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Archive for September 13, 2007

TAKE FIVE: UNLV FOOTBALL: In the minutes immediately following his team's 20-13 loss to then-No.5 Wisconsin on Saturday, UNLV head coach Mike Sanford made it clear that close doesn't count in college football.; 7:41 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Brian Hilderbrand, Las Vegas Sun; Jimmie Johnson may be the defending NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion and Tony Stewart may have won two of the past five titles, but the smart money says Jeff Gordon will earn his fifth NASCAR ...; 7:41 a.m.

Flashy first day: Dave Wilson; Most new chefs don't spend their first day on the job mingling with patrons, taking poolside photos, or slicing and dicing for a TV crew. But this isn't a regular chef, and it's not a ...; 7:41 a.m.

Actress moves from controversial role to 'Mamma Mia!': What: "Mamma Mia!"; 7:41 a.m.

Letter: We have been the ones creating misery in Iraq: Can anybody believe we're creating civilization anew in the Middle East?; 7:41 a.m.

Editorial: VA's continued failures: In April the agency told Congress that 95 percent of veterans seeking medical care were seen within 30 days. But a department inspector general's report said only 75 percent received such timely appointments. Of those ...; 7:40 a.m.

Editorial: Overly zealous approach: The New York Times reported on Tuesday that prison chaplains say the move has left the libraries of some institutions relatively bare, as books and CDs not appearing on the lists of approved materials were ...; 7:40 a.m.

Editorial: No end to patience?: He asked the country to bear with him while the Iraqi government grew strong. That hasn't happened.; 7:40 a.m.

Letter: Too much time, money? Not quite: Gov. Jim Gibbons said in his letter to the Nevada Environmental Commission that power developers had spent too much time and money on their proposals to derail them now.; 7:40 a.m.

Letter: Different ways of paying for sex: On Tuesday Jasper meets up with his girlfriend, Sally. He pays her in advance, with dinner and a movie, and he has sex.; 7:39 a.m.

Letter: The real scoop on legal brothels: The fact that the women working in the legal brothels of Nevada are given the finest medical protection possible seems to have escaped his eagle eye. Even worse, as he said in his column, some ...; 7:39 a.m.

Letter: Bush pulling a bait and switch in Iraq: First, there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Congress was duped into authorizing the invasion of a sovereign nation, and a short time later the president declared "mission accomplished."; 7:39 a.m.

LOOKING IN ON: GAMING: By Liz Benston; Harrah's Entertainment Chief Executive Gary Loveman, a former Harvard Business School professor and MIT grad who perfected the art of converting average folk into repeat gamblers, is keen on developing research that isn't slot machine ...; 7:39 a.m.

Thirty-six states join to fine UnitedHealth: By Marshall Allen; UnitedHealth Group, the titan that's poised to take over the Nevada health insurance market, has been assessed a $20 million fine by insurance regulators in 36 states - including Nevada - for ongoing failures in ...; 7:38 a.m.

LICENSE TO COUNT: Click here for a printable graphic.; 7:38 a.m.

NLV pioneer might not like plans for land once his: City hall, casino project: By Mike Trask; Today it's simply a dirt lot in North Las Vegas surrounded by a 5-foot-high chain-link fence, with little hint of its past.; 7:38 a.m.

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