Dean Heller

Mitt Romney Gets Key Endorsements Long After It Matters, So, Thanks For Nothing, Guys!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.11.2012

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From early on in the campaign, one of the key advantages that Mitt Romney claimed in his march to the nomination was the portfolio of endorsements he ...

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Nevada Senate Candidates Spar Over Outside Spending

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.15.2012

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Democrats are trying to cut a deal in the Nevada Senate race, like the one that Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren agreed to in Massachusetts, to keep u...

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Ad Calls GOP Senator 'Another Sharron Angle'

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal and Mike McAuliff | Posted 03.27.2012

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A radio ad geared toward Nevada's Latino voters calls Republican Sen. Dean Heller "another Sharron Angle," comparing his hard-line immigration stance ...

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GOP Plan Includes Soliciting Millionaires For More

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans unveiled a plan Wednesday to cut payroll taxes that asks the rich to pay more tax if they feel like it, freezes and c...

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Pelosi Calls For Open Super Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 10.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On Saturday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on the debt reduction "super committee" to do its work in the open. ...

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Nevada Congressional Candidate Warns Debt Ceiling Will Lead To Chinese Invasion

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.20.2011

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Special election candidate Mark Amodei is betting that voters can be convinced that this time, if the debt ceiling is raised, we will be overrun by the Chinese Menace, who will turn America into the Hunan Centipede!

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Dems To Target Lugar, Heller In 2012 Over Medicare Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Bullish after a win in New York District 26 this week, top Democratic campaign chairwoman Patty Murray said Thursday Democrats are linin...

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New Nevada Senator Sworn-In On Capitol Hill

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 07.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nevada's new U.S. senator, Dean Heller, was sworn in Monday to replace the embattled John Ensign, who resigned amid a Senate Ethics...

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Democrats See Silver Lining In Dean Heller's Nevada Senate Appointment

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats are seeking a bright side to the news that they will have to face an incumbent in Nevada's 2012 Senate race now that Gov. Bria...

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Nevada Governor To Make Appointment To Fill Ensign Senate Seat

AP | By SANDRA CHEREB | Posted 06.27.2011

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CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has named Republican Rep. Dean Heller to replace John Ensign in the U.S. Senate. The appointment anno...

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Democrats Angle For A Dream In Nevada, And Sharron May Deliver

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats fervently hope Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle jumps into Nevada’s special congressional race -- and at least one Republica...

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Timeline Leading To Ensign's Resignation

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 06.21.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- A timeline of major events leading to the announcement Thursday by Republican U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada that he will resign May 3: ...

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UPDATE: John Ensign Announces Resignation

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Embattled Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) confirmed Thursday night that he will resign his seat amid an ethics probe. "It is with tremendou...

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Sharron Angle Faces Nevada House Primary From USS Cole Officer

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Perennial Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle has a new primary challenger in Nevada's Second Congressional District. The former commander...

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Dean Heller Announces Candidacy For Senate In Nevada

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) announced his candidacy for Senate in 2012 in a statement released on Tuesday, Jon Ralston at the Las Vegas Sun reports. ...

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Ensign's Retirement Promises Another Colorful Year Of Nevada Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ensign's decision will touch off a series of changes to Nevada's political landscape. It places a newly elected Republican Representative in the driver's seat for a Senate promotion. It cracks the door ajar -- ever so slightly -- for a possible Democratic pickup. It provides the previously defeated Sharron Angle with a possible path to Washington, D.C. Jon Ralston is already tweeting up a storm, and why not? His studio is likely to be as popular a destination in 2012 as it was in 2010.

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Nevada Senate Election 2012: Did The Race Begin Last Week?

The Las Vegas Sun | Jon Ralston | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Ensign supports higher taxes on all Americans and Dean Heller is against them. But John Ensign is against burgeoning deficits and Dean Heller doe...

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GOP Calls Unemployed Workers "Lazy"

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Weekly Audit: The GOP Hates Jobs

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger Through inaction and timid legislative negotiations, Congress just keeps letting the U.S. sink deeper and dee...

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Nevada Republican: Ensign Affair Hurting State

Politico | Glenn Thrush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has repeatedly insisted that he's focused on his job in the aftermath of the sex scandal surrounding his extramarital affair...

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2008 Nevada CD-02 General Election:
Heller (R-i) vs Derby (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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NV-02: Heller vs Derby

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2006 Nevada CD-02 General Election:
Heller (R) vs Derby (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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NV-02: Heller vs Derby

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GOP Congressman: We're Going To Bleed More Seats This Fall -- And That's Good!

Talking Points Memo | Posted 05.25.2011

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How's this for hopelessness in the House GOP ranks: A Republican Congressman is not only predicting losses in this election and futures ones -- he's a...

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