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Print edition for May 20, 2006

Ashley called 'total package'
By Christina Littlefield
Born: Jan. 5, 1951, in Delaware; childhood in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Immigration issue is dividing Republican Party
and Lisa Mascaro
The Hispanic outcry against the House immigration reform bill caught Washington Republicans off guard, Nevada Rep. Jon Porter's chief of staff said Friday.
Class act of adult entertainment
When: 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays; dark Tuesdays
Editorial: BLM is way off course
The agency, which manages much of Nevada, suffers from a shortage of staff and funding, and it is being pulled apart by the sometimes competing missions of protecting land and permitting drilling and mining, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The group notes that one result of the bureau's plight may be the eventual loss of important cultural and archaeological sites.
Letter: U.S. is becoming extension of Mexico
I can understand that Mexicans want to live here, but I feel that we should have a trial period.
Editorial: Big Three, Congress and gas
It's encouraging to see lawmakers and the auto industry talking, and we hope they have a real commitment to finding innovative ways to increase alternative fuel use. But Reid also noted, correctly, that Congress and the Big Three don't always get along.
Goodman gets ahead of himself on arena issue
The task force - composed of local business executives, event organizers, UNLV officials and local government staffers who were jointly appointed by the City Council and county commissioners - met for the first time Thursday.
Editorial: A message to Tehran
The move was made in part to send a message to Tehran and Pyongyang: Throw down your weapons of mass destruction and cast aside your nuclear weapons ambitions, and the United States will not continue to view you as a rogue nation.
Letter: Reader has his share of dreams as well
I dream of all illegal Mexican citizens being sent back to their wonderful homeland. I dream when they go they take the following American citizens with them:
FLASHPOINT for May 20, 2006
FLASHPOINT for May 20, 2006
Letter: We don't need the likes of Hayden
Also, had W. been interested in human rights, his focus would have not been on containing Iraq, but on Sudan's then-horrendous genocide, which has only escalated unchecked over the years. Lip service, that is what the Republican Party has given us with one hand, and with the other taken away our liberties.
Fond memories
As federal agents dig up a Michigan farm this week in the umpteenth attempt to find Jimmy Hoffa's body, local and national analysts are recalling how the former Teamster boss changed the Las Vegas landscape.
UNLV soccer to get lush new field
The UNLV soccer programs will have a level playing field next season. It will even be lush and green.

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