Sunday, October 14, 2007

Regionals in the weekend news

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Tommy Burr explores the historic link between Mormons and the White House in the Salt Lake Tribune; Craig Gilbert reports on presidential hopefuls in Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel; Pennsylvania independents unlikely to vote for Hillary, Josh Drobnyk reports in the Allentown Morning Call; and the Louisiana campaign cash likely to go to Giuliani, Gerard Shields reports in the Baton Rouge Advocate.

THE NEVER-ENDING SCHIP STORY: Jim Myers in the Tulsa World and Raju Chebium in the Home News Tribune advance Thursday's veto override attempt in the House; and Montana Sen. Max Baucus will give the Democratic radio response on SCHIP, Noelle Straub reports in the Helena Independent Record.

PRIVATE IRS DEBT-COLLECTION: Herb Jackson in the Bergen Record and Tony Batt for Stephens Media cover the House vote to bar private companies from acting as IRS debt-collectors.

FARM BILL: Noelle Straub examines Max Baucus' role in the farm bill debate, Helena Independent Record.

TRADE: Maureen Groppe in the Indiana Star examines a pending trade deal with Peru and the implications for Indiana.

MINE DISASTER: Why aren't Utah congressman leading the charge in investigating the Crandall Canyon mine disaster? Tommy Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune.

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