This Memorial Day weekend, the stunning red rock landscapes preserved in my Utah district and around the inter-mountain West will draw thousands of visitors. Indeed, these lands draw millions of people from around the globe each year. Some of those same lands have also drawn another kind of attention – for the rich energy resources that lie beneath them. The lands debate has been dominated by a false choice between wilderness and energy development. Fortunately, it is possible to have both.

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Twelve years after the worst terrorist attack in American history, no one can credibly claim ignorance of the law against carrying guns on airplanes. Yet here in Salt Lake City, 18 guns have already been found just in the first five months of 2013. Last year, 20 guns were seized for the whole year.

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This week could mark the end of the Obama administration's second term. While the President and his allies will continue to occupy the executive branch for the next three years, they will be hard pressed to move public opinion and advance a legislative agenda. They have severely damaged their own credibility with the American people and with the press.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, continued hammering the handling of last year's deadly assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as another congressional hearing on the incident got underway Wednesday.

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