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Lee Enters New Territory with Proposed Super PAC

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Those who follow politics probably chuckle at the Super PAC, or political action committee, that was created by satirist Stephen Colbert. But now, Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee may become the first elected official who’s still in office to have his own Super PAC. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up ofUtah politics.

Salt Lake Tribune Washington Correspondent Thomas Burr

(KCPW News) Those who follow politics probably chuckle at the Super PAC, or political action committee, that was created by satirist Stephen Colbert. But now, Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee may become the first elected official who’s still in office to have his own Super PAC. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up ofUtah politics. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked him what Senator Lee is trying to accomplish with his Super PAC.

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