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Scott G. Winterton, Deseret Morning News

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. swaps a cowboy hat for a hard hat during a visit to the Pioneer Oil drilling rig
in the Uinta Basin in 2005. Utah's oil and natural gas production has climbed steadily for years.

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