{"id":8476,"date":"2009-05-25T02:20:24","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T07:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=8476"},"modified":"2009-05-25T02:20:24","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T07:20:24","slug":"notes-from-all-over-thru-may-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/05\/notes-from-all-over-thru-may-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes From All Over &#8211; thru May 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comment here on the Notes From All Over for the past week.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve numbered the comments for your convenience.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"rlink-7979\"><a href=\"http:\/\/readingeagle.com\/article.aspx?id=139979\">Even Mormons Have Political Dynasties<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/readingeagle.com\/article.aspx?id=139980\">One is Listed Here<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li> Alvernia University class delves into history of American political dynasties. By Bruce R. Posten. Reading Eagle, 23 May 2009. Also Elite families holding offices. Reading Eagle, 23 May 2009. Mentions the Udall family as an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7978\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/politics\/article.aspx?id=334833\">\u201cI can\u2019t walk on the water so I swam\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Suu Kyi proclaims innocence in court. Sky News (Australia), May 23, 2009. Yettaw told the judge, \u201cI had a dream that Aung San Suu Kyi would be assassinated so I came to warn her, so I am not guilty.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7977\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.krdo.com\/global\/story.asp?s=10414584\">Monument CO LDS Chapel Hosts Church Security Conference<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Local Church Leaders Discuss Safety &amp; Security. By SCOTT HARRISON. Pueblo CO KRDO TV 13, May 23, 2009. In the wake of shootings at New Life Church and in two other states recently, nearly 100 area church leaders met to discuss security issues in Churches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7976\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/25\/us\/politics\/25huntsman.html?ref=global-home\">NYT: G.O.P. Debate Plays Out on a Smaller Stage in Utah <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> G.O.P. Debate Plays Out on a Smaller Stage in Utah. By KIRK JOHNSON. New York Times, May 24, 2009. \u201cGov. Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah, a hugely popular Republican from one of the nation\u2019s most conservative states, made waves and headlines in recent months by suggesting that his party would need to move toward the center to start winning national elections again.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7975\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diario.com.mx\/nota.php?notaid=0942be744c24eb2094c7a951e0d6a2f6\">LeBaron Community Response to the Kidnapping of Eric LeBaron an Example (Spanish)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> El secuestro de Eric LeBar\u00f3n. By Sergio Madero Villanueva. Ciudad Juarez El Diario, 23 Mayo 2009. \u201c\u2026many people were ready to be Rambo and we chose the stategy of Gandhi.\u201d &#8211; It seems to me that the LeBaron community has given us an example to follow: organization, unity and firmness when needed. The example is clear and convincing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7974\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepilot.com\/stories\/20090524\/opinion\/opinion\/20090524jefferys.html\">What Must the Republicans Do to Win?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> What Must the Republicans Do to Win? By ALLAN JEFFERYS. Southern Pines NC The Pilot, May 24, 2009. \u201cThe Republicans must move to the center and be much more liberal in embracing new members\u2026 Do not deny someone the \u00adnomination because they are Mormon \u2014 or Jewish, or Catholic\u2026 Above all, listen to those who know. Heed Dick Morris or Karl Rove or Newt Gingrich, but don\u2019t pay too much attention to Rush Limbaugh or Bill O\u2019Reilly or Glenn Beck.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7973\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/valleytimes\/ci_12437106?source=rss\">EchoHawk\u2013\u201dI do not feel like I know presently all of the details about how Indian gaming operates.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> The Eye on the East Bay. By BAY AREA NEWS GROUP. Contra Costa CA Times, 05\/23\/2009. In confirmation hearings, EchoHawk, who battled tribal gaming as Idaho attorney general in the early \u201990s, but was also a tribal lawyer at one point, said he need to get up to speed on this issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7972\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705306129\/Beck-gets-chance-to-start-over.html\">Former BYU QB John Beck lands with the Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Beck gets another chance to start over. By Dick Harmon. Deseret News, May 24, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7971\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0509\/22894.html\">Rep. Chaffetz slams RNC over \u201cPussy Galore\u201d video <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> GOP Rep. rips \u2018reprehensible\u2019 video. By ANDIE COLLER. Politico, 5\/23\/09. \u201cI thought it was reprehensible, irresponsible and unpersuasive. If we\u2019re going to regain the credibility of the American people, we\u2019re going to have to stop with silly antics like that. It may get a snide chuckle inside the Beltway, but it offends most people. We have to get away from the politics of personal destruction.