http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Harry Reid en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 MDT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:35:26 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580916/Emails-shed-new-light-on-AG-Swallows-relationship-with-indicted-businessman-Johnson.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580916/Emails-shed-new-light-on-AG-Swallows-relationship-with-indicted-businessman-Johnson.html If Jeremy Johnson can make his case of a relevant relationship that compels a judge to allow Swallow to be deposed, it could... Thu, 30 May 2013 17:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629793/Deception-and-government.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629793/Deception-and-government.html During the 2012 election campaign for the U.S. presidency, David Axelrod, Harry Reid and others in the team directing the... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629524/Budget-games.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629524/Budget-games.html For years, Senate Republicans taunted their Democratic counterparts for their inability to pass a budget for the coming... Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579448/Indicted-businessman-Jeremy-Johnson-files-court-papers-saying-FTC-abused-power.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579448/Indicted-businessman-Jeremy-Johnson-files-court-papers-saying-FTC-abused-power.html Indicted Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson is taking his fight against "dirty deeds by big government" to the courts. A filing... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628148/Some-increasing-signs-grown-ups-are-in-charge.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628148/Some-increasing-signs-grown-ups-are-in-charge.html Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578947/Is-Congress-trying-to-exempt-its-own-from-Obamacare.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578947/Is-Congress-trying-to-exempt-its-own-from-Obamacare.html A mini-furor developed Thursday morning when Politico reported that bipartisan negotiations in Congress were looking to... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:45:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627809/Official-Ricin-possible-in-package-at-DC-base.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627809/Official-Ricin-possible-in-package-at-DC-base.html U.S. officials say a package containing what authorities said could be ricin was found this morning at a military mail... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:55:35 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627673/Tempers-flare-at-Senate-immigration-hearing.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627673/Tempers-flare-at-Senate-immigration-hearing.html Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:39:32 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627210/Gun-control-loses-No-expanded-background-checks.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627210/Gun-control-loses-No-expanded-background-checks.html Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:55:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578456/Gov-Gary-Herbert-calls-for-feds-to-charge-or-exonerate-Attorney-General-John-Swallow.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578456/Gov-Gary-Herbert-calls-for-feds-to-charge-or-exonerate-Attorney-General-John-Swallow.html Utah Gov. Gary Herbert calls for federal officials to finish investigation into Utah Attorney General John Swallow Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:30:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627207/Someone-knows-who-did-this-FBI-appeals-for-help-solving-marathon-bombings.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627207/Someone-knows-who-did-this-FBI-appeals-for-help-solving-marathon-bombings.html A bomber may have been seen amid the Boston Marathon revelers carrying an unusually heavy nylon bag, weighed down with... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626666/Gun-control-bill-clears-first-hurdle-in-Senate-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626666/Gun-control-bill-clears-first-hurdle-in-Senate-video.html Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:09:04 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626564/Dem-GOP-senators-reach-deal-on-expanding-background-checks-to-more-firearms-purchases.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626564/Dem-GOP-senators-reach-deal-on-expanding-background-checks-to-more-firearms-purchases.html A Senate aide and a lobbyist say two senators have struck a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626453/Top-Senate-Dems-face-decisions-on-gun-curb-push.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626453/Top-Senate-Dems-face-decisions-on-gun-curb-push.html As Senate Democrats approach a key decision on gun legislation, relatives of victims of the horrendous Connecticut school... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:16:44 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626403/President-Obama-says-hes-determined-as-ever-for-gun-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626403/President-Obama-says-hes-determined-as-ever-for-gun-bill.html With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626236/The-NRA-is-winning-the-battle-over-gun-control.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626236/The-NRA-is-winning-the-battle-over-gun-control.html President Barack Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577495/ACLU-expressed-significant-concerns-about-Harry-Reids-gun-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577495/ACLU-expressed-significant-concerns-about-Harry-Reids-gun-bill.html The National Rifle Association has expressed many concerns about gun regulation laws, but the latest opposition comes from an... