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Archive for August 29, 2007

Her raps were bad, not bum
Her raps were bad, not bum
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Bullet smashes her love for Las Vegas
California bride-to-be injured in shooting on the Strip says she won’t be back
10:00 p.m.
It’s time for France to roll up its sleeves
It’s time for France to roll up its sleeves
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2007 Thinking big The important players, coaches, changes and events that will shape the season
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2007 Thinking big The important players, coaches, changes and events that will shape the season
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Sunnis helping, for now
Sunnis helping, for now
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Q+A: SARAH SILVERMAN Nothing’s off limits chris morris / las vegas sun
Q+A: SARAH SILVERMAN Nothing’s off limits chris morris / las vegas sun
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More concrete, more heat in Phoenix
Widespread growth sends typically high temps higher and higher
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Insurance worries
State approval of health care merger overrides public concerns, allows virtual monopoly
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Be prepared for floods
Homeowners should consider the whole Las Vegas Valley a flood zone
10:00 p.m.
Banning beard and yarmulke brings lawsuit for Metro
Banning beard and yarmulke brings lawsuit for Metro
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Taking off at Creech, a better war plane
Taking off at Creech, a better war plane
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Jacob Snow talks about the steps the RTC is taking to keep Las Vegas traffic moving where i stand
Jacob Snow talks about the steps the RTC is taking to keep Las Vegas traffic moving where i stand
10:00 p.m.
Q&A: TRINI LOPEZ Early push from Sinatra launched a career of surprises
Q&A: TRINI LOPEZ Early push from Sinatra launched a career of surprises
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Uncle Sam now owns strip club
Government can try to sell or lease Crazy Horse Too
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SWEEPING THE SIDEWALKS Looking in on: suburbs
Boulder City thinks about requiring merchants to get permits for displays
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Silent John speaks Ensign’s belated comments on Gonzales make us wonder what else he has left unsaid
Silent John speaks Ensign’s belated comments on Gonzales make us wonder what else he has left unsaid
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Bush wrong when he says Iraq security better
Bush wrong when he says Iraq security better
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U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,731
The AP count is one higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
12:34 p.m.
Artful Web Designs Push Artistic Limits
- The World's Highest Web Site: http://tinyurl.com/27ulyj
12:16 p.m.
DOD: 364 Military Deaths in Afghan Area
Of those, the military reports 239 were killed by hostile action.
12:14 p.m.
Defense Dept.: 364 Afghan-Area Deaths
Of those, the military reports 239 were killed by hostile action.
11:48 a.m.
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,732
The AP count is one higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
11:42 a.m.
GOP Senators Say Craig Should Resign
THE LIST: Sens. John McCain and Norm Coleman joined Rep. Pete Hoekstra in urging Craig to step down, as did Rep. Jeff Miller.
10:18 a.m.
Vegas Sports Book to Take Fantasy Bets
Station Casinos Inc., the fifth-largest sports book in the country, was to become the first to release a betting line - at 7 p.m. EDT - and start taking wagers based on players' projected fantasy ...
9:44 a.m.
Phillies, Padres Beat 1st-Place Teams
The Phillies picked up a game on the first-place Mets in the East with a 4-2 win in 10 innings Tuesday night, and the Padres closed within a game of the first-place Diamondbacks in the ...
9:04 a.m.
Yanks, Angels Move Up in Division Races
That was before the Los Angeles Angels scored four runs in the eighth inning on the way to a 10-6 win Tuesday night that extended their lead over Seattle to four games.
8:47 a.m.
Product Recalls
About 66,000 Oregon Scientific weather radios, manufactured by Oregon Scientific Inc. and made in China, because the radios could fail to receive National Weather Service alert signals in certain areas of the country. No incidents ...
8:40 a.m.
Iraqi Cleric and Militia
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8:36 a.m.
Bush Tells New Orleans: `We Understand'
REASSURING: "We're still paying attention. We understand," Bush said afterward.
8:29 a.m.
THE ELEVATOR
A special FIBA Americas edition of who's going to the penthouse in local sports - and who's getting the shaft:
7:18 a.m.
FIBA drama comes from the stands
Usie Richards combines his two passions as president of both the U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature and that territory's basketball federation.
7:18 a.m.
Q&A: Gary Sinise
ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS MORRIS
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Editorial: Where's the leadership?
Our first response back then was to write of our confidence that strong leadership, pride and spirit would prevail over this tragedy. We spoke too soon.
7:18 a.m.
Letter: Bush supporters not acting rationally
Ms. Olds has made a grave error in assuming that such people are aware of current events and actually use rational thought.
7:18 a.m.
Letter: Current system of recycling works
The current three-crate system for recycling works very well if they are used. We recycle paper, plastic , cans and glass, all picked up every two weeks. People just need to use the system.
7:18 a.m.
Letter: Free luggage carts at airport needed
This welcoming gesture would be a wonderful surprise for tourists who come to enjoy all that our city has to offer. Another benefit would be the good investment in health and prevention. I shudder when ...
7:17 a.m.
Editorial: Out of the bats of babes
The series ended with one of those dramatic moments that served as a reminder of how good sports can be.
7:17 a.m.
Editorial: Soda with that?
A story by The New York Times last week says 700 such clinics, typically staffed by nurse practitioners and physician's assistants, have popped up across the nation in pharmacy chains such as Wal-Mart, CVS and ...
7:17 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Aug 29, 2007
I am assuming not many Nevada elected officials took up Gondolier Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson on his invitation to Tuesday's opening of the Venetian Macau. The second invitation, that is. The one with no comps. ...
7:17 a.m.
Jon Ralston on a senator from Nevada's rant on Gonzales
Did he agree, I had asked, with the president's description Monday of Alberto Gonzales as a "talented and honorable person � impeded from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud." ...
7:17 a.m.
Testing, testing ... Anyone out there?
In some Clark County cities, participatory democracy is seeing relatively little public participation.
7:16 a.m.
CORRECTION
CORRECTION
7:16 a.m.
Van pulls up, bargain offered - buyer beware!
CHRIS MORRIS / LAS VEGAS SUN
7:16 a.m.
Bush fights uphill battle for war plan
The Iraq war came to Nevada on Tuesday.
7:16 a.m.
Tech center to close, but that's a sign of progress
One of the Clark County School District's popular vocational programs will soon cease to exist, arguably a victim of its own success.
7:15 a.m.
Other Washington Sex Scandals
- In July, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., acknowledged "a very serious sin in my past" after his Washington telephone number was linked to an escort service that prosecutors say was a prostitution ring. He went ...
7:02 a.m.
Summarry Box: Forced Abortion
ENFORCEMENT: It has become less rigorous in recent years, but critics still cite many instances of forcible terminations ordered by bureaucrats, sometimes in the last weeks of pregnancy.
4:36 a.m.
Celebrity Birthdays
Sept. 2: Actor Meinhardt Raabe (Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz") is 92. Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 88. Jazz pianist Horace Silver is 79. Singer Sam Gooden of the Impressions is 68. Singer Jimmy ...
4:26 a.m.
Entertainment Highlights in History
1936: Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas.
4:26 a.m.
`The Closer' Tops Cable TV Rankings
1. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 5.85 million homes, 7.72 million viewers.
2:56 a.m.
U.S. Open Results
Juan Ignacio Chela (20), Argentina, def. Michael McClune, United States, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (0).
2:49 a.m.

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