There are two polls out in advance of Saturday's Republican presidential caucus, both of which have former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney well in the lead. There's little doubt -- even among the candidates -- that Romney is going to win Nevada Saturday. The real question: Who will come in second?Both
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Trump endorses Romney
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president today. Romney accepted. And that's pretty much all there is to say.
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Can’t wait for this flick!
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
HBO's film adaptation of John Heilemann's and Mark Halperin's 2010 book about the 2008 election is almost ready to go. Here's a look at the trailer, starring Julianne Moore as then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Ed Harris as U.S. Sen. John McCain. In a word, it looks awesome.
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Well, that was quick
Monday, January 30th, 2012
It didn't take former Las Vegas Councilman Michael Mack long to decide that a return to politics wasn't for him.Mack's was among the names floated for candidates to replace Councilman Steve Wolfson, who last week was appointed to be the new Clark County District Attorney.After my Sunday column --
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Over the moon for Gingrich’s idea
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
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[/caption]Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has taken a lot of grief for his idea to build a colony on the moon. The
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What was in SOTU for Nevada?
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
President Barack Obama will be coming to Nevada tonight, and speaking Thursday morning at the UPS facility near McCarran International Airport. And a presidential trip on the heels of a State of the Union speech can only mean one thing: The president means to expand upon his national remarks with
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Reid and Kihuen just friends
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
I'm sure we should read nothing into the fact that 1st Congressional District candidate Ruben Kihuen was invited by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to watch President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech tonight. Because, after all, Reid is totally and completely neutral in the 1st District Democratic
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Reid defends Obama’s recess appointments
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Sorry, folks, I've been behind in the blogging this past week, and thus I'm tardy in posting the video of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's appearance on Meet the Press discussing his support of President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations
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Keystone Corp. has faith in Nevada
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
The biblical book of Hebrews defines faith thus: "Being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see." Of course, that refers to faith in God, and the objective reality of the universe itself argues for the existence of a supernatural creator.Not so with the
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The Seven Holy Days of Reflection ends
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
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[/caption]And so, we come to the end of the Seven Holy Days of Reflection, the sacred time
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