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The Daily Newsrack

• Sali called Pro-Life, Marmon, maybe Rammell, to ask them to drop out of Senate race. Sali’s Hoffman concerned: “This isn’t about them, this is about the Democrats trying to use the number of people on the ballot to their advantage, they are making an effort to win not only Bill Sali’s seat, but the seat that Jim Risch is running for and it’s a big concern.” Ysabel Bilbao onKTVB. | Comments (0)
• Range managers flummoxed over report that lack of grazing did not affect Murphy Complex fires last year. WWP’s Katie Fite: “They couldn’t show that levels of grazing made any real difference in reducing the impacts of the Murphy Complex wildfire … but it looks as if BLM and the public lands ranchers are still trying to promote increased grazing disturbance and turn our public lands into dust bowls.” Report recommends looking into grazing as a “tool.” Poppino in the Times-News. | Comments (0)
• Lori Otter shops Boise Co-op, praises locavoriansim. Otter: “You’re getting the healthiest food, and you’re able to support our local economy… And all you’ve got to do is look around and think about buying fresh and buying Idaho.” Visit to Co-op promotes Department of Ag’s Idaho Preferred program… not hemp hacky sacks. Patti Murphy onAG Weekly Online. | Comments (0)
• Greeters will show RNC delegates, gawkers where the Craig bathroom is. And where to get a latte. Via Politico. | Comments (0)
• Kustra says Uni of distinction to break enrollment records. State of the University address also reveals plans to double campus housing. Butts in the Idaho Press-Tribune . | Comments (0)
• In the wake of a whistle blower report and subsequent review of the Tax Commission, Otter orders more reporting. Auditor Times-News. | Comments (0)
• Idaho independent voters, backed by several national groups will be allowed to intervene in the Idaho GOP lawsuit to close primaries. May be the first time independent voters have been allowed a position on open primaries. GOP Secretary of State Ysursa had this comment: Silence is golden. Miller, AP in the Statesman. | Comments (0)
• In rush to form College of Western Idaho, Boise State profs left behind. Selland college faculty still have a bunch of unanswered qeustions. Hoffman in the Boise Weekly. | Comments (0)
• Two-spirited inmate sues Idaho prisons. Natalia (William) Flores sues for estrogen. Hoffman in the Boise Weekly. | Comments (0)
• Rep. Bill Sali, just back from Iraq, said Iraqis recognize themselves as Iraqis. Sali: “Increasingly, they’re starting to recognize themselves more as Iraqis instead of sectarian designations that they’ve had in the past.” He also praised the surge and medical care for U.S. troops. Minnick praised surge too, and a timetable: “I find it interesting that the political leadership of both parties is coalescing around this view.” Bolstad in the Statesman. | Comments (0)