A Day to Caucus
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A sign hangs on the outside door of Culinary Union Local 226 political director Pilar Weiss after a caucus day rally and informational meeting at the Culinary Union Local 226 headquarters in Las Vegas early in the morning Saturday, January 19, 2008. View photo »
Carla Lovely Brown attends a caucus day rally at the Culinary Union headquarters in Las Vegas early Saturday morning. By the end of the day, frustration and disappointment had gripped union leaders. View photo »
Paris Las Vegas employees, from left, Mark and Shannon Knocke, Tara Kaveney and Nicky Niculescu sign in at the at large caucus site at Paris Las Vegas Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. View photo »
Culinary members clap and cheer during a caucus day rally and informational meeting at the Culinary Union Local 226 headquarters in Las Vegas early in the morning Saturday, January 19, 2008. View photo »
Voters look for their precincts on a map during the Republican presidential caucus at Green Valley High School in Henderson Saturday, January 19, 2008. View photo »
Brandee Coleman, with her 16-month-old daughter, Jalynn, fills out a card for Barack Obama during the caucus at Rancho High School. View photo »
Hillary Clinton supporter and first-time caucaser Betty Frazee raises her card during the Democratic caucus at Tarr Elementary School. View photo »
Bally's cook Ray Wadsworth criticizes Clinton supporters at the Paris Las Vegas at large caucus site Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. View photo »
John Edwards supporter Jim Hyder sits alone in the Edwards section before the precinct 4383 democratic presidential caucus held at Rancho High School in Las Vegas Saturday, January 19, 2008. He was joined by a few others before the end of the caucus. View photo »
John Edwards supporter Walter Barbuck, center, announces he is joining the Barack Obama group after failing to gather enough people to make Edwards a viable candidate during a Democratic presidential caucus at UNLV. View photo »
Barbara Mailhot and her husband Davis go over the ballot of presidential candidates during the democratic caucus at Tarr Elementary School. View photo »
Permanant chairman of Searchlight, Nevada precinct 1072, Stan Colton, right, counts eligible attendees sided with Sen. Hillary Clinton during the democratic presidential caucus at the Searchlight Community Center on Saturday afternoon. View photo »
Ninth grader Tammy Esters supports Hillary Clinton during the democratic caucus at Tarr Elementary School. View photo »
Hillary Clinton volunteer Simon Woods, left, passes by Barack Obama volunteer Derek Mazzeo and Obama precinct captain Sara Arthrell during a Democratic presidential caucus at UNLV Saturday, January 19, 2008. View photo »
Josh Romney, one of Mitt Romney’s sons, speaks to reporters during the Republican presidential caucus at Green Valley High School in Henderson on Saturday. The caucus process bewildered many voters. View photo »
Former Dennis Kucinich supporter Bryant Reynolds gets a hug from Estrella Fidalgo after joining the Barack Obama group during a Democratic presidential caucus at UNLV Saturday, January 19, 2008. View photo »
Clinton operatives, from left, Ann Widger, Jillian Matundan and Jessica Wienstein cheer as the numbers are announced at the Paris Las Vegas at large caucus site Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. View photo »
Former President Bill Clinton helps his wife Sen. Hillary Clinton get her mic turned on so she can make her victory speech at Planet Hollywood after winning the Nevada caucus Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. View photo »
Hillary Clinton poses for a photo with her Nevada staff after a news conference in a parking lot on her way out of town after her Nevada Democratic caucus win Saturday. View photo »
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 (2 a.m.)
Whether it was Hillary Clinton giving her victory speech at Planet Hollywood, Harry Reid caucusing in his hometown of Searchlight, or Union workers battling it out on the Strip — Nevada's caucus was a day to remember. Here's a quick look back at the historic event as Sun photographers let you see the scenes that unfolded in front of their lenses.
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