Lisa Mascaro

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Reid: Senate will debate bailout Wednesday night: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said tonight that the Senate will take up an amended version of the $700 billion bailout bill when Congress returns late Wednesday.
Reid says he'll do 'everything possible' on bailout bill: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008
Nevada political roundup: House debates financial market 'work-out': Monday, Sept. 29, 2008
Lawmakers continue struggle over Wall Street bailout: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
Reid expects little out of bailout talks: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
Reid: No votes Friday night to avoid 'excuses': Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
Reid: Presidential debates should go as scheduled (UPDATED): Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008
Big questions linger for Wall Street bailout: Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
Nevada political roundup: The $700 billion bailout: Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
Reid, Ensign join forces against Yucca Mountain: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008
Porter crosses party lines to vote for Democratic energy plan: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008; WASHINGTON - Rep. Jon Porter was one of just 15 House Republicans to cross party lines to help pass a Democratic energy plan late Tuesday night.
Reid compares McCain to Hoover: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008; WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid can't resist a history lesson, and in today's he suggested John McCain is channelling Depression-era President Herbert Hoover.
Nevada political roundup: Mortgage mess, more Sarah Palin (UPDATED): Monday, Sept. 15, 2008
Chairman post could boost Ensign: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008
Nevada political roundup: 'Drill' vs. 'spill' (UPDATED): Monday, Sept. 8, 2008; WASHINGTON -- "Drill, baby, drill," one of the catchier themes of the Republican convention last week, may have met its match on the steps of the Capitol today as protesters interrupted a Republican press conference with this counterpoint: "Spill, baby, spill!"
McCain energizes Republicans: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. — The speech is over. The balloons have fallen. “Barracuda,” in honor of Sarah “Barracuda” Palin blared from the sound system as Republican Sen. John McCain and his VP pick took a victory lap to the edge of the stage.
Protesters interrupt McCain: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. - Are you watching this? Protesters are interrupting Arizona Sen. John McCain's speech here tonight.
A lot different than Denver: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. — A few closing thoughts as the evening here begins to close:
Hitting Harry hard: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. — VP nominee Sarah Palin wasn’t kidding when she said the only difference between hockey moms and pit bulls was the hockey moms wore lipstick.
Drilling and drubbing: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. — Drilling good. Harry Reid bad.
Getting fired up: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. — It's starting to look like a convention here.
Ensign and out-of-wedlock births: Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008; ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nevada Sen. John Ensign surfaced at the Republican National Convention this afternoon and one of the first questions we asked was about his 1997 comment that “out of wedlock births need to be somewhat stigmatized.”
Gibbons joins Nevada delegation: Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
Celeb sightings in St. Paul: Monday, Sept. 1, 2008; ST. PAUL -- I walked out of the Nevada delegation luncheon and into Jon Stewart.
Kempthorne applauded on energy strategy: Monday, Sept. 1, 2008; Next up here at the Nevada delegation luncheon is Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who just won applause for John McCain's support for an "all of the above" energy strategy and selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Ron Paul supporters aren't holding back: Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
GOP settles in for more low-key convention: Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008
As big as it looked: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; DENVER - Well, you saw what we saw as Sen. Barack Obama "with profound gratitude and great humility" accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination.
Filling it up: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; By the way, remember those nose bleed seats behind the stage? They're pretty much all filled now.
Biden gives shout-out to Reid: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; VP nominee took to the stage and, if I heard right, just gave a shout-out to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who he spotted on the floor.
Gore arrives to thundering welcome: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; The sun is dropping behind the stadium walls. Just a swath remains behind the stage, where about a dozen top rows still have open seats.
Nevada gets mentioned: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; Lots of music and speakers here in Invesco as the stands are filling up. Nevada just got a shout out as part of the new West that will put Barack Obama in the white House.
Crowds abuzz about Obama: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; DENVER - I'm inside Invesco, miraculously. Imagine the crazy crowded lines at biggest concert you've ever been to, and multiply it by a very large number. People have come from everywhere to here.
Berkley to take DNC stage tonight: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008; Tonight’s also a big night for the rest of the Nevada delegation.
Reid revving up for tonight's speech: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008; DENVER — Soft-spoken Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s shop is abuzz about the wallop he is expected to deliver tonight during his prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Union card issue gets attention: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008; DENVER -- Heard on the 6:40 a.m. drive to convention-world this morning: A radio ad highlighting Colorado Senate Republican candidate Bob Schaffer on the union card check issue.
GOP giving sneak preview of convention: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008; Republicans are doing their best to steer attention away from Denver, and one way to do that is to give sneak-previews of their convention next week in St. Paul.
Converging at the convention: Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008; Leaving Washington, D.C., this crisp, late-summer morning to join my Winning the West colleagues at the Democratic National Convention in Denver feels like leaving one bubble for another.
Ensign's 'Hail Mary' call goes unanswered: Friday, Aug. 22, 2008; WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Ensign’s “Hail Mary pass” in enticing his colleagues to pony-up funds to help elect Republican senators just landed with a thud.
GOP to consider changes to primary schedule: Friday, Aug. 22, 2008; WASHINGTON -- Yesterday we considered Nevada’s future status as an early caucus state after The Washington Post reported Democrats will be entertaining a proposal at their convention next week to revamp the party's presidential primary system for 2012.
Reid: Obama doesn't need cowboy hat, boots: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008; WASHINGTON -- It was a potentially counter-intuitive pitch Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was making today, about how the presumed Democratic presidential candidate from Illinois actually understands issues in the West better than the Republican one from Arizona.
Restructuring could change Nevada's nominating role: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008; WASHINGTON -- Nevada always knew its time in the spotlight as an early presidential caucus state last January may be fleeting.
Titus, Porter to sit out party conventions: Monday, Aug. 18, 2008; WASHINGTON -- In another sign of just how hard-fought the battle will be for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district, Democratic challenger Dina Titus will stay home from the party’s national convention in Denver next week to campaign.
Nevada political roundup: Obama's visit to Reno: Monday, Aug. 18, 2008; Coming to you from Washington, after some travels through Nevada. I started believing these two places have more in common than either may want to admit. Think about it: In one, an easy pastime is clinking quarters in the slots. In the other, it’s incessantly scrolling the screen of your Blackberry. Both involve staring down the display for the payoff; both are totally acceptable ways to spend a summer day. Are we really so different?
Reid to discuss energy at Democratic convention: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008; Running headlong into potentially tricky political terrain, Sen. Harry Reid will speak on energy issues during the third night of the Democratic convention in Denver.
Nevada political roundup: Obama begins Yucca ad in Nevada (UPDATED): Monday, Aug. 11, 2008
Nevada political roundup: Clinton to campaign for Obama in Vegas (UPDATED): Monday, Aug. 4, 2008; Greetings, Early Liners. Just a quick wrap-up today of the weekend’s news, as I’m on the road and Wi-Fi is a little spotty.
Ensign, GOP play catch up with Dems: Wednesday, July 30, 2008; Facing a Democratic financial war chest for this fall’s Senate elections that dwarfs his Republican operation, Sen. John Ensign today was undeterred -- taking the bold step of instructing those buying ads for Republican candidates to operate as if they have just as much cash at their disposal.
Nevada political roundup: Bank failure, energy agenda: Monday, July 28, 2008; Early Liners: Lots of weekend wrapping up to do, so let’s get to it.
Nevada political roundup: Economy, Gibbons ethics complaint: Monday, July 21, 2008; WASHINGTON -- Good day, Early Liners. Pour that second cup of coffee for this weekend wrap-up of political news in Nevada. Who said summer is a slow news season?