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No Internet? No problem for Goodman
Mayor Goodman is wondering if his wife, Carolyn, uses Twitter. Maybe he should start following her.
Titus pushes for equity changes under Obama housing plan
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus continues her campaign to change the mortgage equity requirements for homeowners wishing to refinance under Obama’s housing plan, seeing an opening ...
Reid, Salazar announcing solar plans in Las Vegas
WASHINGTON -- Greetings, Early Liners. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will join Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this morning in Las Vegas to announce solar energy ...
Because this is online, Mayor Goodman is likely not reading
Mayor Goodman reads a lot, but never online, and claims never to use e-mail.
Radio show host says he first called for Ensign to resign
WASHINGTON -- Conservative talk radio host Bill Manders wants to make it clear: He was the first to call for Republican Sen. John Ensign’s resignation. ...
GOP to announce Reid challenger 'in coming weeks'
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate's Republican campaign committee expects to announce a challenger to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in "coming weeks."
Goodman in his element during mayoral icing
Already depicted in wax, Mayor Oscar Goodman yesterday was immortalized in a block of ice at a Strip ice lounge.
Monday List: Ways in which the mayor has not been memorialized
Wax and ice are befitting methods of sculpting the mayor, but what about soap?

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as governor in Wasilla
Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26
Associated Press
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.
Senator Harry Reid, with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, holds a press conference about a propo
A boost for DesertXpress
TRANSPORTATION: Reid uses corridor designation to show backing for private project
By Lisa Mascaro, Stephanie Tavares
Nowhere on the official documents from Thursday’s announcement of a new high-speed rail corridor between Las Vegas and Los Angeles is the proposed DesertXpress featured as the preferred project. But make no mistake: DesertXpress is the chosen one, at least for now.
Director of state ethics commission resigns
carson city:
By Cy Ryan
CARSON CITY – Patti Cafferata, who has held a number of elective offices and has the record of losing both to Gov. Jim Gibbons and his estranged wife in political races, has resigned as executive director of the Nevada Ethics Commission.
The fully electric DesertXpress trains will reach top speeds of 150 miles-per-hour and travel 184 mi
Path clears for federal support of fast train to California
transportation: Transportation chief will announce key designation for Las Vegas route today
By Lisa Mascaro
The U.S. Transportation secretary will announce today designation of a Las Vegas-California high-speed-rail corridor, enabling the train route to compete for $8 billion in economic recovery money and other support, the Las Vegas Sun has learned.
Love it or hate it, climate change bill heads to Senate
WASHINGTON POLITICS: As legislation squeezed through House, partisan divide showed
By Lisa Mascaro
The rowdy House floor debate on climate change provided one of those moments of political theater when it is hard to know whether the warring sides are even talking about the same bill.
From left, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and State Sena
Reid, Titus, Horsford: Green energy means more Nevada jobs
economy:
By Jinae West
Nevada elected officials and local business leaders met today with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to discuss the Silver State’s future as a green state and to brainstorm ways to create more jobs through energy efficiency during a meeting of Reid’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Energy at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.
Board extends coverage to domestic partners of state employees
By Cy Ryan
CARSON CITY – By a 5-3 vote, the board that governs the state health insurance system has agreed to extend coverage to domestic partners of government and university system employees.
Residents in Henderson, NLV vie for city council appointments
suburbs:
By Jeff Pope, Jeremy Twitchell
The Henderson City Clerk’s office has certified 16 residents who filed interest statements for the appointment to fill the final two years of newly elected Mayor Andy Hafen’s Ward 2 council seat.
In this April 13, 2009 file photo, Al Franken talks with reporters outside his home in Minneapolis.
Reid weighs in on court's ruling for Al Franken
politics:
Staff and wire reports
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for a resolution in the seven-month fight over the seat.
Nevada jeered, American Samoa cheered for stimulus Web sites
Daily Memo: Stimulus:
By Timothy Pratt
Nevada and American Samoa both launched Web sites in the same week of early March to keep track of the massive amounts of money that Congress had just approved under the so-called stimulus act.

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