The repercussions of President Obama's decision to make recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continue to be analyzed. I wrote my R-J column about it today; and here's an excellent Washington Post blog by Jennifer Rubin collecting a few more
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Who would Jesus tax?
Add Jesus Christ to the list of President Barack Obama's economic advisers.
Paul sees opportunity even as government expands
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Caucus looms, Nevada still Romney country
Do you know what Newt Gingrich was doing while Nevada was suffering through the foreclosure crisis? Cashing in, of course!
Ward 6 voters get the final say on Steve Ross today
How's this for a bizarre: The turnout for today's truncated Steve Ross recall election could exceed the ballot total of the 2009 vote that kept him on the Las Vegas City Council.
No Mack attack
Look out, old Macky's back!
Natural gas is great, but Nevadans need jobs
President Barack Obama got a fairly good reception Thursday when he showed up in Las Vegas to repeat some of the highlights of his State of the Union speech.
Wolfson is new D.A. -- with some dissent
Before the Clark County Commission voted to appoint Steve Wolfson as district attorney Tuesday, several angry constituents protested that the county was engaged in a "dog and pony show."

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Heller tiene mucho amor para los Latinos
Friday, January 6th, 2012
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller waded into unfriendly territory today, speaking to a breakfast meeting of Hispanics in Politics and facing tough questions about his stances on immigration.Despite the pressure, however, Heller stuck to his opposition to the DREAM Act, and even mentioned support for a bill to stipulate that at
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Copening out of state Senate race
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
As was widely expected, state Sen. Allison Copening has decided not to run for re-election to her District 6 seat, creating an open battleground that could determine the balance of power in Nevada's upper house.In a statement released by the Democratic Senate caucus today, Copening didn't give a specific reason
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A train to nowhere?
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
California is starting off the new year with a bit of pessimism that could have repercussions here in Nevada: A state-appointed review panel is recommending that the Golden State's Legislature not authorize $6 billion in voter-approved bonds to start construction on an intrastate high-speed rail project.If the Legislature concurs
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Nevada in the Christmas spirit
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
You've got to love Gov. Brian Sandoval getting Nevada into the Christmas spirit. And that's an executive order, grinches! (Read it for yourself here: Executive Order No12.)
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Gingrich endorses Romney!
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Or so it seems, with this new video out today from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, recycling an old Newt Gingrich quote. Lately, Gingrich has been a little more critical of Romney, so this is a pretty sly way for the Romney camp to allege both that Gingrich has flip-flopped a
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One blog, all sides
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Today marks the launch of a very interesting new political blog, one that I'm privileged to be a part of in a very small way. Politics in Stereo aims to collect political reporting and commentary from the left, right and center in a single place, creating a dashboard of
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Sounds like a plan
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller today introduced a bill that would stop members of Congress from getting paid if they fail to pass a budget on time. Heller also supported the idea earlier this year, and co-sponsored the new bill with Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.Heller also joined the non-partisan group No
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DNC chair: Elect Democrats to fix foreclosures
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said this weekend that Democrats are at least trying to help homeowners facing foreclosure, while Republicans have adopted a hands-off approach that leaves people to suffer.Wasserman Schultz was in town Saturday for
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Just saying
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
If riding the bus was actually fun, I suspect the Regional Transportation Commission wouldn't have to run ads telling us how fun it is to ride the bus.
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