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Change in Letters of Condolence Policy Welcomed in Utah

July 7, 2011 Whittney Evans

The families of soldiers who commit suicide while on combat duty or die accidentally will now get a letter of condolence from the President of the United States, joining families of countless other soldiers who died in the line of duty. President Obama announced this week he was breaking the custom, saying, “They didn’t die because they were weak. And the fact that they didn’t get the help they needed must change.” And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, that sentiment is felt here in Utah.

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Politics Up Close: Libya Native Witnessed Revolution

May 20, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Dr. Hussein Elkhafaifi is a native of Libya and witnessed this year’s uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. The Director of the Arabic Program at the University of Washington will speak this Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium. We talked with him about Gaddafi’s history of oppression.

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Lee: Focus on Counterrorism in Afghanistan, Draw Down Troops

May 11, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Freshman Utah Senator Mike Lee isn’t aggressively calling for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, like Congressman Jason Chaffetz, but the Republican does want to see a shift in the war’s focus, and that means less of them. Lee told reporters yesterday it’s time to look at ramping up counterterrorism through special operations.

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Chaffetz: Bin Laden’s Death Shows Need for Intelligence, Not 100,000 Troops on Ground

May 3, 2011 Jessica Gail

With the death of the world’s most wanted terrorist, one Utah congressman is again calling on the U.S. to re-evaluate its military presence in Afghanistan. Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz says the war has gone on for too long, and it’s time to think about why so many troops are on the ground in that country.

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Salt Lake Residents Say War on Terror Not Over

May 2, 2011 Whittney Evans

For many in Utah and around the world, the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been a long time coming. But does it mark the end of what has long been called the War on Terror? KCPW’s Whittney Evans posed that question to several people in Salt Lake City, and filed this audio postcard.

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Workers at Same Office Become Ill — Just a Coincidence?

April 26, 2011 Jeff Robinson

At least nine people who worked at the Utah National Guard’s Joint Language Training Center in Ogden have fallen ill or died – but there could be more. A new investigation in the Salt Lake Tribune looks at some of those employees, and what the Guard has and hasn’t done about the situation.

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Matheson Hopes to Stop Military Funeral Protests

April 21, 2011 Jessica Gail

The Westboro Baptist Church has drawn plenty of attention around the country and even right here in Utah protesting at funerals of many fallen U.S. soldiers and Marines. Now, Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is working with other members of Congress to stop protests near military funerals, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, an effort to do so in the past was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Lee: I’m Basically an Absolute “No” on Debt Ceiling Hike

April 12, 2011 Jeff Robinson

While a government shutdown has been averted, another major consequential vote is on the horizon: whether or not to raise the federal debt ceiling. And with a divided Congress, the outcome of that vote is up in the air. While freshman Utah Senator Mike Lee has only been in Congress for a matter of months, the Republican is making his voice heard, especially on budgetary matters.

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Politics Up Close: Chaffetz on Libya, Federal Budget

April 1, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz is one of the leading voices against President Obama’s decision to intervene in Libya. We talked with the Republican about that and the prospect of a federal government shutdown if there’s no compromise on the budget.

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Politics Up Close: The North Korean Threat

February 11, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Bruce Bechtol is author of Defiant Failed State: The North Korean Threat to International Security. He was in Salt Lake City to speak to the Salt Lake Committee on Foreign Relations. We spoke with him in detail about the various threats North Korea poses to the U.S. and the world.

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