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Obama’s other option

Friday, January 6th, 2012

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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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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