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An email from then-CIA Director David Petraeus is among the 99 pages of emails regarding Benghazi released by the White House Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Petraeus objected to the final talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. The White House on Wednesday released 99 pages of emails and a single page of hand-written notes made by Petraeus' deputy, Mike Morell, after a meeting at the White House the day before Rice's appearance. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Chaffetz not satisfied with release of Benghazi emails

Last updated Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 8:40am

WASHINGTON -- The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information.

"Why not release all of the unclassified documents?" said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. "The president has repeatedly said that when he gets new information, he'll release it to the public. Why not release - instead of the hand-picked ones - why not release all the unclassified documents?"

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Chaffetz not convinced brothers acted alone in Boston bombings

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 10:32pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he's not convinced the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings acted alone and suggests they may be part of a broader plot.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 photo, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, makes remarks during a town hall meeting in Heber City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Chaffetz frustrated with House vote 'protecting tax cheats'

Josh Hicks The Washington Post

Last updated Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 9:45am

WASHINGTON — The House on Monday unanimously backed legislation to bar federal funding for contractors who fall behind on taxes, but ultimately rejected a proposal to prohibit tax-delinquent individuals from working for the federal government.

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In this Feb. 7, 2013 photo, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, makes remarks during a town hall meeting in Heber City, Utah. Chaffetz flew home from Washington last week to attend the town hall meeting. Many voters here and in similar communities elsewhere still want to do whatever it takes to stop President Obama, and the politicians they elect are listening. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Chaffetz: Opposing Obama is what his constituents want

Nicholas Riccardi The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:19am

HEBER CITY — U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz flew home from Washington last week, leaving behind a capital baffled by Republicans like him in Congress: those who stubbornly refuse to compromise with President Barack Obama, a tactic that some see as damaging the GOP brand and pushing the nation repeatedly to the brink of fiscal chaos.

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Scott Soulier watches poll returns during the Republican election party at the Hilton in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Republican Election Party at the Hilton in Salt Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.

Nicholas Draney, Standard-Examiner staff, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 12:47pm

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Chaffetz easily wins race for third term

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 11:09pm

SALT LAKE CITY — GOP Congressman Jason Chaffetz has handily won his bid to represent Utah’s 3rd congressional district for a third term.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, seen on screen, speaks before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), via satellite in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Chaffetz says Super Tuesday time for GOP to rally around Romney

Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 11:49am

ATLANTA — Mitt Romney is angling to solidify his front-runner status and Rick Santorum to keep it a two-man race as voters in 10 states put Super Tuesday’s imprint on the Republican presidential race. Newt Gingrich just hopes to keep his struggling campaign alive with a strong showing in Georgia.

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 29, 2012, before the House Budget Committee hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal 2013 budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Military criticized for lack of medals database

Larry Margasak The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 3:05pm

WASHINGTON -- The military has come under sharp criticism at a House hearing for failing to create a searchable database of medal recipients.

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Chaffetz helping Romney in GOP battle for endorsements

Laurie Kellman The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 10:27am

WASHINGTON -- Brrrring.

A GOP congressman's phone rings, and it's Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah at the other end of the line.

"Hey, I'm calling about Mitt Romney," Chaffetz says, recalling his typical spiel to fellow Republicans.

"Where are you on this?

"Have you seen any of the debates?

"Can I send you some clips?"

Two months before Republicans begin choosing a nominee to challenge President Barack Obama, Chaffetz and a select few members of Congress are quietly but constantly coaxing colleagues to pick sides in a Capitol Hill endorsement war.

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Utah to Arizona: Don’t toll Interstate 15

Richard Simon Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, October 31, 2011 - 11:41pm

WASHINGTON — A proposed toll on a 30-mile stretch of Interstate 15 in Arizona is drawing opposition from Utah.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) An ultrasonic inspection machine for stringers, which provide support along the length of an aircraft, is on display Monday at ATK’s new Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence in Clearfield. The facility is where ATK’s composite airframe and engine components for the Airbus A350 and General Electric and Rolls-Royce engine programs will be manufactured.

ATK opens new Clearfield facility with ceremony

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, August 29, 2011 - 10:54pm

CLEARFIELD — The doors have officially opened on ATK’s 615,000-square-foot Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence, bringing to Davis County 100 new “high-paying, highly skilled jobs,” with the expectation of 700 more jobs being added over the next 20 years.

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(The Associated Press) Sen. Orrin Hatch (left) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz

Chaffetz won't run against Hatch

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:36pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced Monday that he wouldn't challenge longtime Sen. Orrin Hatch for the Republican nomination next year, ending a statewide effort that has been building for months and possibly disappointing Tea Party advocates who saw him as their best shot for knocking off another GOP senator.

While Chaffetz maintained during his announcement that he could beat Hatch -- and continued to criticize the six-term senator, whom Chaffetz said he hasn't spoken to in "months" -- he acknowledged the race would have been a "blood bath" costing millions of dollars and requiring his entire focus.

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(J. Scott Applewhite & Charles Dharapak/The Associated Press) Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, at right and an April 21, 2010 file photo shows Sen Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, at left. Chaffetz says he hasn't decided whether he'll challenge Sen. Hatch in 2012, but it appears he has his sights already set on a statewide campaign. Chaffetz, a tea party favorite who is seen as a serious threat to Hatch's bid for a seventh term, begins a series of statewide town halls Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, only one of which is in his current congressional district.

Sen. Orrin Hatch fights back against Tea Party leaders

Matt Canham Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:15am

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Orrin Hatch and his campaign team have heard enough from their most vocal critics and are fighting back, lambasting the leaders of FreedomWorks and the Club for Growth as hypocrites and political has-beens struggling to remain relevant.

The groups counter that Hatch's broadside is "a sign of weakness" and an attempt to shift the conversation away from past votes that may derail his 2012 re-election bid.

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Chaffetz town hall meeting today

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 11:26pm

OGDEN -- U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Pleasant Valley Branch of the Weber County Library, 5568 Adams Ave., in Washington Terrace.

The meeting will be in the library's black box theater.

Chaffetz, who represents the state's 3rd Congressional District, is holding a series of such meetings around the state. He is widely considered to be a potential challenger to Sen. Orrin Hatch for the Republican U.S. senatorial nomination in 2012.

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Rural tea party crowd applauds Chaffetz

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 8, 2011 - 3:21pm

CASTLE DALE — U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz hasn’t decided whether he’ll seek Sen. Orrin Hatch’s seat, but on Monday he sounded like a candidate as about 50 supporters gathered for a town hall meeting that turned into a rally for tea party politics.

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