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Show JI ffffiTiimsmi Utah Legislators Discuss Shift to Center COBIE SPEVAK Chronicle Staff Writer i J L i 4 Government Closes Low-levServices el : DAVID ESPO Associated Press Writer Hie majority of Americans are not - teetering on the extremes of the political continuum, according to Rep. lt Frank Kgnanelli Lake), Utah House Minority Leader. Most people are not conservative or liberal, but. somewhere in between, and capable leaders realize this. "If you want to be an effective elected official or an effective policy maker, you begin to realize that you have to move a little bit towards the middle, because most people out there are in the middle," Kgnanelli said. Pignanelli and Speaker of the House lt Melvin Brown Lake) spoke (D-Sa- f (R-Sa- at the Hinckley Institute of discussion In an hour-lonthey examined the current shift in American politics toward the center. Brown echoed Pignanelli's stance. "Politics is the art of compromise," he agreed. "And if you compromise you move one way or another to do so." Brown went on to say he considers himself to have turned slightly in his political views since his election nine years ago. But that is of little consequence, he said. "I believe that ... if people are elected on the basis of sound principles, those principles generally guide their Tuesday Politics. g CuKMKiL Photo Travis Speaker of the House Melvin Brown (R), at left, and House Minority Leader Frank Pignanelli (D) discussed state and national politics with U. students at the Hinckley Institute of Politics. actions throughout their service," Brown said. "On any particular subject, there could be a moderation in their position, but the principles are the important things." Pignanelli spoke specifically about Casseil Testifies to Congress About Solicitor's Shortfalls Chronicle Staff Writer Paul Casseil, a University of Utah law professor,. criticized the U.S. Justice Department for poor law enforcement before a Senate ' Judiciary Committee Tuesday. "The Clinton and; the Solicitor" General's ' office promised to support law enforcement, but the record indicates something else," Casseil said, ft - Casseil that mmmmb Clinton administration, on the other hand, has supported the Supreme Court only 11 percent of the time, according to Casseil. The Senate Judiciary Committee called for the hearing out of con- - r- - see "Shift" on page Z Catch Some Air. W III m ff WkJ Solicitor was by Bill Clinton in 193(3. Days could not be reached for comment Tuesday. ihm The the General, appointed President --Paul Casseil Bush administra- tion supported 33 percent of the Supreme Court's rulings when it ruled for the death penalty in criminal cases. The t- - is criminal cases. 240 Union Building University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 841 12 pt ), aggressiver supporting . law enforcement in The Dally Utah Chronicle ' now-ine- social programs begun in the '60s and 70s to dominate their camp. "The Republicans in the last 15 years have done a good job of saying that we Democrats are the party "of enforcing federal laws, said Casseil, in an interview Tuesday afternoon. The committee, which is chaired ' by Sen. Orrin Hatch asked Casseil to research the Solicitor General's office on its record on law enforcement. The Solicitor General acts as a in mmm mm mmmm prosecutor cases criminal that are tried in "The Solicitor the Supreme General's Office needs Court. become to more Drew Days, who the the apparent Democratic sway to the right He said that too often people view change as moving to the right, when in fact Democrats are merely trying to take a step back from letting special interest groups and cern and speculation that the Solicitor General's office is not SPENCER YOUNG Administration Pugh WASHINGTON (AP) With the Smithsonian's museums shuttered and federal workers sent home in droves, the Clinton administration and Republican leaders failed to reach accord on the budget Tuesday and sharply attacked each other over a partial government shutdown. "At this time, I have to tell you wc are at an impasse," White House Chief of Staff Leon Panctta said after several hours of talks widi GOP leaders ended without agreement. With the shutdown less than one day old, however, Republicans moved to shelter certain politically popular programs from disruption. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said legislation would likely begin moving "in the next day or two" to reopen facilities such as Social Security offices so new applications could be taken, veterans' offices, passport facilities and possibly national parks. Both sides seemed to be digging in, though, on the overall issue of getting the entire government back into operation. "Let's say 'Yes' to balancing the see "Shutdown on page 4 solicitor also submits "friend of the court" statements for criminal case verdicts that are reached in state courts. When the solicitor submits these statements to the Supreme Court, it means that he approves the verdict the state court made. see "Casseil" on page 2 -- CHMmat Photo Cathy Linford Skiiers and snowboarders went to Brighton ski resort yesterday to get an early start on the powder season. Non-Prof- it Org. 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