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Officials Disagree Over F.B.I. and U.S. Attorney Involvement in Nevada ACORN Investigation

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Natalie Collins, Voter Fraud, Registration Fraud, Black Voters, Bob Walsh, Nevada, Acorn, Latino Voters, Vote Fraud, Voter Registration, Ross Miller, John Conyers, John McCain, F.B.I., Voter Suppression, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Scandal, U.S. Attorney, Politics News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Spokespeople for Nevada's top federal and state law enforcement authorities have staked out different positions when asked whether federal officials a...

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Texas Family on Canvassing "Vacation" in Swing State NC

Joan and Elizabeth Cheever | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Phonebanking North Carolina, Indiana, Cary North Carolina, Ohio, Texas Obama, Nevada, North Carolina, Barack Obama, Colorado, North Carolina Mccain, Texas, Canvassing North Carolina, Early Voting, Cary, Michigan, Texas Volunteers Obama, John McCain, Deep South, North Carolina Obama, One-Stop Early Voting Registration, Home News
Joan and Elizabeth Cheever

JOAN: It began with the news of voter list purging. Ten days ago, the media identified six "swing" states as having "problems" with voter registratio...

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Culture Zohn: Giving Good Phone for Barack

Patricia Zohn | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Princess Phone, Nevada, Internet, Phone Banks, Obama Campaign, Barack Obama, Slydial, Politics News
Patricia Zohn

2008-10-28-zohnphonepull.jpg I don't think there could be anything more satisfying than using the phone to turn out a vote for Obama.

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Battle For The West: Obama Winning Numbers Game

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Albuquerque, John McCain, George W. Bush, Battle for the West, Colorado, Democrats, Reno, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Las Vegas, Nevada, New Mexico, Early Voting, Voter Registration, John Kerry, Latino Voters, Republicans, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Sen. Barack Obama and 100,000 of his closest friends in Denver on Sunday (Reuters) Colorado "well over 100,000": record-breaking number of suppor...

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Obama pitches self in new ad; McCain hits tax plan

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, Colorado, John McCain, New Mexico, Western States, Barack Obama, Politics News

RENO, Nev. — Democratic candidate Barack Obama began his closing argument for the presidency Saturday by asking voters to look to the future whi...

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Battle for the West: McCain Says He's Still Fighting in Colorado

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Newspapers, Endorsements, New Mexico, Battle for the West, Colorado, Newspaper Endorsements, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News
Ryan Rivera

McCain operatives say rumors of their candidate's departure from the Centennial State are greatly exaggerated. CNN's John King reported on Monday that...

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Early Voting Begins In Las Vegas

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, Nevada, John McCain, Early Voting, Battle for the West, March, Republicans, Democrats, Barack Obama, Las Vegas, Voting, Home News
Ryan Rivera

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In the shadow of a statue honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., members of the majority African-American West Las Vegas community stage...

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On The Trail With "Stop Obama Tour"

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Henderson, Sing Voters, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Swing States, Sarah Palin, Our Country Deserves Better, Nevada, Elko, John McCain, Stop Obama Tour, Home News
Ryan Rivera

HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Our Country Deserves Better PAC's "Stop Obama Tour" made its last Nevada stop in a Republican enclave in Democratic-majority Cl...

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"Stop Obama" Tour Rallies Conservatives

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Rural Communities, Nevada, Swing State, John McCain, Rural Voters, Our Country Deserves Better, Battle for the West, Stop Obama, Joe Biden, Gun Rights, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Elko, Home News
Ryan Rivera

ELKO, Nev. -- A pro-John McCain / anti-Barack Obama bus tour stopped here Thursday morning, urging voters in one of the state's most conservative coun...

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Rural Nevada Dems Come Out Of The Closet

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Rural Voters, Battle for the West, Swing Voters, Barack Obama, Elko, Barack Obama Nevada, Nevada Blue, McCain Nevada, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Nevada Purple, Home News
Ryan Rivera

ELKO, Nev. -- When Mable Kite decided to get involved in a political campaign for the first time in her life, she jumped right into the deep end. She ...

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Debate -- McCain calls Nuclear Safety Advocates "Extreme Environmentalists"

Steve Parker | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senator Harry Reid, Environmental Protection Agency, President Nixon, John McCain, Secretary of Transportation, Epa, Environment, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cars, Nhtsa, Nevada, Arizona, Mccain/Palin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steve Parker

McCain made a gaffe (not as bad as when he called Obama "Senator Government"), which got me thinking and worried me greatly.

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Nevada Swing County Leaning Toward Obama in Intense Last Weeks of Campaign

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Swing States, John McCain, Acorn, Washoe County, Heidi Smith, Voter Registration, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Clark County, Amy Curtis-Webber, Swing Voters, Reno, Barack Obama, Home News
Ryan Rivera

As goes Washoe County, so goes Nevada? "If Kerry had carried this county, he would have carried Nevada," said Curtis-Weber. And with Nevada, he would have won the White House.

