ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Bill Theobold in the Commercial Appeal reports on Fred Thompson's 'bitter medicine' Iowa bus tour. AMT: Jerry Zremski in the Buffalo News, Suzanne Struglinski in the Deseret News, Matt Canham in the Salt Lake Tribune and Raju Chebium for Gannett report on Congress' last-minute patch of the Alternative Minimum Tax. OMNIBUS: More regional coverage of the $516 billion budget bill from Herb Jackson in the Bergen Record; Noelle Straub in the Billings Gazette; and Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune. OMNIBUS ETHICS: Thomas Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Sen. Orrin Hatch abstained from voting on the budget bill when he discovered an earmark he had requested for a Utah town might benefit his son, a registered lobbyist for the municipality. OMNIBUS ODDS AND ENDS: Noelle Straub in the Billings Gazette reports that the massive budget bill includes trademark protection for the Montana motto "The Last Best Place"; and Steve Tetreault for Stephens Media reports that the cuts could impact Nevada's Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. GLOBAL WARMING: Nicole Guadiano in the Wilmington News Journal reports on Sen. Tom Carper's role in the energy bill; and Lisa Friedman in the Los Angeles Daily News reports on the EPA denial of California a long-awaited waiver to limit tailpipe emissions. BILLS, HEARINGS AND SPEECHES: Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and Aaron Sadler for Stephens Media report on the debate over an 11-hour day for truckers; Maureen Groppe in the Indianapolis Star reports on the Senate confirmation of an Indiana judge; Faith Bremner reports in the Argus Leader that a group of Lakota activists announced they will work to create a new nation; and Suzanne Struglinski in the Deseret News reports on former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt's speech Wednesday on Chinese imports.
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