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Huntsman budget proposal reflects sinking revenues, proposes more budget cuts
Hard times have come to Utah state government. Thursday, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. recommended a budget for next fiscal year that is $1.1 billion less than his spending plan of just a year ago.
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Utah State football: Andersen to Boise State: 'Here we come'
Gary Andersen was introduced to the crowded room of Utah State fans, boosters and media Thursday afternoon as head football coach and wasted no time in winning the crowd over.
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Automakers pitch Congress anew on rescue
Humbled U.S. automakers pleaded with Congress Thursday for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, but heard fresh skepticism in a bumpy encore appearance.
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Sundance announces festival premieres
Robert Redford will be there, that's a given. But the 2009 Sundance Film Festival may also boast guest appearances by actors Jim Carrey, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams, musicians The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, comedians Chris Rock and Bill Cosby, and boxer Mike Tyson.
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Glenn Beck sees new project as 'most important' of his life
When Glenn Beck was 13, he received a handmade sweater from his mother. He hated it at the time — threw it on the floor. Little did he know that it would eventually become one of the most poignant and powerful things to touch his life.
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MormonTimes.com: Selecting image for Joseph Smith Papers volume was key decision
Dan Weggeland never saw Joseph Smith. But the Norwegian-born artist?s portrayal of the Prophet was the image of choice for modern-day scholars who know the LDS Church founder as well as anyone can these days.
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Jeffs' lawyers appeal his Utah convictions
Lawyers for Warren Steed Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist LDS Church, have appealed to the Utah Supreme Court to reverse Jeffs' 2007 convictions on two counts of being an accomplice to rape and rule that he should get a new trial.
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Then & now: Utah resorts keep getting better every year
How did Utah's 13 ski resorts follow up near-record snowfall and the fourth consecutive record ski season? They got even better.
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Utah Jazz: Wade, Heat humble hurting Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena
The Jazz's subs saved them Tuesday night in Sacramento. But — with the Miami Heat playing the part of a stingy Congress on Wednesday night, and some with the Jazz acting as if they were looking for handouts — there would be no bench bailout this time.
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BYU, Weber State basketball: Cougars shoot down Wildcats
The Dee Events Center at Weber State has always been a favorite place for good shooters.
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