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7970\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juvenileinstructor.org\/2009-mha-award-recipients\/\">MHA Awards: Massacre at Mountain Meadows Best Book of 2008<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> 2009 MHA Award Recipients. By Ben. The Juvenile Instructor, May 23, 2009. Best First Book: <em>At Sword\u2019s Point<\/em>; Best Biography: <em>Leonard J. Arrington: A Historian\u2019s Life<\/em> and <em>Mormonism\u2019s Last Colonizer<\/em>; Best Documentary: <em>The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, v. 1<\/em>; International Mormon History Award: <em>A Land of Promise and Prophecy: Elder A. Theodore Tuttle in South America<\/em>, and several other awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7969\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705306021\/Negotiations-on-polygamous-trust-hit-a-final-snag.html?linkTrack=rss-30\">FLDS Land Trust Negotiations Fail<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Negotiations on polygamous trust hit a final snag. By Jennifer Dobner. Associated Press, May 22, 2009. The parties are scheduled to appear in 3rd District Court next week to update Judge Denise Lindberg on the progress toward a settlement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7968\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al.sp.gov.br\/portal\/site\/Internet\/menuitem.4b8fb127603fa4af58783210850041ca\/?vgnextoid=f6b3657e439f7110VgnVCM100000590014acRCRD&amp;id=d34493d76b641210VgnVCM100000600014ac____\">LDS Church Honored for Efforts by S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil State Legislature (in Portuguese)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Solene homenageia Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos \u00daltimos Dias. De Josu\u00e9 Rocha. 18\/05\/2009. Among other things, official release about the event says there are 300,000 LDS Church members in S\u00e3o Paulo state, meeting in 327 \u201ctemples\u201d and 1,035 \u201cchapels.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7967\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cjr.org\/darts_and_laurels\/darts_laurels_1.php\">Deseret News \u201cDerelict in Journalistic Duty\u201d in Prop 8 Coverage<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Darts &amp; Laurels. By Katia Bachko. Columbia Journalism Review, May \/ June 2009. \u201cIn its reporting, the Deseret News gave short shrift to the allegations [that Church donations were understated], only quoting sources who defended the Church, whereas the competing Salt Lake Tribune, and other publications, published several articles on the topic that let both sides express their positions.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7966\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormontimes.com\/around_church\/worldwide_church\/?id=7889\">22 Phoenix Area Stakes Hold Their Own Prom<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Arizona teens enjoy multistake Mormon prom in East Valley. By Sarah Macdonald. Mormon Times, May. 23, 2009. Event attracted 531 youth, including 23 non members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7965\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprovince.com\/Life\/Accused+Bountiful+polygamists+tried+before+judge+jury\/1621881\/story.html\">Two Canadian FLDS Bishops on Trial for Polygamy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Accused Bountiful polygamists to be tried before judge and jury. By Frank Luba. Vancouver BC The Province, May 22, 2009. Preliminary hearing scheduled for June 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7964\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20090523\/ap_on_re_as\/as_myanmar_opposition_leader_84;_ylc=X3oDMTB0YnY1bG9vBF9TAzIxNTExMDUEZW1haWxJZAMxMjQzMDczMzY3\">Book of Mormon, Letter from Yettaw\u2019s Daughter Being Used to Convict Suu Kyi<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Books, letter to be used in case against Suu Kyi. Associated Press. Yahoo News, May 23, 2009. Items were left behind by John Yettaw. Suu Kyi was prohibited from receiving foreign communications under her house arrest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7963\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/may-22-2009\/mormons-and-proposition-8\/3019\/\">Religion &amp; Ethics: Mormons and Prop 8 (Video included)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Mormons and Proposition 8. Religion and Ethics Newsweekly (WNET), May 22, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7962\"><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2009\/05\/answering-your-questions-about-proposition-8-and-gay-marriage.html\">Prop 8 ruling to be issued next Tuesday.