Word: nevadas
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...More cynical observers think the answer is rooted in the fact the Reid faces what could be a difficult re-election in Nevada next year. "The reason was clear," wrote Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. "The attempt would excite his Democratic base in Nevada, which would give him credit for trying even when the plan ultimately failed, as it did this week. But Reid seemed not to have considered, or cared about, the collateral damage: forcing moderate Democrats such as Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas to cast a procedural vote in favor of the public option that could prove ruinous...
...fell to Murren to convince the bankers that the project was worth saving - but things had gotten so touchy that he had to ask Nevada's congressional delegation, led by Senate majority leader Harry Reid, to call the CEOs of MGM's banking partners to ask them to return Murren's calls...
...consortium of banks approved the loan by the narrowest of margins - 50.43%. It proved to be the first step in putting CityCenter back in business. Had it gone under, Murren says, it's "very possible" MGM Mirage would have been brought down too. And the financially reeling state of Nevada, which received so much of its revenue from gaming, would be in "a tremendously damaged position, more so than even we had been this year." Murren calls it the most challenging time of his life - "Had I known we would have survived, I might have enjoyed...
There's even a push in Congress to let employers further link lifestyles to insurance premiums. Right now companies that run their own insurance programs can reward employees with bonuses or premium reductions of up to 20% if they meet certain health guidelines. John Ensign, Republican Senator from Nevada, and Tom Carper, Democratic Senator from Delaware, co-sponsored an amendment to the current health care bill that would raise the limit to as high as 50%. The Senate Finance Committee gave it a thumbs-up in September...
Democrats Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, likewise, have also called for anti-abortion measures in the Senate bill, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who is pro-life, has yet to come out in favor or against such an amendment. On the other hand, if the bill is moved too far to the right, it could begin losing support on the left. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan, for example, has said that she “is not going to stand for a bill that has this kind of language...