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Print edition for April 1, 2006

CORRECTIONS
Because of an error by the Sun, a story in Friday's edition about Panorama Towers had incorrect information. The listed price of Jason Smylie's condominium unit was reported incorrectly as $1.5 million. The correct price is $1.1 million. The Sun regrets the error.
Letter: Bush presidency an unmitigated failure
It is somewhat reassuring that many Republican members of Congress have finally started to put aside party loyalty and vote on what's right rather than succumb to the bullying tactics that have been the practices of the Bush White House.
Editorial: No free pass for Halliburton
In the years since, there have been innumerable reports criticizing Halliburton's work, management and billing practices. A current contract, competitively awarded to Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. in 2004 for oil restoration services in southern Iraq, is highly criticized in federal documents obtained by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Riess organ concert Sunday
Riess, 74, is a former concert organist, who returned to the instrument after a long career in internal medicine. She will perform works by Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Cesar Franck, Pierre Du Mage and Milos Sokola, among others.
Ex-Rebel set for pro debut
Rob Miech
Moreno, after a sterling 80-yard dash with the ball, was taken down inside the box by Charleston defender Ugo Okoye, then took the ensuing penalty kick himself against Battery goalkeeper Keith Wiggins.
Editorial: Poll numbers to curse about
The poll said that nearly three-quarters of Americans said they encountered profanity in public either frequently or occasionally. Nearly two-thirds acknowledge using the F-word. (We suspect that number would actually be higher if respondents were hooked up to a lie detector.) Another two-thirds of the poll's respondents believe that people swear more than they did 20 years ago.
Gonzales grilled at conference
By Timothy Pratt
About 20 editors, reporters and publishers swarmed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Friday after he spoke to a Hispanic newspapers and magazines conference at the Las Vegas Hilton - to have their pictures taken with the man.
Editorial: Politics of nuclear waste
What is known, however, should be of concern to every Nevadan. The Energy Department, in charge of the project to bury the nation's high-level nuclear waste 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas at Yucca Mountain, has confirmed discussing various ideas for inclusion in the plan.
Foreign tourists take their shot at gun ranges
By Abigail Goldman
The noise could bust eardrums, this sound of three tourists, relaxing.
Comedy pals to share the stage
By Jerry Fink
Friends for many years, stand-up comedians George Wallace and David Brenner have never worked together.
First playoff spot part of Las Vegas' game plan
Brian Hilderbrand
In other words, things could be worse.
$1 million not enough for Heller
Cy Ryan
And he wants Covansys Inc. of Farmington Hills, Mich., to pay for the statewide voter system that is now being installed.
Minutemen kick off return engagement in Arizona, other states
AP
A year after their first watch-and-report operation along the border in southeastern Arizona, members of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps embarked on a much larger effort in the busy migrant-smuggling corridor.
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David Kihara
Metro Police's Internal Affairs detail is investigating three officers for allegedly violating Metro policy by helping out family or friends in custody-related disputes while on the job.
Letter: No matter how you slice it, illegal is illegal
Illegal is illegal, whether you are driving an automobile with no license, robbing a bank or coming into the country illegally.
Letter: Vegas traffic can be helped with citations
If you are driving 65 mph in the fast lane, you are having everyone else passing you on the right and cutting you off with the Nevada one-finger salute.

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