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Archive for January 23, 2007

John Katsilometes on Eric Idle's idea of a new British Invasion as 'Monty Python's Spamalot' prepares to open: Participating in Monday's event were Idle, Steve Wynn, John O'Hurley (who will play King Arthur), composer John Du Prez and Nikki Crawford (who plays Lady of the Lake). As the troupe would say, in case ...; 7:03 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: LOUNGES: Lots going on in Las Vegas lounges: new ones open, old ones close, entertainers moving, others looking for new gigs.; 7:03 a.m.

FLASHPOINT for Jan 23, 2007: So now we know who Jim Gibbons was talking about when he said that he would "save you money." By you, he didn't mean us. He didn't really mean you at all. He meant ...; 7:03 a.m.

Editorial: Questionable firings: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told the Senate Judiciary Committee last week that it was simply good management, so he could get the "very best" people into office.; 7:03 a.m.

Letter: Bush, Cheney make the world a worse place: President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are directly responsible for making our world a much more dangerous place. The fact that we allow Bush to go on acting like he gets to do all ...; 7:03 a.m.

Letter: If not for Democrats, war would be over: Some of my liberal friends are the biggest cheerleaders of "24" and even go as far as acquiring TiVo so as not to miss an episode.; 7:02 a.m.

Letter: Bin Laden wins if we leave Iraq: Such a resolution may be speeding victory to Osama. It signals that the prelude to "giving up" has begun.; 7:02 a.m.

Letter: Give Cheney a closer look at the situation: Cheney can then send the commander in chief firsthand information concerning troop morale, combat conditions and other current information concerning the situation there.; 7:02 a.m.

Editorial: Where's the beef?: We learned Monday that Gibbons, the Republican candidate who vowed to bring leaner government to Carson City and who had harshly criticized then-Republican Gov. Kenny Guinn for raising taxes in 2003, is offering a nearly ...; 7:02 a.m.

Police investigate possibility of kickbacks: Metro Police have subpoenaed the bank records of ousted University Medical Center Chief Executive Lacy Thomas in an effort to determine whether he profited financially from steering consulting contracts to Chicago-area businesses run by his ...; 7:01 a.m.

Porter, Heller split with party on three of Democrats' priority bills: WASHINGTON - Last fall, when Republican Rep. Jon Porter was portrayed as being in lock step with President Bush during a brutal reelection campaign, he tried to show his independence through two legislative positions - ...; 7:01 a.m.

Can-do attitude in housing: By Mike Trask; Those gigantic metal crates you see on the back of semis, stacked high on ships and rolling by on trains may soon rest on permanent soil in North Las Vegas - with people resting in ...; 7:01 a.m.

Points in police affidavit on UMC disputed: Tony Cook and Mary Manning; The police affidavit used to obtain a search warrant for University Medical Center provides enough well-documented facts to warrant an investigation of the public hospital's ousted chief executive, Lacy Thomas.; 7:01 a.m.

New energy bill could put steam in geothermal plans: WASHINGTON - In Northern Nevada, the hard work of pulling scalding water from 4,000 feet below ground and turning it into power for Las Vegas could become a little easier with the help of a ...; 7:00 a.m.

Quotes on Gov. Jim Gibbons' State of the State address: AP; ---; 3:45 a.m.

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