Stories and projects by Rebecca Carroll, a journalist in Washington, DC (read more...)

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China Ambassadorship a Diplomatic Absense for Utah Governor?
Why would Jon Huntsman Jr give up his governorship and a potential 2012 presidential bid to be Obama's ambassador to China? “He was able to be a key voice in the current Republican self-identification crisis, but he doesn’t have to be a part of the coming war on it," one analyst suggests.