Las Vegas Sun

A secret of how Elizabeth Halseth won her state Senate seat — Democrats

Posted 2:00 a.m. 3

By David McGrath Schwartz

Former state Sen. Elizabeth Halseth’s brief career in Nevada politics can be attributed to several things — a vulnerable Republican incumbent, the Tea Party surge. The most remarkable, though, is that a group with ties to Democratic interests helped Halseth get elected.

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Ad aimed at Hispanics brands Heller ‘another Sharron Angle’

Posted 2:00 a.m. 3

Where Nevada’s Hispanic voters are concerned, Democrats are betting Sharron Angle is the gift that keeps on giving. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is running a Spanish-language radio ad in Las Vegas that refers to “the party of Sharron Angle” and calls Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller “another Sharron Angle.”

Entertainment

Heads turn, if only for a moment, at Celebrity Impersonator Convention

Posted 2:00 a.m.

At the Golden Nugget, Sean Connery stands near the bar sipping a beer while holding court with the other patrons in his trademark Scottish brogue. A few feet away, gamblers gawk as Robert De Niro and Cher stroll through the casino floor chatting and laughing.

PlayStation Vita’s rear pad a touchy subject for gamers

Posted 2:28 p.m.

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