Print edition for November 6, 2007

Lundqvist and Rangers Shut Out Flyers: AP; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 30 shots for his fourth shutout of the season in the New York Rangers' 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.

Maddux Wins Record 17th Gold Glove: AP; Detroit catcher Ivan Rodriguez won for the 13th time and outfielders Andruw Jones, Ichiro Suzuki and Torii Hunter added to their totals. The Colorado Rockies, who set a major league record for fielding percentage, did not have a winner.

Text of Bill Clinton's Comments: AP; ---

Bio Information on Michael Mukasey: AP; AGE - 66; born July 28, 1941, in New York City.

Summary: Senate Panel Approves Mukasey: AP; PROMISES: The 11-8 vote came only after two key Democrats accepted his assurance to enforce any law Congress might enact against waterboarding.

Candace Parker Leads All-America Squad: AP; The Tennessee junior was joined on the squad Tuesday by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris, Stanford's Candice Wiggins, LSU's Sylvia Fowles and Maryland's Crystal Langhorne.

Product Recalls: Humidifiers, Pool Toys: AP; - About 84,000 Carefree warm mist humidifiers, manufactured in China by Hunter Fan Co., because water can leak into the electrical compartment, posing a risk of fires. The company has received four reports of water leaks, including one that resulted in a fire. No injuries have been reported. The humidifiers were sold online, through catalogs, and at Lowe's, Wal-Mart and other discount and hardware stores around the country between September 2005 and February 2007. Details: by phone at 877-288-1145; by Web at http://www.hunterfan.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.

Looking in on: Education: By Emily Richmond; Membership in the Goynes Elementary School PTA is through the roof - so p rincipal Jeffrey Hybarger spent the night on top of it.

Refrain resounds in Vegas: Bring back Clintons: Michael J. Mishak; Campaigning in Iowa this summer, Bill Clinton was asked by a reporter whether he and his wife were "yesterday's news," particularly given the field of vital Democratic contenders such as Sen. Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards.

Edward H. Kopf: 1924 2007: In the autumn of his storied career as one of Las Vegas' leading plastic surgeons, Dr. Ed Kopf in the late 1980s would enlist a crew of local nurses and doctors to fly to poverty-striken villages throughout Mexico.

New Devices Open Communications for Deaf: AP; "I said, let me go shopping - I'll buy you whatever's out there," said Gan, of Rochester, N.Y., which has a significant community of deaf people.

POKER'S ICONOCLAST: Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun; POKER'S ICONOCLAST

Across the valley, poo bins go poof: By Abigail Goldman; They don't exactly scream " Steal me!"

Business Watercooler Stories: AP; "For individuals who can produce or appreciate humor - that seems to be associated with both intelligence and creativity," said Robert, who wrote a theoretical paper on humor in the workplace with graduate student Wan Yan.

Looking in on: suburbs: By Mike Trask; The reasons for North Las Vegas Police Chief Mark Paresi's dismissal remain murky more than a week after he was removed from the city's top law enforcement post.

Agassi Academy's pork may survive GOP foes: By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON - So much attention for one little school.

'The ebullient romance': Timothy Pratt, Las Vegas Sun; Hollywood producer Scott Steindorff sees the similarities between Las Vegas and Colombia - even if you don't.

Editorial: Poison in our midst: When mercury is airborne, as it is when emitted by waste incinerators or coal-fired power plants, it ends up in local rivers and lakes, where it contaminates fish. People are exposed by eating such fish. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that up to 600,000 babies born each year in the United States may be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of mercury because their mothers eat contaminated fish during pregnancy.

Editorial: A fairer coroner's inquest: In the 31-year history of the inquest system, only once has an officer been found negligent. In all the other cases, the officers' actions were found to have been justified.

Get inside the mind of a genius: What: "The Da Vinci Experience"

Letter: Smokers' littering is disgusting, neglectful: Robert Kaye; If I were a smoker (which thankfully I am not), I would surely use this wonderful little shiny , easy -to -reach tray in the car. So please answer me , smokers of Las Vegas, why do you all assume it is your right to dispose of your filthy cigarette butts out your car windows onto our city streets, turning this wonderful city into your own big shiny ashtray.

Letter: Iran's motives are what make it dangerous: Iran is nothing like the Soviet Union, the United States or any of the other nuclear countries O'Neill listed. Iran is ruled by a terror ist -sponsoring regime that would welcome annihilation in the name of Allah. It will use the threat of nuclear attack to achieve its goals: destruction of Israel, hegemony in the Middle East, power over its Sunni rivals in Saudi Arabia and leverage against the West, principally the United States.

Letter: GOP feeding off our taxes and its own fat: Here is how it happens. Take a corporation, say Blackwater. This Republican administration awards Blackwater a porky fat, no-bid contract worth billions of dollars. It gets the money from taxpayers, of course, many of whom are Democra ts.

Editorial: A failure on the bench: She asked the state Supreme Court to stop the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline from continuing its investigation. She also wanted the court to overturn the temporary suspension the commission meted out while it further considers her case.

Parker a Unanimous AP All-American: AP; The Tennessee junior was joined on the squad Tuesday by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris, Stanford's Candice Wiggins, LSU's Sylvia Fowles and Maryland's Crystal Langhorne.

List of Top 20 Prime-Time Shows: AP; 1. (2) "Dancing with the Stars" (Monday), ABC, 21.43 million viewers.

Report: Jose Guillen Bought Steroids: AP; Former major leaguers Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez also purchased performance-enhancing drugs, in 2002, from a Florida anti-aging clinic that was raided in February as part of an investigation by the Albany, N.Y., district attorney into alleged illegal drug sales, the newspaper said.

Utah Vouchers Top State Initiatives: AP; Utah voters were considering the country's first statewide school voucher program open to all children, not just those from low or middle-income families. The program would grant $500 to $3,000, depending on family income, for each child sent to private school.

US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,856: AP; The AP count is eight higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Oil Prices Soar Nearly $2 a Barrel: AP; Oil prices soared nearly $2 a barrel Tuesday on expectations of further declines in U.S. crude oil stocks, fueling concerns that supplies may be inadequate heading into winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Report: Slugger Jose Guillen Bought HGH: AP; Former major leaguers Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez also purchased performance-enhancing drugs, in 2002, from a Florida anti-aging clinic that was raided in February as part of an investigation by the Albany, N.Y., district attorney into alleged illegal drug sales, the newspaper said.

Ky., Miss. Races Head 2007 Elections: AP; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, one of the few politicians to emerge from Hurricane Katrina looking good, was heavily favored to defeat a Democratic opponent who laced his criticism of the Republican incumbent with references to his Christian beliefs.

Advocates Sue to Enforce Pesticide Order: AP; Filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, the lawsuit asks a judge to order NOAA Fisheries, the agency in charge of protecting salmon, to formally consult with the Environmental Protection Agency over the use of 37 pesticides. Several are commonly found in rivers around the country and can kill salmon at minute concentrations.

FLASHPOINT for Nov 06, 2007: By Jon Ralston; So it's a year before the election and the cops already know they love Joe Heck. Love him so much that before they know who is running against the GOP state senator, they have endorsed him. The Southern Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriffs, which claims to represent more than 3,500 law enforcement officers, embraced Heck at this early date complete with a gushing quote from longtime police union activist David Kallas. This is the kind of early endorsement from a politically appealing group that is designed to scare off prospective opponents - and I tip my hat to the ...

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