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Answering your questions about Proposition 8 and gay marriage. By Rong-Gong Lin II, Jessica Garrison and Maura Dolan. LA Times Blogs &#8211; LA Now, May 22, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7961\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12423017?source=rss\">What LDS Radio Should Really be Like<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Kirby: Here\u2019s a proposal for a true-calling Mormon radio. By Robert Kirby, The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/21\/2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7960\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/2009\/05\/21\/20090521gr-electionlewis0522.html\">New Gilbert Mayor (LDS) Faces Downturn<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> New mayor will take over at a critical time for Gilbert. By Alia Beard Rau. The Arizona Republic, May. 21, 2009. John Lewis has never before held elected public office, but has held leadership positions in the Mormon Church as well as with several community and interfaith groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7959\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallupindependent.com\/2009\/05May\/052109originalcodetalker.html\">LDS Code Talker, former Navajo Tribal councilman, Dead at 88.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Original Code Talker dies. John Brown Jr. was member of first top-secret group. By Karen Francis, Din\u00e9 Bureau. Gallup (NM) Independent, May 21, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7958\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/HL0905\/S00229.htm\">\u201cI had a vision that her life would be in danger.\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Suu Kyi on Trial Because American Had \u201cA Vision\u201d. By Richard S. Ehrlich. Scoop (New Zealand), 22 May 2009. Yettaw claimed to his lawyer that he came to warn Suu Kyi and authorities of the danger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7957\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705305522\/Shurtleff-fears-litigation-war-over-FLDS-trust.html?linkTrack=rss-30\">Negotiations Failing, Litigation War Over FLDS Trust Feared<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Shurtleff fears litigation \u2018war\u2019 over FLDS trust. By Ben Winslow. Deseret News, May 20, 2009. All sides in the fight over the Fundamentalist LDS Church\u2019s real-estate holdings arm will meet one last time Friday in an effort to settle the legal battle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7956\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/stargazing\/story\/1209075.html\">Marie Osmond on her daughter: \u201cSo what if she\u2019s gay?\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Marie Osmond: So what if my daughter is gay? by Lisa Gutierrez, The Star. Kansas City Star, May. 21, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7955\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ncsl.typepad.com\/the_thicket\/2009\/05\/protestant-unspecified-lead-religious-affiliations-of-state-legislators.html\">How Many State Legislators are Mormon?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Protestant, Unspecified Lead Religious Affiliations of State Legislators. by Karl Kurtz and Morgan Cullen. In the Thicket at State Legislatures, May 19, 2009. \u201cMormon legislators were concentrated in Utah (27), Idaho (24) and Wyoming (11).\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7954\"><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124277323326336609.html\">Wall Street Journal Finds \u201cPalestinian-Mormon Comedian\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Arab Humor . . . No Joke. By Melik Kaylan. Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2009. For this reporter, the evening hit its peak with Aron Kader, a Palestinian-Mormon Gary Cooper lookalike. \u201cAny Palestinian-Mormons in the audience?\u201d he asked, sighing knowingly at the ensuing silence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7953\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/news_detail_ektid84773.asp\">Liam Neeson To Play Mormon Character<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Dustin Lance Black\u2026 Director. The Advocate, May 19, 2009. <em>What\u2019s Wrong With Virginia<\/em>, directed by Dustin Lance Black, will feature Neeson as \u201ca highly visible Mormon sheriff, who is running for a state senate seat, and is entangled in a secret love affair with a psychologically disturbed mother.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7952\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pewforum.org\/events\/?EventID=216\">Pew Forum: A Clash of Rights? Gay Marriage and the Free Exercise of Religion <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> A Clash of Rights? Gay Marriage and the Free Exercise of Religion. Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Question &amp; Answer, May 20, 2009. Professors Robert W. Tuttle and Ira \u201cChip\u201d Lupu of The George Washington University Law School discuss how some states are trying to reconcile potential conflicts between the legalization of gay marriage and the free exercise of religion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7951\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705305429\/Senate-confirms-BYU-professor-EchoHawk.html\">Larry Echohawk confirmed<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Senate confirms BYU professor EchoHawk. By Lee Davidson. Deseret News, May 20, 2009. EchoHawk will head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7950\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/faith\/ci_12413929\">The 130th Temple is opened for public tours<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Mormon Church to open new Oquirrh Mountain temple for public tours. Faith will have 130 temples in operation worldwide. By Rosemary Winters. