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Obama Faces Backlash On Drilling Moratorium

As oil continues to gush from the Deepwater Horizon well, President Obama faces growing opposition in the Gulf region to his moratorium on offshore drilling and exploration. Even fishing groups say the oil industry should be allowed to resume operations.

Republican Senate Candidates Mike Lee (left) and Tim Bridgewater (right)

Republican Senate Primary

By Dan Bammeshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-907406.mp3Salt Lake City, UT – Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater were the top…

Utah State Board of Education member Denis Morrill

State School Board Member Dumped by Nominating Committee

By Dan Bammeshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-903660.mp3Salt Lake City, UT – Utah law was changed a few years ago to…

Colonial 'Revolutionaries' Were Reluctant Rebels

George Washington was a military veteran with a checkered past. John Adams was a farmer turned lawyer. And according to historian Jack Rakove, the men we know as America's Founding Fathers were, in general, disinclined to revolt. Rakove's new book is Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America.

Utah Senator Bob Bennett speaks to reporters after his defeat at the Utah Republican convention Saturday.

Bennett Defeated; Matheson Faces Primary

By Jenny Brundin, Dan Bammes, Kim Schuskehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-900910.mp3Salt Lake City, UT – NPR's coverage…

Before he became the 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt (center) led the men of the 1st Cavalry Volunteers, known as the "Rough Riders," on San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898.

In 1898, Satisfying A National Appetite For War

In The War Lovers, Evan Thomas tells the story of how a few men, led by future President Theodore Roosevelt, helped to provoke in the American public a fervor for combat that led to the 1898 Spanish-American War.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks at Utah's state capitol

Salazar Looks For Compromise

By Jenny Brundinhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-898424.mp3Salt Lake City, UT – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar paid a…

'Black Nature': Poems Of Promise And Survival

The anthology of African-American nature poetry features work by contemporary writers, and writers like 18th century poet Phillis Wheatley. Camille T. Dungy, the editor of the collection, says the poems offer a different view of the natural world.

Karl Rove resigned from his position effective Aug. 31, 2007. He is no longer a paid consultant but continues to help Republican candidates by appearing at their fundraisers.

Karl Rove 'In The Fight' Again With New Memoir

The book by the conservative strategist is called Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight. Rove tells Fresh Air the decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 was not based on wrong information from the Bush administration, but was based on wrong information from the intelligence community.

3/11/10: Mitt Romney's "No Apology"

By Doug FabrizioSalt Lake City, Utah – This weekend, former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be in Utah promoting his new book called "No Apology:…

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