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112th Congress convenes; Boehner elected Speaker
Newly elected speaker John Boehner hailed the Republican Party’s return to control of the House Wednesday, vowing a more open legislative process but acknowledging that “a great deal of scar tissue has built up on both sides of the aisle.”
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Congress convenes; Boehner elected speaker
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Boehner was elected speaker of the House today, sealing newfound Republican power-sharing as the 112th Congress convened and drawing the curtain on the history-making Nancy Pelosi era at the helm.
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RGJ Editorial: Raggio’s resignation will leave Washoe County, Nevada poorer
Bill Raggio, who served Washoe County and this state from a seat in the state Senate for 38 years, has been a Nevada politician in the best sense of the phrase.
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Timeline: Bill Raggio
October 1926: Born in Reno 1944: Graduates from Reno High School 1944-46: Serves in U.S. Naval Reserve, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, achieving rank of second lieutenant.
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Anti-abortion female Republican candidates could change political equation in Senate
NEW YORK (AP) — An unusually large contingent of female Republican candidates with strong anti-abortion views is heating up debate on the issue and could change the political equation in the next Congress.
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Dave Newhouse: California, Nevada kick it around
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Sarah Palin, tea party candidate in 2012?
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) appears to be making a purposeful play in recent days to be the face of the “tea party” movement, a strategy that suggests what sort of candidacy she would run if she enters the 2012 presidential contest. Palin has largely demurred when asked about her 2012 ambitions (or lack thereof) — choosing to steer the conversation to the importance of electing …
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Nevada jobless rate hits new record in August
Nevada’s jobless rate in August reached a new record high, climbing to 14.4 percent to remain the highest in the nation, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Monday.
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President Obama Stumps for Harry Reid in Las Vegas
President Barack Obama spent the night in Las Vegas. The president campaigned for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at Aria on Thursday night. During the speech, Obama praised Reid and criticized the senator’s opponent, Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle.
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U.S. Senate candidates stand by party philosophies
LAS VEGAS — Republican former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., remain in a virtual deadlock in a static U.S. Senate race where neither candidate has strayed far from their respective political base.
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