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Archive for December 10, 2007

Sweeping changes in works to curb abuse of foreign doctor program
By Marshall Allen
Two U.S. senators, including Majority Leader Harry Reid, called Thursday for an investigation into abuses of a federal program that provides doctors to communities lacking adequate medical care. In a letter to the Homeland Security ...
Updated 12:16 p.m.
Tahoe casino owned by Sinatra ordered to fix fire alarm system
AP
The Cal Neva Lodge & Casino's system may or may not notify occupants of a fire because of its faulty, unreliable wiring, said Fire Marshal Tom Smith of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District.
12:00 p.m.
Mayweather's 'brand name' fight
When he reflects on 2007, Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists he did more than soundly beat his opponent in the two biggest fights of the year.
7:09 a.m.
THE OPENING LINE
My memories of the game are hazy. I was just a kid.
7:09 a.m.
For Hatton's trainer: Bad night, bad view, good career
By Rob Miech
Billy "The Preacher" Graham, who trains Ricky Hatton, nearly revived his own fighting career Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
7:09 a.m.
BEHOLD THE APPRENTICE COMEDIAN
What: L.A. Comedy Club
7:08 a.m.
FLASHPOINT for Dec 10, 2007
I don't think Chancellor Jim Rogers gets that old saw about politics being a game of addition, not subtraction. The mercurial, obstreperous chancellor (easier to be so when you have hundreds of millions of dollars) ...
7:08 a.m.
Letter: Immigration problem calls for sacrifices
I could see she conveniently ignored several facts herself.
7:08 a.m.
Letter: Abide by our laws or suffer consequences
She believes that illegals should be registered and given legitimate identification. Why? Illegals have broken the law. If we know who they are and where they are, they should be deported, not given legitimate IDs.
7:08 a.m.
Letter: President is reliving the Iraq lie with Iran
He receives a report, the National Intelligence Estimate, that the nuclear weapons program in Iran was suspended four years ago, and then on Wednesday he says he wants Tehran to "come clean" about this very ...
7:08 a.m.
Editorial: Air travelers at risk
A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, acknowledges that the FAA had successfully reduced the number of near-collisions on runways after they peaked in 2001.
7:07 a.m.
Editorial: Expanding night court
Looking at an increasingly tight budget, the Clark County Commission asked the judges to rework the plan and look at other options rather than just building more courtrooms. Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani asked the judges to ...
7:07 a.m.
Editorial: Government deceit revealed
Hayden told Central Intelligence Agency employees on Thursday that he was notifying them of the incident because The New York Times was going to publish a story about it in Friday's editions.
7:07 a.m.
LOOKING IN ON: CARSON CITY
CARSON CITY - Interstate 15 in Las Vegas and the bypass near Boulder City could be two of the top projects if the state ever joins with private industry in adopting a toll-road system to ...
7:07 a.m.
LOOKING IN ON: CLARK COUNTY
After learning several weeks ago that Republic Services had treated Clark County's landfill attorney to several pricey meals, we wanted to see whether the garbage company was including such expenses in the amount it says ...
7:06 a.m.
Airline key to Vegas tourism lowers its sights
One of the key tourism pipelines to Las Vegas is reducing expansion plans nationwide in response to the weakening U.S. economy.
7:06 a.m.
Campaigns rush, rush, rush
By J. Patrick Coolican
While Americans gawked at Oprah Winfrey's embrace in other early presidential primary states of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic campaigns in Nevada continued working furiously, if often out of public view.
7:06 a.m.
Suddenly, rules on tax money look good
Clark County Commissioners Chip Maxfield and Bruce Woodbury are calling for formal guidelines regarding how commissioners can spend their discretionary office funds.
7:06 a.m.
The quest for redemption
By Abigail Goldman
Professor Cornell Horn served time in 11 prisons, but he had an edge - he was born with his nose in a book, ceased study only to commit crimes, and always planted that nose back ...
7:06 a.m.

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