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2008 Elections

2008 Caucus Trivia Game

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From The Politics Blog

Berkley, Titus join Biden at dinner for Greek Orthodox Church leader
WASHINGTON -- When the vice president opened his home to the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church this week, Nevada's Democratic Reps. Shelley Berkley ...
Health care debate set to take center stage
WASHINGTON – Greetings, Early Liners and let the floor debate begin. The House health care bill debate could begin this week as leaders hope to ...
Dawn Gibbons: Andre Agassi disclosure 'huge' in fight against meth abuse
Dawn Gibbons' Crystal Darkness program has spanned 27 states and Mexico, and she says Andre Agassi could use his disclosure that he used crystal meth ...
The List is a stack of blogs, thrice over, from haps at Sam Boyd, the Brooks show and a road-weary Goodman
Steve Wynn is fighting scalpers, but in the end, the law is on the side of the brokers.
Health care, climate change on front burner in D.C.
WASHINGTON -- Greetings, Early Liners. Today just might be the day so many have been waiting for, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected ...
U2 concert a full-scale spectacle, on and off the Sam Boyd Stadium stage
The night's highlights were an all-too-brief meeting with former President Clinton and a record attendance, but also included a faulty BlackBerry and UNLV jerseys not ...
Progressive group wants tougher stand from Harry Reid
WASHINGTON -- Greetings, Early Liners. No sooner did Sen. Harry Reid launch TV ads in his 2010 re-election bid than a progressive group has announced ...
Dina Titus to host health care town hall meeting
WASHINGTON -- Democratic Rep. Dina Titus will do this week what most Nevada lawmakers ably avoided during the long hot summer of Tea Party protests: ...

Politics Stories

Landmark health bill passes House on close vote
HEALTH CARE: House hands Obama hard-fought win on his top domestic issue
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority
Jon Ralston laments the campaign spin from members of both major parties
There is a distinction between stupidity and ignorance.
Commissioner grills officials on bid process
ANSWERS: CLARK COUNTY:
The wrangling over bids for county contracts continues to be an issue for county commissioners — and provided one of them with a “Perry Mason” moment during last week’s meeting.
Sen. John Ensign would not discuss his move with the Sun.
Ensign moves out of home on C Street
The Senator's Scandal: Town house shared with Christian colleagues had gained notoriety because of Nevadan’s affair
Sen. John Ensign has moved out of the C Street house, the Christian home he shared with other elected officials on Capitol Hill that came under scrutiny for its residents’ beliefs and practices and their role in trying to end the Nevada Republican’s affair with a campaign staff member.
Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., right, stands with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., center, and Rep. Phil Gingrey,
Why Dean Heller’s hard line on immigrants might sting later
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON:
The Republican Party has been told again and again that it must tone down its rhetoric against illegal immigrants if it has any hope of keeping Hispanic voters who were once gravitating to the party from moving further toward Democrats.
New law spurs recalls aplenty in the rurals
POLITICAL MEMO: Now more voters can call for a politician’s ouster
Step gingerly, politicians. Recall fever is sweeping Nevada.
County considers suing over travel Web site room taxes
As other parts of the country win tens of millions of dollars in court judgments against online tourism companies, Clark County commissioners are talking about following suit. At issue is the amount of hotel room taxes paid by online travel sites.
Nonpartisan voters make biggest gain in October
CARSON CITY – Democratic and Republican candidates are spending the most money but nonpartisan voters made the biggest gains in registration in October.
House poised for historic vote
After six months of angry debate, one final bill ready for roll call
The long, national health care debate is about to come to an end, at least in one chamber of Congress. But it is not drawing to a close quietly. The House is preparing for a weekend vote that cannot come quickly enough for Nevada’s Democratic lawmakers.
Las Vegas mayor still mulling over running for governor
Oscar Goodman sounds more interested in running an independent candidate
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said today he's still "just thinking" about running for governor next year. "I'm trying to figure out for myself whether or not I want to give up the pleasure of being the mayor of Las Vegas ... or the wonderful things I believe are happening in contrast to getting involved in a heated race," Goodman said this morning.

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