Dawn Gibbons: Nevada First Lady Speaks About Her Divorce
She stood by her husband on Oct. 13, 2006, just a month before he was elected governor, when Chrissy Mazzeo, a Las Vegas cocktail server, contacted th...
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Why Obama Won't Do What's Needed to Deal With the Mortgage Crisis
David Fiderer | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business
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In places like Phoenix, 54% of homeowners with mortgages have negative equity. That's about half a million underwater mortgages, more than the combined totals in Texas and New York state, where 10 times as many people live.
Reihan Salam: U.S. Economy Could Parallel Michigan's Decline
forbes.com | Reihan Salam, | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business
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Just as the roughly $3 trillion spent on the former East Germany didn't stave off economic collapse, federal bailouts won't bring back Detroit. As Mic...
John Ensign Affair Details Revealed: Nightline Interviews Doug Hampton About Senator's Affair With Cindy Hampton (VIDEO)
Kevin Freking | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
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Scroll down to watch video of Nightline interview. WASHINGTON (AP)- A Nevada man whose wife had an affair with Sen. John Ensign said he discovered th...
EPA: Uranium From Polluted British Petroleum Mine Found In Nevada Water Wells
AP | SCOTT SONNER | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green
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YERINGTON, Nev. — Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air sm...
Race to the Top Officially Starts: Will NY's "Data Firewall" Hurt Its Chances?
Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York
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Given New York's fiscal troubles -- Governor David Paterson has warned that the state could run out of money as early as December -- this is not a competition the state can afford to lose.
10 States Face Looming Budget Disasters: Pew Report
AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state ...
Loan Modification Plan Has Helped 20 Percent Of Eligible In California, Nevada And Arizona
AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says, but most ...
New Documents Show Increased Cancer Risk For Baby Boomers After Nuclear Testing
Politics Daily | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
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Even with a half century's hindsight, the U.S. government's willingness to risk the health of the nation's children seems somewhere between unfathomab...
New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws
AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...
Unemployed In Las Vegas: Struggling Nevadans Speak
The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact
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Writer Becky Bosshart was laid off from her Las Vegas newspaper job while writing a series on the recession and unemployed Nevadans. Nevada is one of ...
Gun Show Loopholes Tracked By New York City; Dealers Allowed Purchase To Undercover Gun Buyers Who Admitted Spotty Records
The Associated Press | Sara Kugler | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York
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NEW YORK (AP)-- New York City officials secretly videotaped dozens of firearm purchases they say were illegal at gun shows in states that have not clo...
Shawn Chacon, Former Rockies Pitcher, Arrested For Gambling Violations
AP | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver
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GREELEY, Colo. — Authorities say they have arrested former major league pitcher Shawn Chacon at a Colorado bowling alley on charges related to u...
WSJ: Ensign's Senate Prospects Grow Cloudy
wsj.com | NAFTALI BENDAVID | Posted 12.03.2009 | Home
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Sen. John Ensign's future grew more unsettled Friday as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to offer his support or express confidence in ...
Dr. Coburn's Peculiar Privilege
Jacob M. Appel | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
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Senator Coburn claims physician-patient privilege to avoid testifying against Ensign. But this is not a "Get out of Jail Free" card for physicians who acquire knowledge outside of their work as doctors.
Harry Reid Becomes GOP Target In Nevada
Wall Street Journal | JIM CARLTON | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics
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Mr. Reid, 69 years old, is facing mounting criticism in his home state and is trailing in the polls against two Republican challengers for his Senate ...
Never Mind "Civil" Discourse -- Any Real Discourse Would Be Welcome
Ellen Sterling | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics
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A forum on health care was so very civil that it was almost coma-inducing. There was no debate and no need to repeatedly warn people to be civil. Everyone agreed with everyone else.
Does John Ensign Think David Vitter Should Resign?
Senate Guru | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
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According to his own explicit standard, Republican Senator John Ensign must think that Republican Senator David Vitter should resign.
Sen. Ensign's Dad Could Lose Casino Project Over Scandal
Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
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Michael Ensign, the father of Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), may be finding his business deals threatened after he admitted to giving his son's mistress and...
Sen. Ensign: "I Fully Plan On Running For Reelection"
The Las Vegas Sun | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics
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Republican Sen. John Ensign said Monday that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents' payout to the wom...
Ensign Apologizes For Affair, Gets Round Of Applause From GOP Lawmakers
HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
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Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) apologized to his Republican colleagues at Tuesday's weekly conference lunch, his first meeting with them since the sex scan...
Ensign Mistress' Salary Doubled During Affair
Las Vegas Sun | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics
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The one-time mistress and campaign treasurer of Sen. John Ensign saw her salary double during the time of the affair, according to federal election do...
Ensign Mistress's Son Was Paid By GOP Senate Committee During Affair
Politico | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
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The son of the couple at the center of the sex scandal that has engulfed Sen. John Ensign was being paid by National Republican Senatorial Committee i...
Ensign Quits Senate GOP Leadership Post After Admitting Affair
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his leadership post one day after admitting he carried on a marital aff...
Harry Reid Abruptly Pulls Support For Levitating Train To Disneyland
Associated Press | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is no longer supporting a proposal to build a magnetic levitating train between Disneyland and Las...
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Reno Gazette-Journal | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics