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Archive for April 28, 2007

Jeff Haney explains why the coming NFL draft doesn't matter much to those predicting victory totals for teams
With apologies to Calvin Johnson, JaMarcus Russell and especially Mel Kiper Jr., this weekend's NFL draft probably won't have much of an effect on how the 2007 pro football season plays out.
7:25 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Apr 28, 2007
Sometimes it's the little things - in this case, 10 acres, give or take. Local journalist Steve Friess was nosing around about CityCenter, the MGM Mirage megaproject. He thought it odd that the size was ...
7:24 a.m.
Editorial: Minding their own business?
A story published Wednesday by The New York Times reports that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has eased regulations or their enforcement in many areas, including construction site safety, driving hours for long-haul ...
7:24 a.m.
Editorial: Questionable political briefings
The Office of Special Counsel started its probe last month after investigators learned of a political briefing of senior General Services Administration officials in January. If investigators determine that the officials felt coerced into fashioning ...
7:24 a.m.
Letter: NRA has leash tightly tied to politicians
Why? The National Rifle Association. The NRA, more than any other institution, has not only framed the national debate on gun control, but via its massive political clout, it also has exercised a virtual "veto" ...
7:24 a.m.
Letter: War being made into a political platform
Reid is making this war a political platform for his personal interests and those he supports. Instead he should support our winning that effort and world peace , and never forget 9/11.
7:24 a.m.
Letter: Undefined war has indiscriminate goals
Based on reasons sold to the American people by this administration, we have already won the war in Iraq. Saddam is gone and dead, there are no weapons of mass destruction or chemical weapons. But ...
7:23 a.m.
Letter: Gonzales represents Bush team perfectly
The editorial completely missed the reason why the president's confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has grown. The president is obviously very proud and highly confident in Gonzales now, due to the fact that Gonzales ...
7:23 a.m.
Editorial: Prescription for conflicts
The survey was conducted by the Institute on Medicine as a Profession, a nonprofit physicians' research group, and is published in the most recent edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. It shows that ...
7:23 a.m.
Vegas has arrived, so have the cardinals
Christina Littlefield, Las Vegas Sun
Any question about the ascendancy of Las Vegas from Sin City to upper - crust respectability was further answered Friday night.
7:23 a.m.
GOP contenders tap their Nevada teams
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani named Rep. Jon Porter chairman of his Nevada campaign Friday. He also announced the support of state Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio, who will serve as campaign co-chair.
7:23 a.m.
U.S. attorney 'puzzle pieces' withheld
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is withholding 170 documents about the firing of U.S. attorneys, including at least four e-mails involving Sen. John Ensign and Nevada's dismissed attorney, Daniel Bogden, officials said Friday.
7:22 a.m.
Governor, let us make fun of you
Joe Schoenmann, Las Vegas Sun
You can hear the lines now:
7:22 a.m.
No attaboys on taxes, but Rogers is all over it
Joe Schoenmann and Christina Littlefield
CARSON CITY - Maybe Nevadans don't mind a little more taxation.
7:22 a.m.
Little room for pork, fight expected for scraps
CARSON CITY - Higher education projects are usually magnets for legislative pork, but this year politicians will be hard-pressed to bring home the bacon.
7:22 a.m.

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