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Nevada's back in the spotlight

This past week saw Nevada return to the national spotlight on a number of fronts. Most notably, with the Democratic and Republican Party national conventions on deck in the coming weeks, the general election campaign is (finally) about to begin. (PolitickerNV.com, David Damore)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/ddamore/2286/nevadas-back-spotlight

Complete state-by-state coverage: Obama picks Biden as VP running mate

On Saturday, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) selected U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) as his vice presidential runningmate. Here is complete coverage of the Biden announcement, state-by-state across the Politicker network. (Politicker.com, Michael Grass)

Link: http://www.politicker.com/complete-state-state-coverage-obama-picks-bide...

Gibbons finally answers Rogers’ memos

Carson City — After months on the business end of higher education Chancellor Jim Rogers’ scathing memos, Gov. Jim Gibbons’ administration finally hit back last week, signaling a more aggressive effort to defend and promote the governor’s position in the run-up to the 2009 legislative session. (Las Vegas Sun, Staff)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/25/gibbons-finally-answers-roge...

Poll: Economy top concern of Nevada voters

Suffering from the decimated housing market, a soaring unemployment rate and a troubled gaming industry, more than a third of Nevada voters named the economy as the single most important issue determining their vote for president this year, according to a new poll. (Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/NEWS18/80824029

Nevada delegates revel in swing state status

DENVER — Nevada’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention arrived here today, dodging parades of anti-war protesters and squads of riot police perched on most corners in the downtown area. (Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/NEWS18/80824027

What Mailer teaches us about politics

Washington — In early pages of the political convention classic “Miami and the Siege of Chicago,” Norman Mailer warns against trying to interview politicians.

Unless you know the fellow well, or have studied him meticulously, you might want to abandon the whole affair, he says, because after having answered a million questions during a political career, his jaws are trained to easily respond to a few more. (Las Vegas Sun, Lisa Mascaro)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/24/what-mailer-teaches-us-about...

Democrats applaud selection of Biden 

As a 2008 presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden never made it to the Nevada caucuses. He dropped out two weeks before the Jan. 19 contest.

But some Nevadans got to know Biden, and on Saturday, with Biden's selection as the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, they welcomed him back to the campaign trail. (Review Journal, Molly Ball)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27327829.html

Poll shows Reid job rating improving 

A majority of Nevada voters continue to think Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn't doing a great job, according to a new Review-Journal poll.

However, Reid's job performance rating has ticked up slightly in recent months, the poll of 400 likely voters found. Forty-six percent of those polled thought Reid was doing an excellent or good job, while 53 percent rated his performance fair or poor. (Review Journal, Molly Ball)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27327844.html

Poll says picking Romney may help McCain in Nevada 

If Republican presidential candidate John McCain picks Mitt Romney as his running mate, it could give him a boost in Nevada, according to a new Review-Journal poll.

The number of Nevada likely voters who said Romney's presence on the ballot would make them more likely to vote for McCain was double the number who said they'd be less likely to vote for a McCain-Romney ticket, 26 percent to 13 percent. (Review Journal, Molly Ball)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27327789.html

Nevada Dems head to Denver

From the most powerful Democrat in the United States to a 20-year-old student who has yet to vote for a president, the Nevada delegation headed to Denver for the Democratic National Convention this week runs the spectrum of political experience. (Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS19/80823032

Reid, Raggio urge young professionals to get involved

Marking the organization's first anniversary, about 150 members of the Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network attended a power lunch Friday to hear guest speakers from across the political spectrum. (Gazette Journal, Tammy Krikorian)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/BIZ/808230311

John Ensign's call to step up to $ plate 'largely unanswered'

Republican prospects in U.S. Senate races this November grew grimmer Friday as Nevada's John Ensign -- the head of the party's campaign arm -- announced he must reduce its budget because GOP senators are raising too little money. (Gazette Journal, AP)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS19/80823025

Nevada state Sen. John Lee diagnosed with cancer

LAS VEGAS— A Nevada state senator says he’s been diagnosed with nasal cancer. (Gazette Journal, AP)

Link:  http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS18/80823023

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