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LETTER TO THE EDITOR At this point, Palin should no longer be an issue: Dave Mesker, Las Vegas; The Las Vegas Sun editorial on Thursday, “GOP and Palinpaloozza: Former vice presidential nominee starts book tour amid divisions in ranks,” could have been written about President Barack Obama or any high-profile person in America.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Just where will Palin’s path be taking her?: Chris Urago, Las Vegas; Sarah Palin appears to be heading down a career path that will lead nearer to the “political liaisons, secret meetings, unethical deeds and downright illegal acts” she writes about in “Going Rogue" as she parallels Juneau, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Responsibility best addresses abortion problem: Margaret Neubauer, Las Vegas; If more men took responsibility for their actions regarding sex, perhaps there would be fewer abortions. However, in this country, they are excused with such terms as “boys will be boys,” or that it’s cool to have sex with as many women as one chooses.
MEMO FROM CARSON CITY Art of the spin, unemployment-rate style: Tiny drop gets response from pols, but experts say it’s nothing to cheer; By David McGrath Schwartz; No sooner were the latest unemployment numbers released Friday morning than politicians offered their takes, illustrating that no fact will go un-spun this campaign season.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ideclared the drop in statewide unemployment from 13.3 percent to 13 percent a “positive development.” Gov. Jim Gibbons, however, had a different, more somber, take.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON Harry Reid’s hopes hitched to health care reform bill: By Lisa Mascaro; You would have thought they were rock stars, not graying politicians, the way Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his top lieutenants were welcomed at a Senate reception the day after Reid’s health care bill was introduced.
BRIAN GREENSPUN: WHERE I STAND Health care decisions should be the peoples’: By Brian Greenspun; How’s this for timing? Here was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, ready to unveil his long-awaited Senate health care bill — a bill that, while it has drawn the usual complaints from the usual suspects, hasn’t been dismissed as unworkable or unreasonable. And then, unexpected, was an announcement about detection of breast cancer that suddenly overshadowed the entire health care debate.
COMMENTARY What might result from a national airing of Ensign’s dirty laundry: By Jon Ralston; Mark down 8:35 p.m. PT Monday: That’s when the plug will be pulled on John Ensign’s grand delusion, the moment, as the Wachowski brothers might appreciate, that the Matrix is revealed and the grotesque reality becomes unavoidable.
The Health Care Debate The skinny on the health care reform bills in each chamber of Congress: By Lisa Mascaro; What started as five health care bills — three in the House, two in the Senate — are now two. Here are some highlights of the House bill, which passed on Nov. 7, and the Senate bill, which was introduced for debate Saturday. The Senate bill faces many amendments during the upcoming weeks of debate.
In workplaces, even here, help can be hard to come by: By Richard N. Velotta; If a co-worker has a few too many drinks during an after-work get-together, it’s common for a colleague to take his car keys away. Maybe the colleague or a supervisor will keep an eye on him for other telltale signs of alcohol abuse. But that isn’t the way it usually works with a gambling addict, panelists said at the National Center for Responsible Gaming’s conference on gambling and addiction last week at Mandalay Bay.
How the nation is faring according to the Brookings Institution: Alan Berube, Karen Dynan and Ted Gayer of the Brookings Institution; The economy’s expansion last quarter, for the first time in more than a year, has prompted much speculation that the recession is over. This turning point, however, simply marks an end to the decline in activity. In this second “How We’re Doing” index, The Brookings Institution examines the forces that stand in the way of a strong rebound.
PART 1 OF 3: TONY'S STORY The pull of a drug, a push to the brink: Like many others, the lure of easy money drew Tony to the casino again and again — until he realized where his life was heading.; By J. Patrick Coolican; According to a 2002 report commissioned by the Legislature, there are some 90,000 Nevadans with gambling problems. And Tony McDew is one of them. A few lucky days at the casino got him to believe that gambling was a way to supplement his income.
ANSWERS: CLARK COUNTY Was there an ulterior motive in parking the stripper-mobile?: Déjà Vu, an all-nude club, has new license request before county; By Joe Schoenmann; Did the owners of Déjà Vu and Little Darlings all-nude clubs really stop running the stripper-mobile up and down Las Vegas Boulevard because “they want to be good citizens,” as their lawyer said? He did say that. But there’s more to it. On Sept. 29, Déjà Vu management applied for an adult cabaret license and a tavern license.
Next season TUF coaches, Griffin and Ortiz?: Stint on UFC reality show could add to the build-up for potential third fight between the light heavyweight vets; By Ryan Greene; In Forrest Griffin's eyes, he's 1-1 against Tito Ortiz, readily admitting as much. In Tito Ortiz's eyes, he should be 2-0. But the reality of the situation is that after Saturday night's split decision loss to Griffin at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, the series is, in fact, split down the middle. What better way to build up a third meeting than to have the two fan favorite light heavyweight vets square off first as coaches on the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter?
Sadollah ready to get on a roll after taking care of Baroni: After coming out of a slugfest on top, former TUF winner shuts the door on a trying year; By Ryan Greene; It may have taken 17 months for Amir Sadollah to find it after earning his UFC contract at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, but the 29-year-old welterweight may have found his starting point.
BOXING Andre Ward claims WBA title against Mikkel Kessler: Ward scores upset victory of Kessler in super middleweight tournament; Associated Press; American Andre Ward claimed the WBA super middleweight title from Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler on Saturday in a bout that had to be stopped early, leaving the ex-champion’s camp complaining of dirty tactics. Ward added his first world championship belt to his Olympic gold medal with an upset victory in his hometown.