Topic: Las Vegas

Is GOP missing chance to grow?

Rick Perry, the immigration moderate, is sinking in the Republican presidential polls. GOP Sen. Dean Heller is ditching scheduled campaign appearances at Latin Chamber of Commerce meetings. And even conservatives in the Hispanic community are gaga for Democratic congressional candidate Ruben Kihuen.So ...

Titus confident she can win any district

READERS WEIGH INA version of this story was posted online at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Here is a sampling of comments from our readers.Many Las Vegans remember Dina Titus helping Las Vegas residents and homeowners in getting the mortgage companies to negotiate. Among ...
When President Barack Obama visits Las Vegas today, he'll speak to would-be voters about his No. 1 legislative priority: his jobs bill.It's a proposal the president has been trying to sell voters since early September, when he laid out to Congress his ...

Pens, podiums and parity at candidates' debate

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Participants in Tuesday's Republican presidential debate will take part in a classic American political ritual, where the questions are closely vetted for fairness and even the pens and bottled water are regulated.Good debate performances can boost or break ...

THE SUN'S MOST READ STORIES*

1. Developers: A UNLV stadium could be built without raising taxes: The public-private partners behind a proposed on-campus stadium at UNLV say they are developing a plan to build it without raising taxes.2. Paving project brings I-15 traffic to standstill. It's too ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bachmann can't beat ObamaTea Party favorite Michele Bachmann is being heralded by supporters as the savior of the United States. They feel she alone must dethrone President Barack Obama, making him a "one-term president," as she repeatedly says.Being backed by some in ...
Sen. Harry Reid's Democratic Party has done a remarkable job preventing contentious primaries over the past few elections. The reasoning: Infighting requires campaign spending on something other than defeating Republicans and leaves internal rifts.So the congressional campaign outlook for 2012 presents an ...
Democrat crosses party lines with ease, engages the power brokers on her big issuesWASHINGTON - Last week, Democrats in the House banded together to send a message to the president: We don't want your tax bill. The nonbinding vote they took was ...
On "Report: Las Vegas tops list of worst cities to find a job" from LVLawDog: "It's never too late. I have a friend who made a small fortune in construction. This guy is in his upper 40s. When the recession hit, he ...

THE RUNDOWN

Reid mulls ÔDon't Ask' repeal, but needs help Harry Reid has come under fire for hedging his plans on a potential second swipe at repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy — a possibility that's now looking less likely. In an ...
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