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:55:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625607/Gun-control-backers-struggle-to-win-some-Democrats.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625607/Gun-control-backers-struggle-to-win-some-Democrats.html It would seem a lobbyist's dream: rounding up votes for a proposal backed by more than 8 in 10 people in polls. Yet, gun... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:31:06 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625560/Paul-plans-to-block-new-federal-gun-legislation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625560/Paul-plans-to-block-new-federal-gun-legislation.html U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he plans to block new gun control legislation when the Senate reconvenes in Washington next month. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575078/Feds-hit-St-George-businessman-Jeremy-Johnson-with-86-count-fraud-indictment.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575078/Feds-hit-St-George-businessman-Jeremy-Johnson-with-86-count-fraud-indictment.html Federal prosecutors unloaded on one-time multimillionaire Jeremy Johnson and four associates Wednesday with an 86-count... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:20:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574723/Defense-lawyers-fighting-proposed-gag-order-on-Jeremy-Johnson.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574723/Defense-lawyers-fighting-proposed-gag-order-on-Jeremy-Johnson.html A defense attorney group is challenging federal prosecutors' attempts to silence indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:55:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574585/Mitt-Romney-to-discuss-election-his-future-and-Obama-in-first-post-election-interview-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574585/Mitt-Romney-to-discuss-election-his-future-and-Obama-in-first-post-election-interview-video.html Mitt Romney is edging back into the limelight, discussing issues like the presidential campaign and sequestration in his... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:50:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573363/AG-John-Swallow-doesnt-attend-but-GOP-leaders-dont-ignore-elephant-in-the-room.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573363/AG-John-Swallow-doesnt-attend-but-GOP-leaders-dont-ignore-elephant-in-the-room.html Embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow may have been a no-show at the state Republican Party's Central Committee... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:20:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622624/Joshua-DuBois-Whats-next-for-President-Obamas-pastor-in-chief.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622624/Joshua-DuBois-Whats-next-for-President-Obamas-pastor-in-chief.html Joshua DuBois, the White House's former director of faith-based initiatives, writes for CNN that he was hired in 2008 because... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:45:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573010/Concerns-over-Swallows-dealings-should-have-been-shared-with-voters-state-leaders-say.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573010/Concerns-over-Swallows-dealings-should-have-been-shared-with-voters-state-leaders-say.html Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders said Tuesday voters should have heard more about the allegations against Utah... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621979/Reid-lacks-evidence.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621979/Reid-lacks-evidence.html Two-thirds of the way through Harry Reid's letter to the editor ("Unfair attack on Obama," Feb. 2), I concluded that it was... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621712/Bill-would-OK-Internet-gambling-across-state-lines.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621712/Bill-would-OK-Internet-gambling-across-state-lines.html The nation's gambling capital is taking steps to make sure it is not dealt out of the lucrative online poker market as more... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:28:24 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621627/GOP-should-be-party-of-big-ideas-but-it-is-failing.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765621627/GOP-should-be-party-of-big-ideas-but-it-is-failing.html In this winter of conservative discontent, one of the most dispiriting things is the congressional Republicans' rampant... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572067/Bribery-or-lobbying-Jeremy-Johnson-says-theres-no-difference.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572067/Bribery-or-lobbying-Jeremy-Johnson-says-theres-no-difference.html Indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson says the word "bribe" never came up when he talked with Utah Attorney General John... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:20:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619354/Shame-on-Reid-Democrats.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619354/Shame-on-Reid-Democrats.html Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618525/What-will-Harry-Reid-and-Senate-do-with-the-filibuster.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618525/What-will-Harry-Reid-and-Senate-do-with-the-filibuster.html Ideas are not responsible for the people who believe them, but when evaluating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's ideas for... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:03:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618066/Sen-Daniel-Inouye-of-Hawaii-dead-at-88.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618066/Sen-Daniel-Inouye-of-Hawaii-dead-at-88.html The office of Sen. Daniel Inouye says the Medal of Honor recipient and 50-year veteran of the Senate has died of respiratory... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:10:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617769/Change-the-filibuster.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617769/Change-the-filibuster.html The following editorial appeared recently in the Los Angeles Times: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616596/Source-Obama-officials-lawmakers-set-for-fiscal-cliff-talks-Thursday.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616596/Source-Obama-officials-lawmakers-set-for-fiscal-cliff-talks-Thursday.html An administration official says two of President Barack Obama's top negotiators on the "fiscal cliff" will meet separately on... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:44:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616510/Do-you-live-in-a-death-spiral-state.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616510/Do-you-live-in-a-death-spiral-state.html Planning on moving? Do you have holdings in various states? William Baldwin, from Forbes, highlights the "sick states" to... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615032/60-Minutes-interview-with-Harry-Reid-and-Mitch-McConnell-was-useless.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615032/60-Minutes-interview-with-Harry-Reid-and-Mitch-McConnell-was-useless.html A segment of "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Nov. 4, featured an interview with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765614999/Senate-Majority-Leader-Harry-Reid-wants-quick-deal-on-fiscal-cliff-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765614999/Senate-Majority-Leader-Harry-Reid-wants-quick-deal-on-fiscal-cliff-video.html The top Democrat in Congress called Wednesday for a quick solution to Washington's "fiscal cliff" in an upcoming... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:28:10 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765614103/Harry-Reid-would-test-Mitt-Romney-vow-of-bipartisanship.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765614103/Harry-Reid-would-test-Mitt-Romney-vow-of-bipartisanship.html If Romney's elected as the next president of the United States, working with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could be... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:53:14 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765613873/Sen-Harry-Reid-leaves-hospital-after-Vegas-car-crash.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765613873/Sen-Harry-Reid-leaves-hospital-after-Vegas-car-crash.html Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was discharged from the hospital less than three hours after an apparent rear-end crash... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:05:29 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765608350/Obama-and-Romney-focus-on-religious-groups-votes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765608350/Obama-and-Romney-focus-on-religious-groups-votes.html This article by The Christian Science Monitor's Brad Knickerbocker rounds up coverage of Romney's faith but also looks at how... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:58:24 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563351/Is-Mitt-Romney-the-face-of-Mormonism-Sen-Harry-Reid-says-no.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865563351/Is-Mitt-Romney-the-face-of-Mormonism-Sen-Harry-Reid-says-no.html U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the highest ranking member of the LDS Church in the United States government, wants... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:29:55 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765603672/Democratic-Party-views.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765603672/Democratic-Party-views.html I've been seeing lot in the news lately about Mormon members of the Democratic Party who can't understand why the majority of... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865562160/Marathon-man-Harry-Reid-blasts-Paul-Ryans-math-skills.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865562160/Marathon-man-Harry-Reid-blasts-Paul-Ryans-math-skills.html Nevada’s senior senator has run 15 marathons as well as a handful of half marathons. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:34:33 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765601955/Tax-spending-Americans-should-be-more-concerned-about-their-taxes-not-Romneys.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765601955/Tax-spending-Americans-should-be-more-concerned-about-their-taxes-not-Romneys.html Harry Reid and Phillip Blackburn ("Release tax returns," Readers' Forum, Sept. 5) have concerns about Mitt Romney and his tax... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765601654/LDS-Democrats-gather-in-Charlotte-to-unite-LDS-values-Democratic-policies-at-convention.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765601654/LDS-Democrats-gather-in-Charlotte-to-unite-LDS-values-Democratic-policies-at-convention.html The words of the hymn would have been familiar to almost any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:01:09 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765601016/Matheson-is-honorable-but-think-of-Pelosi.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765601016/Matheson-is-honorable-but-think-of-Pelosi.html Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 MDT