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/20\/2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7949\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/ci_12412209\">So who won? The Catholic or the Mormon?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Religious discussion, fight leaves man unconscious. By Nate Carlisle. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/20\/2009. A discussion over whether Jesus was a Mormon or a Catholic led to blows, and when officers arrived, one man was unconscious and the other was sitting on a sidewalk. The man still conscious was intoxicated, police said, and arrested on suspicion of assault and public intoxication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7948\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bycommonconsent.com\/2009\/05\/16\/huntsman-missions-and-language-skills\/\">How Well Did Huntsman Learn Mandarin on His Mission?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Huntsman, Missions, and Language Skills. by Kevin Barney. By Common Consent, May 16, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7947\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chartattack.com\/news\/69881\/randy-bachman-officer-of-the-order-of-canada\">Former Mormon Bachman Made an Officer of the Order of Canada<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Randy Bachman In Order Of Canada. by Kate Harper. CHARTattack, 05\/19\/09. Bachman, who joined the LDS Church before founding Bachman Turner Overdrive, left the Church several years ago. The Order of Canada is Canada\u2019s highest civilian honor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7946\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnr.com\/politics\/story.html?id=bf9098d4-6b65-480f-b5dc-0ffb56844eb1\">TNR: Huntsman Interrupted <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Hat tip: Sheldon<br \/>\nHuntsman, Interrupted. Spending time with the man who wants to be the future of the GOP, just not its present. by Zvika Krieger. The New Republic, May 20, 2009. In dozens of interviews over the past few weeks, Huntsman has characterized Republicans as \u201cdevoid of ideas\u201d and \u201cgasping for air,\u201d decrying the GOP\u2019s \u201cgratuitous partisanship,\u201d comparing it to \u201ca very narrow party of angry people,\u201d and describing its strategy as \u201cobstruct and obfuscate \u2026 grousing and complaining.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7945\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705305361\/Huntsman-family-money-is-now-bipartisan.html\">Huntsman family gave extensively to Democratic candidates and groups last cycle<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Huntsman family money is now bipartisan. By Lee Davidson. Deseret News, May 19, 2009. In last year\u2019s elections, the Huntsman family gave twice as much to Democrats as the GOP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7944\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsnet.byu.edu\/story.cfm\/72658\">BYU student gets opportunity to intern with Ron Howard<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> BYU student gets opportunity to intern with Ron Howard. By Rhapsody Forte. BYU Daily Universe, 19 May 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7943\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/may\/20\/mormon-radio-online-set-for-local-hd-channel\/\">Washington Times: \u2018Mormon Radio\u2019 online, set for HD channel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> \u2018Mormon Radio\u2019 online, set for HD channel. By Mark A. Kellner. Washington Times, May 20, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7942\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministmormonhousewives.org\/?p=2496#comment-695599\">\u201cJesus answered the \u2018Life is hard\u2019 problem best.  He said, \u2018Love one another.\u2019\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Life is hard. Deal with it. By: Jennifer in GA. Feminist Mormon Housewives, May 19, 2009. Sister Julie Beck\u2019s reaction to those who had a problem with her General Conference talk, \u201cMothers Who Know.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7941\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/features\/health\/la-he-coffee18-2009may18,0,7483815.column\">Run and not be weary, walk and not . . . wait, huh?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Read this over coffee. Go ahead: That cup of joe won\u2019t hurt you, the latest research says. It might even help you. By Judy Foreman, Health Sense. Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2009. \u201cCoffee, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis and Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7940\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awkwardfamilyphotos.com\/\">Let your light so shine.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Post your photos for millions to laugh at.