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Utahns attending — and absent from — Obama’s big day by Matt Canham And Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 21, 2013 01:48PM MDT Washington • All three of Utah’s Republican House members skipped Monday’s inauguration, preferring to spend time with family back home. Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee and Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson did represent the state on the inaugural stage for the festivities that were largely ceremonial but historically important. In his defense for missing the big event, Rep. Jason Chaffetz noted the legal inauguration took place on Sunday, the day prescribed in the Constitution. “I elected... Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.