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Reid: Oil dependency makes America vulnerable

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Searchlight) said America needs to eliminate its dependency on oil or face the risk of growing threats to its national security during his speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night. (PolitickerNV.com, Ben Breier)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/benbreier/2332/reid-oil-dependency-makes-ame...

Romney stumps for McCain 

Sen. John McCain hasn't decided who his running mate will be, but it was clear Wednesday at a rally for him in Henderson whom the Republicans there support for vice president -- Mitt Romney.

Elected officials, including Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., state Assemblyman Lynn Stewart and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, repeatedly asked a crowd of more than 1,000 packed into the Grand Ballroom of the Henderson Convention Center whether they would support a McCain-Romney ticket. (Review Journal, Paul Harasim)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27591634.html

Were it not for a dismal June in the gaming industry, final fiscal ‘08 reports for the state would have been more than $11 million ahead of the revised forecasts used to chop back the state budget in June. (Nevada Appeal, Geoff Dornan)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080828/NEWS/808279927/-1/rss05

Berkley speaks for delegation on floor 

"Nevada, you have 34 votes, how do you cast them?" the secretary of the Democratic National Convention asked from the podium Wednesday.

"Thank you, Madam Secretary," Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., responded, speaking from a lectern in Nevada's section of the convention floor as the states went through their roll call to nominate a presidential candidate. (Review Journal, Molly Ball)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27591644.html

Nevada votes cast before nomination clinched

DENVER — Nevadans were able to announce their votes on the floor of the convention Wednesday, before U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton moved to cut off the roll call vote and nominate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama by acclamation. (Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/NEWS19/80827042

State tax collections down $3 million

CARSON CITY – The state came up $3 million short of predicted tax collections, but a spokesman for the governor says there’s no cause for alarm.

The state Budget Division released a tally of the taxes received in the fiscal year that ended June 30, showing $2.714 billion was taken in. The Economic Forum, which provides the forecasts on which the state builds its budget, had predicted tax revenues of $2.717 billion. (Las Vegas Sun, Cy Ryan)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/27/state-tax-collections-down-3...

Reid: Road to the White House goes through increasingly Democratic Nevada

DENVER – Democrats are making substantial gains in the Silver State, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Searchlight) told the Nevada delegation today. (PolitickerNV.com, Alex Isenstadt)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/alexisenstadt/2331/reid-road-white-house-goe...

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