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GOP governors see Mitt Romney as one of their own, but hesitate to endorse him

Just eight of the 29 Republican governors have endorsed Romney, and while he’s one of their own – a former state chief executive – there are good reasons to hold back, including the GOP’s divisive nominating campaign.
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State illegal immigration laws: What have they accomplished?

Five years into a legislative surge, state illegal immigration laws have yielded few arrests. But they have stirred a populist backlash, say immigrant rights groups.
Republicans fear 'war on the West' in new wild lands protection

Western Republican lawmakers and governors object to Obama administration plans to consider whether millions of acres of federal land in the West should be protected as 'wild lands.'
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'Outing' illegal immigrants: Utah grapples with 'listgate'

The release of a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants in Utah comes as the state debates a strict immigration law like its neighbor Arizona's.
Ronnie Lee Gardner executed by firing squad in Utah

Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed shortly after midnight Friday. A firing squad killed the death row inmate in Utah.
Ronnie Lee Gardner to face Utah firing squad, barring 11th hour stay

Ronnie Lee Gardner, the condemned killer from Utah, will face a firing squad shortly after midnight.
Utah uses eminent domain to seize land of ... Uncle Sam

A new eminent domain law in Utah authorizes seizure of some of the federal government's vast land holdings. It's designed to pick a fight with Uncle Sam.
Obama reaches across political divide for envoy to China

Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah is a Republican moderate and China expert seen as a possible presidential candidate.