unemployment and make sure that some countries don't "lose a... Read more »

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Attorneys for AG John Swallow say impeachment not warranted

Lawyers for embattled Attorney General John Swallow have sent a letter to the Utah Legislature saying impeachment proceedings against him are unwarranted. Read more »

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