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August 29, 2014 - Child Is Family's Sole Survivor as ISIS Terrorists Target Iraqi Town

Child Is Family's Sole Survivor as ISIS Terrorists Target Iraqi Town

After escaping a terrorist-besieged Iraqi town with his family, 2-year-old Hassan was wounded when a suicide bomb went off near a mosque.

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August 28, 2014 -

11 Reasons Why ISIS Might Be More Dangerous Than al-Qaeda

Daily Policy Focus: ISIS is not just the terror group de jour. They are a hugely successful movement with an apocalyptic, nihilistic philosophy.

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Lt. Governor Cox to Kick Off The 2014 Road To Registration Tour

WHAT: Lt. Governor Cox, with the help of University of Utah and the Registration Roadies, will kick off the 2014 Road to Registration Tour, a new awareness campaign aimed at encouraging young Utahns to register, and ultimately, vote in the 2014 election.

Lt. Governor Cox will make brief comments and answer questions. The Registration Roadies will help register people to vote, show off the new Utah Votercade and hand out swag to University of Utah students passing by.

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MISSING CASE OF UTAH TEENS

Orem Police Department, We Help the Missing, and the family of Sydney and Danielle Wolferts is asking the public’s assistance in locating Sydney and Danielle, who were last seen on July 9, 2014 in Orem, Utah. Sydney is 15 years old and is 5’4” tall, weighs 120 lbs., with light brown hair and hazel eyes. Sydney’s ears are also pierced. Danielle is 13 years old and is 5’3” tall, weighs 115 lbs., with blonde/light brown hair and blue/green eyes. Danielle has pierced ears and a scar on her lower lip. Danielle also wears glasses.

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August 27, 2014 - Reasons Why the Current Marriage Debate Is Nothing Like the Debate on Interracial Marriage

7 Reasons Why the Current Marriage Debate Is Nothing Like the Debate on Interracial Marriage

Daily Policy Focus: Is opposition to same-sex marriage at all like opposition to interracial marriage?

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August 26, 2014 - This Obama Administration Proposal Would Effectively Authorize Some Americans Seceding

This Obama Administration Proposal Would Effectively Authorize Some Americans Seceding

Daily Policy Focus: In its latest assault on the U.S. Constitution, the Obama administration is proposing to recognize so-called "Native" Hawaiians as an Indian tribe entitled to separate and become an independent sovereign.

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Lee to Host Town Hall for Veterans and Military Community

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August 25, 2014

Lee to Host Town Hall for Veterans and Military Community

SALT LAKE CITY – Senator Lee announces an upcoming town hall meeting that will focus on the needs of Utah’s veterans and military community. The event will be held on August, 26 at 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. At the Ed Kenley Centennial Amphitheater in Layton.