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7939\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/bensmith\/0509\/Huntsmans_mission.html\">Beltway media picks up on talk of Huntsman\u2019s appointment being a \u201cmission\u201d for the Church<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Huntsman\u2019s mission. By Ben Smith. Politico, May 19, 2009. Utah State Rep. Craig Frank\u2019s musings on his blog, now erased, said, \u201cHuntsman\u2019s ambassadorship not only puts him in an excellent position to address US-China relations, it puts him in an even better position to teach the gospel\u2026in Mandarin.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7938\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/lds\/ci_12397820?source=rss\">Can Huntsman Help LDS Church in China?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> BYU prof: Huntsman unlikely to promote LDS Church in China. By Peggy Fletcher Stack. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/18\/2009. Jon Huntsman Jr. likely will go out of his way to avoid being seen as promoting the LDS Church as Ambassador to china<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7937\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/campaign-2008\/sen.-bennett-launches-ads-featuring-romney-2009-05-18.html\">Bennett Calls on Romney\u2019s Help in Primary Campaign<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Sen. Bennett launches ads featuring Romney. By Aaron Blake. The Hill, 05\/18\/09. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) launches an early ad featuring former presidential candidate Mitt Romney to fend off expected challenge from Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7936\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harrisondaily.com\/articles\/2009\/05\/18\/news\/doc4a0f2c85ef216434887989.txt\">Is Idaho Pawn-shop Skull from Mountain Meadows?<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Mountain Meadows group investigates Idaho skull. By David Holsted. Harrison AR Daily Times, May 17, 2009. \u201cA skull with a bullet hole in it found in an Idaho pawn shop has raised speculation that it might be connected with the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7935\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rexburgstandardjournal.com\/articles\/2009\/05\/19\/news\/42.txt\">At BYU-ID Politically Neutral Means No College Republicans or Democrats<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> The dissolution of campus political parties. By Nate Sunderland. Rexburg ID Standard-Journal, May 18, 2009. BYU-Idaho disbanded both the College Democrats and College Republicans this past semester in an effort to make the school \u201cpolitically neutral.\u201d Both organizations were encourages to start their organizations off-campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7934\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.concurringopinions.com\/archives\/2009\/05\/knowledge-of-jim-crow-events-an-informal-survey.html\">Pop quiz.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Knowledge of Jim Crow events: A quick, informal survey. by Kaimipono D. Wenger. Concurring Opinions, May 18, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7933\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_12395870\">LDS Church launches new Internet radio station<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> LDS Church launches new Internet radio station. The Salt Lake Tribune, 05\/18\/2009. The Mormon Channel, a new 24-hour, seven-day-a-week radio service that can be accessed on the Internet at http:\/\/radio.lds.org or through HD radio affiliates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7932\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politickerny.com\/3576\/huntsman-got-obamas-call-because-hes-good-not-because-hes-threat\">Huntsman Took Ambassador Job Because Romney Is In His Way.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Huntsman Got Obama\u2019s Call Because He\u2019s Good, Not Because He\u2019s a Threat. By Steve Kornacki. politickerny.com, 17 May 2009. Huntsman accepted the ambassadorship because he has no real shot at a 2012 presidential bid \u2014 Romney is in his way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7930\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/cambridge\/news\/police_and_fire\/x1194177766\/Report-Fire-tears-through-Cambridge-church\">Church says it will rebuild the Cambridge chapel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> Cambridge Mormon church destroyed in four-alarm fire; church vows to rebuild. By David L. Harris. Wicked Local Cambridge (Cambridge Chronicle), May 17, 2009. \u201cLater in the afternoon, former Gov. Mitt Romney, a member of the Mormon church community, stopped by with his wife. Romney does not attend the Cambridge church. \u201cWe definitely will rebuild,\u201d said church spokesman Grant Bennett.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rlink-7929\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.lds.org\/ldsnewsroom\/eng\/news-releases-stories\/david-mccullough-award-winning-historian-and-author-visits-church-history-library\">David McCullough tells employees at the Church History Library that they \u201care truly doing the Lord\u2019s work\u201d<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li> David McCullough, Award-Winning Historian and Author, Visits Church History Library. 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