ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Thomas Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune reports on unprecedented attention on Utah from both Republican and Democrat candidates; and Suzanne Struglinski in the Deseret News reports that Mitt Romney is still defending his Mormon faith.ECONOMIC STIMULUS: Steve Tetreault in the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Sen. John Ensign wants to add to the package tax breaks for corporations whose overseas profits are reinvested in the U.S.; Faith Bremner in the Argus Leader reports on South Dakota reaction to the stimulus plan; and Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune reports on the impact for Louisiana residents.BILLS, HEARINGS AND MARK-UPS: Tony Batt in the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on a Senate hearing into the 1987 mining law; Herb Jackson in the Bergen Record reports on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez attacking Bush for opposing curbs on greenhouse gas emissions; and Lisa Friedman in the Los Angeles Daily News and Josh Drobnyk in the Allentown Morning Call report on a Senate Environment and Public Works inquiry into the EPA's decision to block a California emissions law.STUDIES AND REPORTS: Raju Chebium for Gannett reports on endowment increases at New Jersey universities, cited in a new study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.IMMIGRATION: Sean Reilly in the Mobile Register reports that Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions wants presidential candidates to pledge completion of the border fence and other measures.COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Noelle Straub reports in the Casper Star Tribune that Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. was not chosen to sit on teh Senate Finance Committee.
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