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SALT LAKE CITY mdash; Mitt Romney faces an intriguing hurdle in his bid to be the U.S. senator from Utah this weekend when he seeks the blessing of far-right leaning delegates at the state convention against a field of 11 competitors.The former Massachusetts governor already has collected enough signatures to advance to a GOP primary bid regardless of what party stalwarts do at the convention. A win would clear a path to victory in conservative Utah by letting him bypass a primary altogether.But a loss wou stanley water bottle ld be an embarrassing stumble for the man seen as the likely successor to retiring GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch. Romney needs to win over skeptics among several thousand delegates who question his de stanley polska dication to the state mdash; he moved there after losing the 2012 presidential race mdash; and some are wary of his criticism of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. I think it s very hard to predict what will happen at a convention, Romney told The Associated Press this week, fresh off two months of campaigning across the stanley cup state. I hope I do well, I don t worry about alternatives. We take what happens as it comes. Romney is emphasizing his local connections and intent to use his clout to help Utah, where he s known for his role in turning around the 2002 Winter Olympics and becoming the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party.Democrats will choose their nominee next weekend, but any Republican would b Gyat How Poor Is Poor
CBS From CBS News Fernando Suarez:SOUTH BEND, IND. -- In the face of growing criticism from economists and some in her party, Hillary Clinton said she will not give up in her purs stanley quencher uit to temporarily eliminate the federal gas tax for the summer. I am unabashed! I am unapologetic! I am going to fight for the middle class and I am going to take on the oil companies and everybody else who s had it their way for way too long! Clinton told a dismal crowd at an outdoor rally here.The federal gas tax holiday, first propos stanley cup ed by John McCain, has become a heated issue in the campaign. The plan would shelve the tax on gas from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, a traditionally high travel time for Americans. Barack Obama does not favor th copo stanley e plan, which has created an opening for Clinton to criticize him - and vice versa - in these crucial final 48 hours before the primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. My opponent says, you know, that s a gimmick he doesn t want to take on the oil companies to make them pay the gas tax, he d rather you do it, but he attacks me because he doesn t have any plan for immediate relief, Clinton said to applause.With so many Americans feeling the pinch at the pump - with the average cost of gas topping $3.60 per gallon - it is no surprise that, politically, supporting the gas-tax holiday is highly popular among voters despite arguments form economists who say the overall savings will not be worth the pot
SALT LAKE CITY mdash; Mitt Romney faces an intriguing hurdle in his bid to be the U.S. senator from Utah this weekend when he seeks the blessing of far-right leaning delegates at the state convention against a field of 11 competitors.The former Massachusetts governor already has collected enough signatures to advance to a GOP primary bid regardless of what party stalwarts do at the convention. A win would clear a path to victory in conservative Utah by letting him bypass a primary altogether.But a loss wou stanley water bottle ld be an embarrassing stumble for the man seen as the likely successor to retiring GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch. Romney needs to win over skeptics among several thousand delegates who question his de stanley polska dication to the state mdash; he moved there after losing the 2012 presidential race mdash; and some are wary of his criticism of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. I think it s very hard to predict what will happen at a convention, Romney told The Associated Press this week, fresh off two months of campaigning across the stanley cup state. I hope I do well, I don t worry about alternatives. We take what happens as it comes. Romney is emphasizing his local connections and intent to use his clout to help Utah, where he s known for his role in turning around the 2002 Winter Olympics and becoming the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party.Democrats will choose their nominee next weekend, but any Republican would b Gyat How Poor Is Poor
CBS From CBS News Fernando Suarez:SOUTH BEND, IND. -- In the face of growing criticism from economists and some in her party, Hillary Clinton said she will not give up in her purs stanley quencher uit to temporarily eliminate the federal gas tax for the summer. I am unabashed! I am unapologetic! I am going to fight for the middle class and I am going to take on the oil companies and everybody else who s had it their way for way too long! Clinton told a dismal crowd at an outdoor rally here.The federal gas tax holiday, first propos stanley cup ed by John McCain, has become a heated issue in the campaign. The plan would shelve the tax on gas from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, a traditionally high travel time for Americans. Barack Obama does not favor th copo stanley e plan, which has created an opening for Clinton to criticize him - and vice versa - in these crucial final 48 hours before the primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. My opponent says, you know, that s a gimmick he doesn t want to take on the oil companies to make them pay the gas tax, he d rather you do it, but he attacks me because he doesn t have any plan for immediate relief, Clinton said to applause.With so many Americans feeling the pinch at the pump - with the average cost of gas topping $3.60 per gallon - it is no surprise that, politically, supporting the gas-tax holiday is highly popular among voters despite arguments form economists who say the overall savings will not be worth the pot