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  • Steady as she goes

    No doubt, some of the more extreme elements of Barack Obama's support base have been surprised by his Cabinet appointments thus far. Instead of radical change or a leftward veer, he has chosen moderates who seem poised to keep the nation on a more-or-less steady course.
    12:16 a.m. |6 comments

  • Marjorie Cortez: Can Bill Clinton set aside his ego, insecurities?

    Only President-elect Barack Obama knows why he selected Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state.
    12:16 a.m. |1 comment

  • Mark Russell: Afterthoughts

    My sources tell me that Hillary Clinton took the job of secretary of state so that she wouldn't have to go to Buffalo anymore.
    12:16 a.m. |0 comments

  • Readers' forum: Mom upset by article

    Our mother, Mary Jane Lyons, was contacted by your employee, Lois Collins, to participate in an article about Utah seniors. She was very excited to be part of the articles and waited to see her contributions in print.
    12:16 a.m. |8 comments

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