2000s: The First Decade -- Changing Face of Utah Politics

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The First Decade -- Sixth in a series: A new millennium was born amid concerns about the Y2K bug. Far more real fears unfolded on Sept. 11, 2001. Deseret News and Associated Press writers today continue a series of essays examining the major developments of the past decade and their impact on Utah and beyond.

Two geeky-type guys who decided to leave early, a witty older woman, an untried man in a top job and a minority party that decided not to be that anymore.

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2000s: The First Decade -- Changing Face of Utah Politics

In short, that's Utah politics for the first decade of the 21st century.

First Mike Leavitt, and then Jon Huntsman Jr., decided to heed their presidents' call, resigning as popular governors for places in federal adminis...

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