Women In Politics

Former rising star Brower appointed to Raggio’s senate seat
Ten years ago, Greg Brower was considered a rising political star in Washoe County.

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Arizona tragedy should lead to soul-searching
Let’s say this upfront: It’s wrong to blame anyone but Jared Loughner for his own “heinous act” — to use the heartbreaking words of his own parents.But it

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Palin’s “blood libel” charge ignites firestorm
Prominent Republican Sarah Palin defended her fiery rhetoric on Wednesday but ignited a fresh controversy by accusing critics of “blood libel” in linking her to a deadly Arizona shooting spree.

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Former Incline rep Jim Galloway announces bid for Bill Raggio’s seat
Former Washoe County commissioner, Jim Galloway. INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A former Washoe County commissioner and Incline Village representative has announced his candidacy to fill the unexpired term made available by Sen. Bill Raggio’s sudden departure.

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William Rivers Pitt: Poor, Poor Sarah
Sarah Palin. (Photo: sskennel )

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Fueling the Fires of Violence
Whenever a horrifying event like Saturday’s massacre in Tucson happens, the phrase “senseless tragedy” inevitably turns up in every news report and commentary. The Tucson attack – in which a lone shooter opened fire at a political event outside a supermarket, critically wounding Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others and killing six people, including a 9-year-old girl – unquestionably …

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A New Threat to Free Speech
Rep. James Clyburn asserts, without evidence, that the Tucson shooting proves that this country needs to curtail free speech in the name of public safety

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Our political culture inflames the unstable
The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a host of others at a street-side forum she was conducting raises almost too many questions to enumerate about the supercharged atmosphere surrounding the nation’s major political issues from healthcare to immigration to war.

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Toxic political climate blamed for shooting
A new reality in American politics was taking shape yesterday as members of Congress, commentators and ordinary citizens saw ominous connections between the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson and the sometimes inflammatory atmosphere seen of late in this country’s political discourse.

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What could kill social media
Righthaven founder Steve Gibson is going after copyright infringers using the murky legal definition of fair use to power a sue-first strategy. Could clicking a Like button soon lead to a lawsuit?

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