What do the previous stats all have in common?
Need a hint? How about an honest, definitive answer?
ANSWER: Republicans were “running” the show*.
(*into the ground)

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CRIME: FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY POLICING DISAPPEARING
• Amount of COPS Funding Dispersed in 2002 – $9,940,40726• Amount of COPS Funding Dispersed in 2006 – $1,164,64327
26: Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Sum of Awards made by State, generated 9/27/06.27: Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Sum of Awards made by [...]

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EDUCATION: THE COST OF COLLEGE CONTINUES TO RISE IN UTAH
• In 2001, tuition at a public four-year institution in Utah was $6,623.6 In 2005, it was $8,348, a 26 percent increase.7• In 2001, tuition at a private four-year institution in Utah was $8,576.8 In 2005, it was $10,521, a 23 percent increase.9• Number of Utahans [...]

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HEALTH CARE: THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED IN UTAH HAS GROWN UNDER DO NOTHING POST “Contract With America” REPUBLICANS
• In 2000, Utah had 271,000 adults without insurance (12.3 percent).3• In 2005, Utah had 420,000 adults without insurance (16.6 percent).4• Utah had 43,931 children benefit from the SCHIP program.5
3: US Census Bureau, Health Insurance Coverage: 2001.[http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthin01/hi01tb2.html]4: Bureau [...]

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Ever wonder how the Do-Nothing Congress has left Utah behind? Well, wonder no more. The next few posts show Republican Leadership at its … well, best.
GAS PRICES: THE HIGH COST OF GAS CONTINUES TO BE A BURDEN FOR UTAH RESIDENTS• In 2001, the average cost of gas in Utah was $1.338 a gallon. [...]

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In 650 Words, Senator Frist Was Unable to Name a Single Item That Had Cleared Congress.
“Or consider Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), who, in front of the microphones yesterday, quarreled with the Democrats’ characterization of this as a ‘do-nothing Congress.’ Asked for tangible achievements, Frist responded with a 650-word answer that listed [...]

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From Meet the Press March 16, 2003:
VICE PRES. CHENEY: Now, I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is, we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.
MR. RUSSERT: If your analysis is not correct, and we’re not treated as liberators, but as conquerors, and the [...]

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This is GREAT!
Nigel Kennedy has done much to popularise classical music, particularly among young people. He has also performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti.

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I just wanted to link to a post from Iron County, Candidate Emily Binghm Hollingshead’s blog, the first big stop for the Red Menace Tour. The Governor decided to jump on a bus to see if he and a few others could help out a few besieged Republicans in the southwest corner of our great [...]

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Approximate number of U.S. troops currently in Iraq:

147,000

Percent of coalition forces contributed by the U.S.:

87

Approximate amount appropriated by Congress for Iraq operations so far:

$379 billion

Estimated total cost of operations in Iraq by war’s end:

$549 billion - $1.27 trillion

Approximate amount spent by the U.S. in World War I [...]

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Click Here Tp Watch the KSL Channel 5 piece on Democratic Congressional Candidates Christian Burridge and Steve Olsen

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The always likeable and often good looking Robert Gehrke from the Salt Lake Tribune wrote this little gem on the Tribune’s Out of Context blog. I’m going to steal a few bit’s of it, but, our severely Elder Senator appears to have the “making stuff up” flu again.
To wit Hatch said:
“Last but not least, my [...]

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Cannon’s policy intersections with Safavian clients
Cannon fought a House bill seeking to ban on-line gambling, saying it could open the door to gambling in Utah. Safavian had lobbied for numerous gambling interests, including the Interactive Gaming Council. From 2001-2003, Cannon [...]

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Go to this link, find Pete’s photo, and vote for him. It takes only a few seconds.
If we can get enough votes for Pete, he’ll be featured in some nationwide fundraising efforts.
Pass the link to everyone you know.
Pete has more on it.
*I’m running to a meeting so I stole this post from Ethan at [...]

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The Utah State Democratic House Caucus launched their own cyberspace vehicle last week. The aptly named www.utahhousedemocrats.com site is a natural move in a state where the media so often and so willingly ignores an oppsing viewpoint.
I hope that you will take the time to visit the site, to read the site, but, most importanly, [...]

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