Word: laxalt
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...highly regarded and much sought political operative with ties to G.O.P. centurions around the country. His decision to line up with Kemp may help dispel skepticism that the former pro quarterback can go the distance to the White House. Kemp, however, was Rollins' second choice. Had Paul Laxalt decided to run, Rollins would have gone with his old friend from Nevada...
...nation's political establishment, 3,244 strong, filed solemnly into the Washington National Cathedral for a service, as the program put it, "in celebration of and thanksgiving for" Gerald Rudolph Ford, President of the United States in the tumultuous post-Watergate years. Bob Michel, Al D'Amato, Paul Laxalt - the mourners, who now get together only for conventions and funerals, vividly evoked a very different time in American politics, and a very different Republican Party...
...Laxalt, however, would carry a sizable handicap. What the oil industry is to Texas, gambling is to Nevada, and for some voters Laxalt would be tainted by association. After he was Governor of Nevada, Laxalt was the principal owner of the Ormsby House Hotel-Casino in Carson City. Laxalt is currently embroiled in a libel suit against McClatchy Newspapers, which reported that organized crime was involved in skimming nearly $2 million in receipts from the casino. Though the paper did not claim that Laxalt was involved in or knew about the illegal operation, he has vigorously pursued the lawsuit...
...moment, Laxalt is not exactly a high-profile contender. But what is appealing about Laxalt to the Republican faithful is his closeness to Reagan, both personally and politically. With his Western roots, his no-frills manner and his detached, easygoing style, Laxalt offers enough intimations of a Reagan Redux to give him a chance at the leading role. --By Richard Stengel. Reported by Laurence I. Barrett/Washington
...Paul Laxalt Memorial. The Senate voted $5 million for a center to analyze the strategic-minerals stockpile. The center, likely to be situated at the University of Nevada at Reno, has been dubbed a "monument to Paul Laxalt," the Nevada Republican who is retiring this year...