Lisa Mascaro

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Yucca foe fought till his death — and beyond: Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Even in death, Joe Egan plans to keep fighting Yucca Mountain. The attorney whose small law firm has led the state’s legal campaign against the proposed nuclear waste repository died last week of stomach cancer. He was 53.
Keeping the heat on OSHA: U.S. House panel to review agency’s safety standards on industry; Sunday, May 11, 2008; Citing the deaths of 10 workers on the Las Vegas Strip, a House panel will hold a hearing to review construction safety standards and the conduct of government agencies responsible for overseeing workplace safety.
After public misfire on polygamy, Reid acts to help those he blasted: Sunday, May 11, 2008; It wasn’t his appearance on “The Daily Show” last week that tripped up Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Nevada Republicans bolt party line, support housing package: Friday, May 9, 2008; In a sign of how the mortgage crisis is rippling through Nevada and across the national political landscape, the state’s two Republican House members broke ranks with their party Thursday and defied President Bush’s veto threat to vote for the main provisions of a Democratic housing rescue package.
Porter’s nudge greenward: The congressman, like other Republicans, is paying mind to environmental causes; Monday, May 5, 2008; Going green has never been more popular. Shop at a department store, get a reusable tote bag. Channel surf and see celebrities greening their mansions. Take a summer vacation, make it energy efficient. But for politicians, greening their environmental record can be a trickier feat. Case in point: Republican Rep. Jon Porter wants to turn the nation’s rental car fleet green. Trade in every tourist Taurus for a Prius on the Strip and suddenly you’ve halved the amount of greenhouse gases emitted each year.
Congress goes extra mile for homeowners: State’s reps cross party lines on bills; Sunday, May 4, 2008; Even as $600 rebate checks to fend off a recession are landing in mailboxes, Congress knows they won’t be enough to halt the mortgage meltdown.
Everywhere, they are talking politics: Cost of war is on people’s minds, senators and cabbies alike; Sunday, May 4, 2008; Even the transportation systems in this town can be venues for political discourse.
Parties bicker over blame for gas prices: Sunday, April 27, 2008; A partisan contest is taking place in Washington to see who can be blamed for skyrocketing gas prices.
A GOOD STORY: AND IT PULLS NO PUNCHES; Sunday, April 27, 2008; We can better understand now what kind of a man Harry Reid is — the Senate majority leader who, leaving a contentious White House meeting on the Iraq war, made no effort to politely shake hands with the president of the United States. This is the same Harry Reid who, while courting the high school sweetheart who would become his wife, punched out his future father-in-law.
It’s no joke: Reid to plug book on Comedy Central: Friday, April 25, 2008; It may sound unbelievable, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can be a wickedly funny man.