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...Still, gaining nominating influence seems more important to states like Florida than losing delegates: they'd rather candidates feel beholden to them in the general election than at the largely symbolic conventions. Dean permitted Nevada and South Carolina to hold their primaries in January because he felt their heavier Latino and African-American electorates would be a fitting balance to the largely white Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses held that month. But Floridians insist, justifiably, that their electorate is as much a mirror of the nation's new demographic mix as any state's - all the more reason, they...
...become the most watched pay-per-view matchup ever--at $55 a pop in the U.S.--perhaps topping the 1.99 million buys to see Mike Tyson bite off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997. Arena tickets sold out in three hours, generating $19 million, a Nevada boxing record. "This could be the night that saves boxing," says Richard Schaefer, CEO of De La Hoya's company, Golden Boy Promotions, which is staging the clash...
...September 25, 2006: Las Vegas, Nevada A bus driver pulls over to drop off students. One student gets off the bus and then shoots at it. Three bullets hit the back of the bus, but none of the 34 students on board are injured...
...She’s focused on that work, as we all are here.” Shaheen was unavailable for comment. Deirdre Murphy, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), confirmed yesterday that Shaheen had met privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and DSCC Chairman Sen. Charles E. Schumer ’71 of New York, but said she could not comment on the specifics of the meeting. “We believe that Governor Shaheen would a great candidate, and polls have shown John Sununu to be considered extremely vulnerable...
...Nevada Democrats have realized is that Fox is beyond being a “Republican” news channel. Fox doesn’t just hire journalists with conservative ideology. Instead, it employs partisan mouthpieces. CNN might be perceived as liberal but its reporters don’t have a comparable track record of blatant inaccuracy. If Fox wants to correct what it perceives as a liberal bias in the media, fine. But muddying the public discourse with falsehood and provocative rhetoric is a disservice...