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Sue Lowden's barter remark attacked in ad; she blames Harry Reid for controversy
April 30, 2010
A pair of political salvos landed this morning, with Republican front-runner Sue Lowden taking fire from a group headed by a former spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Lowden returning fire.
Harry Reid makes ad buy; GOP opponents top polls
April 29, 2010
The U.S. Senate campaign is on full blast, with several developments today:
Harry Reid passes along Obama pen to health care staffer
March 24, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid knows the value of collectibles -- he has a signed Grateful Dead poster at his home in Searchlight.
Harry Reid continues attacks on Sue Lowden
March 18, 2010
Another day, another attack from Harry Reid's re-election campaign on Republican Sue Lowden. This time, the mud-slinging centers on the Lowdens' Summerlin estate.
Shelley Berkley still undecided on health vote?
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Days before the House could vote on health care reform, Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley remains a hold-out, unwilling to tip her hand on how she will vote.
Dean Heller: Is the government creating ‘hobos’ with benefit extensions?
Feb. 23, 2010
WASHINGTON — Heller told a weekend crowd at the Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner in Elko that Washington’s efforts to continue extending unemployment benefits for jobless Americans may be creating a dependent class, unable to get work.
259 days until election day, 112 days until the primary …
Feb. 17, 2010
It’s the one-year anniversary of the signing of the federal stimulus package, and everyone is trying to score off it.
Details on Obama's visit, the Special Session of the Apocalypse and a 20-year-old vote that won't go away
Feb. 16, 2010
Details are trickling out on President Obama’s visit to Las Vegas Thursday night and Friday. A Maloof DNC fundraiser for a cool million. A town hall Friday. And a tour of The Great Savior of Our Town — City Center.
Sen. Evan Bayh retirement gives Harry Reid one more headache; Tarkanian profiled on rural tour
Feb. 15, 2010
260 days until election day; 113 days until primary day; eight days until the special legislative session to find a few hundred million dollars…..
Conservation League critical of Gibbons, gives grade of 'F'
Feb. 3, 2010
The Nevada Conservation League gave Gov. Jim Gibbons a grade of "F" on his conservation record, criticizing him for appointments to the Wildlife Commission, a "failure to lead" on environmental issues and not working more with hunting and conservation groups.
State releases analysis on dropping out of Medicaid
Jan. 28, 2010
An analysis of opting out of Medicaid found that dropping out of the federal program would cause as many as 250,000 elderly, disabled, children and poor Nevadans to lose health insurance, while creating a state health care safety net with state dollars would cover just 15,700 people.