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Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, left, and Newt Gingrich gesture during a Republican presidential debate Jan. 23, 2012, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla.

Attack ads could swing the GOP race: POLITICS:; Jan. 27, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Barbs have become a political weapon of choice this election season, especially between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who are neck-and-neck in the race to be crowned the front-runner for the Republican nomination.

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Nevada GOP to report presidential caucus results via Twitter: Jan. 27, 2012; By Anjeanette Damon; How do you increase your number of Twitter followers exponentially in a matter of days? Use your account to report official results for a major presidential caucus.

Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak speaks at a news conference outside Metro Police Headquarters Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Sisolak said he has filed a criminal complaint against his former girlfriend and former Henderson Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion alleging that she tried to extort $3.9 million from him.

Sources: Unaware of being taped, Vermillion's PR adviser says unkind things about her: Jan. 27, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; Kathy Vermillion’s public relations adviser described his client as scary, out of control and determined to destroy the reputation of her ex-boyfriend, Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak, according to persons who have heard a tape Sisolak secretly recorded of the meeting.

A view of Element, a LEED-certified hotel, in Summerlin Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. President Barack Obama stayed in the hotel during his recent overnight stay in Las Vegas.

Where does a president stay in Las Vegas? Small, eco-friendly hotel hosts guest-in-chief: Jan. 27, 2012; By Gregan Wingert; If you’re the president of the United States and are in Las Vegas, where do you spend the night? If you’re Barack Obama, you stay at the Element — an eco-chic, environmentally friendly hotel some 13 miles from the Strip.

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul look toward moderator Wolf Blitzer of CNN as they participate in the Republican presidential candidate debate in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 26, 2012.

Mitt Romney mentions Brian Sandoval as Cabinet possibility: Jan. 26, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; Apparently Mitt Romney harbors no ill feelings toward Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval for endorsing his one-time rival Rick Perry, because when asked at tonight’s CNN debate which Hispanics he’d like in his Cabinet, Romney topped the list with none other than the leader of the Silver State.

President Obama speaks at a UPS facility in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

UPS CEO Scott Davis talks Obama, economy and compromise: Jan. 26, 2012; By J. Patrick Coolican; I talked to D. Scott Davis, CEO of UPS, for a few minutes after President Barack Obama’s appearance at a local UPS facility today, and his comments were insightful because he seems like a perfect representation of the average voter.

President Barack Obama speaks at a UPS facility in Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

Obama: 'We are the Saudi Arabia of natural gas': Jan. 26, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; President Barack Obama proposed major energy policy initiatives in Las Vegas this morning, including a plan to open 38 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil exploration and development of natural gas resources in the United States. Flanked by two massive natural gas tankers at a United Parcel Service facility south of McCarran International Airport, Obama told some 200 people that the United States sits over enough natural gas that, if developed, it could provide a relatively carbon-clean energy source for 100 years.

Early voting begins in election to recall Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross: Jan. 26, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; As early voting began today, the negative back-and-forth continued in the special recall election for the Ward 6 spot on the Las Vegas City Council, featuring incumbent Steve Ross and his challenger, Byron Goynes.

Obama turns attention to energy in Las Vegas speech: Jan. 26, 2012; By Jim Kuhnhenn and Dina Cappiello, Associated Press; President Barack Obama promoted the sale of new oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico and the promise of cars running on natural gas, defending his energy agenda Thursday against critics who say his policies have stifled domestic energy production.

President Barack Obama greets the crowd after speaking at a UPS facility in Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

The pizza president: Where Obama stayed, what he ate while in Las Vegas: Jan. 26, 2012; By Don Chareunsy; President Obama stayed at the Element Hotel in Summerlin on Wednesday night. The president ordered 12 pizzas and cannolis from Dom DeMarco’s ...

Why Las Vegas is crucial in Obama's natural-gas crusade: Jan. 26, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; When he speaks to an assembly of employees at a UPS facility in Las Vegas today, President Barack Obama will be christening the opening of the country’s first multistate, natural gas-powered transit corridor, and laying out the road map for a greater domestic energy strategy.

President Barack Obama arrives at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

President Barack Obama arrives in Las Vegas, is greeted by Goodman: Jan. 25, 2012; By Gregan Wingert; President Barack Obama is in Las Vegas. Air Force One safely touched down at McCarran International Airport just before 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday after leaving Phoenix.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada gestures Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, as he talks about the political strategy laid out by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech. From left are Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Reid, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill.

Harry Reid, citing Romney case, says fixing tax code 'has become an emergency': Jan. 25, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; White House advisers insisted that President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night was not an attempt to answer his critics or draw distinctions between himself and the Republican candidates trying to unseat him in 2012.

Final bill binds Giffords’ legacy to Nevada lawmaker: Jan. 25, 2012; By Karoun Demirjian; When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords resigned from the U.S. House today, there were tears, tributes and a vote on her final bill as a U.S. congresswoman — a piece of legislation that binds a Nevada lawmaker in her legacy.

Is presidential race a replay of Reid-Angle?: Jan. 25, 2012; By Jon Ralston; Wherever the insurgent and surging Republican candidate went, the name linked to the Democratic incumbent could be heard with a sneer: Saul Alinsky, the leftist community organizer and author of “Rules for Radicals.”

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