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Print edition for October 9, 2006

Letter: Woodward's title sums it up perfectly
When you see recent headlines such as "Iraqi police brigade, death squad link probed," or "U.S. at critical crossroads in Afghanistan," and then read an article that states that just last week part of the 2007 defense spending bill was a $20 million fund set up to celebrate our victory in Iraq and Afghanistan, which was placed under the heading of "commemoration of success," one can only surmise that the president and his supporters hold their strategy sessions in some of the poppy fields in Afghanistan.
Waiting for the dream
Sam Skolnik
Las Vegas residents Ranko and Marija Damjanac aren't pursuing U.S. citizenship for symbolic reasons.
Letter: War must be fought at full strength
The terrorists are using the same methods of fighting they have found successful for centuries. They do not use uniforms as we do. They simply dress the same as the civilians they use for "cover." I think the United States needs to adjust to the rules of war that are being used by the enemy. We need to do as we did in World War II. We took out the supply lines and we took out the capabilities of making the supplies.
Letter: Support of Iraq war is mind-boggling
There are segments of this war that are facts, not spin, such as: (a) there were no WMDs in Iraq after all; (b) Saddam had no connection with either al-Qaida or 9/11; and (c) occupying Iraq is motivating young Muslims, who were not even part of the equation when we attacked Iraq, to commit deadly acts of insurgency. And every time I read or hear the argument that terrorist acts have been commited against us since the 1980s, I read those words over and over, and still can't find the word "Iraq'' in the details of those horrible events.
FLASHPOINT for Oct 09, 2006
Gubernatorial contender Dina Titus needs help - and it's clear she knows it. She has hired a new ad firm, and the first results look promising - two spots pounding Jim Gibbons for being forgetful about his previous votes and positions. She also needs financial help - and that is coming in the form of big-name Democrats such as Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Russ Feingold. They all want to come to Nevada just to help Titus become governor. Isn't that lovely? Oh, yes, they also might want to suck up to the folks here because all three want to ...
LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION
By Emily Richmond
Lamping Elementary School teacher Stephanie Steckler had heard of Michael Milken, but she wasn't exactly sure what the financier was doing at the Henderson campus Friday.
THE OPENING LINE
A COACH WHO CAN'T STAY OUT OF THE NEWS
Editorial: Between the lines
At the center of this goal is the Reading First program, which dedicates about $1 billion annually to assist low-income schools in adopting methods that "have been proven to prevent or remediate reading failure."
A MOMENT CAPTURED
"My name is Ralph Willits, ex-Navy," the 84-year-old says from the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City. "Forty years, seven months and 16 days in the Navy. Was on a small carrier in the South Pacific area. Our ship, oddly enough, was in every single battle that was out of the Pacific, but we never saw a Japanese airplane. We would take replacement planes out to the big carriers and then turn around and run like the devil. That's about it.
Apologetic Corrales ponders boxing future
Appearing resigned and contrite after relinquishing his world lightweight championship, Diego Corrales vowed to take his punishment without complaint for failing to make weight for Saturday night's title fight against Joel Casamayor.
John Katsilometes catches 18-year-old Erika Avila, whose career has vaulted to the MGM Grand's arena
On Saturday night, she was, as the winner of the Grand Slam to Stardom competition for the 11th annual "Andre Agassi Grand Slam For Children" benefit concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Avila was among three finalists selected from a field of 12 and was flown to Los Angeles to audition for producer David Foster, the music director for all of the Grand Slam fundraisers.
Democrats have a plan for changes if victorious
WASHINGTON - With fewer than five weeks to go before the mid-term election and the very real possibility that Democrats could take over the House - and in some scenarios the Senate - the question comes naturally: Just what would Democrats do if they were in charge?
Jeff Haney hunts down the best values available on parlay cards for those wagering on such a losing proposition
The casinos "held" - or won - about 24.8 percent of the total amount of money bet on parlay cards, or more than $15.6 million, according to the state Gaming Control Board.
Editorial: Nature under siege
According to a recent Washington Post story, rulings by U.S. District Court judges in California, Montana, Oregon and Wyoming have sharply criticized federal decisions that are direct results of Bush's environmental policies.
CONVENTION CRASHING: The International Bottled Water Association
There is woe in water land.
A buyout of Harrah's could shuffle casino giant's focus
By Liz Benston
News that two giant investment funds are offering $15 billion to acquire Harrah's took the nation's gambling capital by surprise.
'Tin homes' for teachers
A housing developer hopes to help the Clark County School District lure teachers to the Silver State by offering an investment in a less-precious metal - tin.
Editorial: A real doomsday scenario
The basis for their worry is a Pentagon plan to remove the nuclear warheads from several intercontinental ballistic missiles carried aboard submarines, and replace them with warheads packing conventional explosives. The Pentagon's goal is to have the intercontinental missiles, carrying their new payloads, aboard the submarines within two years.
Q+A: LIZA MINNELLI
Jerry Fink, Las Vegas Sun
Who: Liza Minnelli

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