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Nevada Student Voters May Swing the State and the Nation

Daniel Riggs | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada Blue, Obama McCain, Obama Nevada, Nevada, Nevada Red, Nevada Swing State, University of Nevada Reno, Home News
Daniel Riggs

RENO, Nev. -- In 2004, the University of Nevada went red--and so did the state. This time, UNR will likely go blue--and with it, perhaps, the nation....

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Nevada Governor Sued For Allegedly Threatening Rape

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, Governor, Corruption, Scandal, Jim Gibbons, Republican, Politics News

LAS VEGAS — The accusations of a woman who says Nevada's governor once threatened to rape her are "simply false," Gov. Jim Gibbons said Wednesda...

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San Francisco Leaders Rally Democrats to Help Get Out the Vote Nationwide: "Complete the Task!"

Natasha Chen | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, World Series, Anaheim Angels, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco, David Drummond, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, California, Filipinos, Home News
Natasha Chen

It's a story San Franciscans know well. In Game Six of the 2002 World Series, the Giants were leading 5-0 at the bottom of the seventh inning, only fo...

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How McCain Will Steal the Election from Obama (Sort Of)

Tom Matzzie | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, John McCain, Richard Nixon, Voter Registration, Acorn, Ohio, Nevada, Electoral College, Voter Fraud, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Tom Matzzie

Conservatives are scared of a progressive majority. And they're going to lie, cheat and steal to prevent it from happening. But they can only be successful if we let them.

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Waiting for November 4

Dave Winer | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, Housing Prices, Hypercamp, Economic Crisis, Housing Crisis, President Obama, Yahoo, Microsoft, Politics News
Dave Winer

Are the markets are waiting to find out who wins the election? Will trust return if the voters go... for Obama? Republican? Me, I can't wait for the...

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Battle For The West: Voter Roll Purges in CO and NV, State Officials Respond

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Battle for the West, Voter Registration, New York Times, Nevada, Voter Rolls, Voter Fraud, Purge, Colorado, Home News
Ryan Rivera

(AP photo) Colorado and Nevada officials responded on Thursday to Wednesday's New York Times story alleging thousands of voters have been removed fr...

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Battle For The West: The ACORN Raid and Obama's 'Thug Thizzle'

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Acorn, Battle for the West, Voter Registration, Raid, Voter Fraud, Barack Obama, Las Vegas, Thug Thizzle, Home News
Ryan Rivera

(AP photo) Nevada authorities raided the Las Vegas offices of a group registering voters in low income communities seeking evidence of voter registr...

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GOP's ACORN 'Voter Fraud' Lie Ramped Up; State Police Raid ACORN Office in Vegas

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, Gop, Voter Fraud, Acorn, Indiana, Republicans, Politics News
Brad Friedman

[The GOP has] decided to intensify their unsubstantiated assaults on the community organization, given its effectiveness at registering millions of low-income voters across the country.

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Solar Power Plant Planned By Army Could Be The World's Most Powerful

Wired | Noah Shachtman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solar Energy, Army, Environment, Nevada, Solar Power, Money Saving, Green News

The Army says it wants to build what could be the world's most powerful solar power plant, as part of a far-reaching effort to cut back on the service...

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Battle For The West: Californians Strike Nevada

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, Nevada, John McCain, Washoe County, Battle for the West, Voter Registration, Orange County, Barack Obama, California, Canvassing, Girl Scout Cookies, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Sen. Barack Obama stumps in Reno September 30 - Getty Images Two new polls have Sen. Barack Obama ahead of Sen. John McCain in Nevada. An InsiderAdv...

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Battle For The West: Cell Phones Missed By Polls

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Youth Vote, Cell Phones, Polling, Battle for the West, Barack Obama, Home News
Ryan Rivera

If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor Dav...

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Battle For The West: Obama Fights For Nevada

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Young Voters, Nevada, John McCain, Washoe County, Youth Vote, Battle for the West, Latino Voters, Get Out the Vote, Gotv, Reno, Barack Obama, Voter Registration, Drive for Change, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Barack Obama takes the stage Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno (AP) Today's Los Angeles Times looked at the Democratic party's surge in regi...

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Battle For The West: Bundles of Cash

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Debate, Sheldon Adelson, John McCain, Washoe County, Battle for the West, New Mexico, Campaign Finance, Steve Wynn, Colorado, Fundraising, Barack Obama, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Bundling Quid Pro Quo (image source: nymag.com) Campaign finance laws may limit the amount an individual can give to a candidate, but there's no end...

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