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Political Cornflakes: Obama Cites Mormon Persecution in Call for Religious Tolerance

(KCPW News) President Barack Obama this week mentioned Mormons during his first U.S. visit to a mosque. What was the context of the Mormon reference? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that and other questions to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah…

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Utah’s Fourth District Race Takes a Softer Tone

(KCPW News) The quarterly campaign fundraising numbers are in from the Federal Election Commission, and there are few surprises. For example, Republican candidate for Congress Mia Love raised roughly four times as much money as her Democratic opponent, Doug Owens—with much of Love’s contributions coming from out-of-state. Still, the Fourth District promises to be a…

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Owens, Love Clash in Debate

(KCPW News) The Utah Debate Commission held its final debate of the election season on Tuesday night. The last of five debates featured the major candidates vying for Utah’s Fourth Congressional District: Democrat Doug Owens and Republican Mia Love. The two are hoping to fill the shoes of outgoing Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson, who announced…

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10/14/2014 – Utah’s Fourth Congressional District Race

Full audio of a debate from October 14, 2014, between two candidates for Utah’s Fourth Congressional District: Republican Mia Love and Democrat Doug Owens. The hour-long debate took place on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and was moderated by KUED host Ken Verdoia, featuring questions submitted by residents and students.

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The Rundown: Doug Owens – Democratic Candidate for Utah’s 4th Congressional District

Today on the show we’re joined by Doug Owens, the Democratic candidate for Utah’s 4th District seat in congress – which is being left open by the departure of Jim Matheson at the end of this year. The early narrative of the race has been that Owens has ground to recover against his opponent, former…

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Rep. Matheson Endorses Owens as Replacement in Congress

(KCPW News) U.S. House Rep. Jim Matheson formally announced his support on Tuesday for Democrat Doug Owens, who is running for Matheson’s seat in Utah’s Fourth Congressional District. Owens faces competition from Republican and former Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love, who narrowly lost to Matheson in 2012. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more from Tuesday’s announcement.

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Mia Love, Doug Owens Debate for First Time

(KCPW News) Debate season for the 2014 election kicked off on Tuesday with a bout between Republican Mia Love and Democrat Doug Owens. The two are running to replace U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson in Utah’s Fourth District, who is retiring after his current term in office. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham saw the debate firsthand. He has…

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Caucus, Election Season Begins in Utah

(KCPW News) The 2014 Utah legislative session ended on Thursday last week, but not a moment later, the 2014 midterm election season began. Candidates started filing their election papers at the Lt. Governor’s Office on Friday, and with caucuses for both parties starting to convene this week, many of Utah’s races are beginning to take…

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