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Archive for September 11, 2006

Ron Kantowski on the rise of beach volleyball as a spectator sport and lucrative career in America: By Ron Kantowski; The first beach volleyball circuit originated in the late 1950s with tournaments in cities such as Pacific Palisades, Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar, places that invoke memories of woody station wagons and bushy, bushy ...; 7:31 a.m.

Jeff Haney warns against betting four-team parlays at some casinos: Considering the "true odds" of hitting a four-teamer check in at 15-1, the casino's edge on that wager comes out to a staggering 31.25 percent - dangerously close to simply gift-wrapping your money and giving ...; 7:31 a.m.

SOS sends a message: By Jerry Fink; What: The Society of Seven with Lani Misalucha; 7:30 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Sep 11, 2006: FLASHPOINT for Sep 11, 2006; 7:30 a.m.

Editorial: Crackdown on snooping: According to a recent story by the Washington Post, Hewlett-Packard hired the investigators to figure out who leaked confidential corporate information to the media. The private phone records of nine journalists were examined without their ...; 7:30 a.m.

Editorial: Wiretapping a no-go: Sen. Arlen Specter, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman and sponsor of the legislation, blamed political "obstructionism" for the bill's failure. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., took up about a quarter of the committee's two-hour meeting to speak ...; 7:30 a.m.

Letter: Manual needed for infant death investigations: I believe that creating a national manual for these sensitive cases is a must. Investigators must have strict guidelines when evaluating infant deaths. Jumping to hasty conclusions may not only skew statistics for infant deaths, ...; 7:29 a.m.

Letter: Bush is liberal in all the wrong places: Bush is not stingy when it comes to sending our taxpayers' dollars over to Iraq, by the billions. He wants to rebuild Iraq, which he destroyed, and he is really liberal when it comes to ...; 7:29 a.m.

Letter: Sacrifice, support needed in wartime: No war should be declared unless Congress officially declares it. There should be no tax cuts during war because war requires sacrifice.; 7:29 a.m.

Wetter is better: Wetter is better; 7:29 a.m.

Editorial: Setting a precedent: Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, lauded the rejection and told the Salt Lake Tribune that Utahns "wanted to put a spike right through the heart of this project, and this does it."; 7:29 a.m.

Republicans countin on 'local' factor: WASHINGTON - Veteran political pollster Charlie Cook believes that when it comes to congressional races, the old axiom that all politics are local holds true. Except in weird years, like this one, when it might ...; 7:28 a.m.

Getting their piece of the pie: By Marshall Allen; Dozens of black-and-white family photos cover the walls of T.C.'s Rib Crib, a down-home barbecue joint in a Las Vegas strip mall.; 7:28 a.m.

Democrats outline aggressive security strategy: As President Bush and Republican congressional leaders ratcheted up debate over national security this week as part of the November election strategy, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid and other Democratic party leaders gave an unusual response: ...; 7:28 a.m.

Proposed blasting changes blasted: Shorter explosions and limited hours for construction blasting will help Henderson residents, city officials say, but an ordinance proposed to change the rules has blasters and developers fuming that it will cause construction delays and ...; 7:28 a.m.

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