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Do you have a question to ask UtahA s newest member of Congress, Jason Chaffetz? Is the health-care reform debate making you sick? How about the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq? How should President Obama deal foreign leaders? HereA s your chance.

On the very day that Sarah Palin set out on a multi-city book tour to promote her upcoming bestseller, "Going Rogue," U.S. Rep.

"Carrie Prejean has the ability to draw crowds and if she has a strong message to go with that, who knows what she can do? She has star power which can open doors.

Not that it's surprising, but lawmakers are sharply divided on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act at a markup being held in the House Oversight and Government Reform.

Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a regular dose of international punditry at its finest.

The Obama administration says Utahns are at fault, not the administration, for reporting that $1.2 million in stimulus money went to a non-existent House district.

Two top Bank of America Corp. executives gave a congressional committee conflicting versions of the bank's controversial takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Council Chairman Vincent Gray are urging members of Congress to pass legislation that would give the District more independent control over its budget and its laws.

After a heated debate over gay rights and extending benefits in an economic downturn, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday passed 23 to 12 legislation that would provide health care and other employment benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian federal employees.

Some Democrats frustrated with Matheson's conservatism. By Jesse Fruhwirth Wanted: Progressive Congressional Representative to represent the people of Utah's 2nd district.

A new study says that six of the eight states that are expected to gain U.S. House seats from the 2010 Census - all except Utah and Georgia - would not receive them without recent population growth among Hispanics, which may make Latinos more politically powerful.

Think Progress reports that Rep. Jason Chaffetz is a freakin' chowderhead: Rep. Jason Chaffetz recently suggested that former beauty pageant contestant Carrie Prejean would be a serious contender for public office: [Carrie] has the ability to draw crowds and if she has a strong message to go with that, who knows what she can do? She has star power ...

Carrie Prejean has a serious congressional supporter who thinks she should pursue a career in politics ... and it's not just because she has her finger on the hot-button issues.

Even she knows this is a bad idea. Photo: Getty Images Lady Gaga looks shockingly un-crazy dancing in a simple white dress in Beyonce's "Video Phone" music video, shot in Greenpoint.

Carrie Prejean has a serious congressional supporter who thinks she should pursue a career in politics ... and it's not just because she has her finger on the hot-button issues.

Tears mingled with snow as family members, friends and fellow soldiers faced bitter cold and harsh winds to honor Pfc.

Hundreds of people lining the main street of an Indiana town today fell solemnly silent as the white hearse passed.

Friends, family and Utah dignitaries packed a Mormon chapel Saturday to attend a memorial service for a West Jordan soldier who was one of 13 killed last week at Fort Hood, Texas.

The Senate has given final approval to renaming a Provo post office in honor of Rex E. Lee, the late U.S. Solicitor General and president of Brigham Young University.

Washington>> The House Energy and Commerce Committee has postponed its planned meeting Thursday to vote on legislation that would ban the importation of foreign low-level radioactive waste, including a potential shipment of 1,600 tons of it to Utah.