Nevada: George W. Bush

March 12, 2009 - 01:13 pm

Doesn’t seem fair, does it?

By Steve Sebelius

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference in that country was sentenced today to three years in prison. Yet Bush, who lied to Congress and the American people about the case for war — knowing full well what he was doing the whole time — is [...]

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February 12, 2009 - 12:59 pm

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Truth Commission? How about a grand jury?

By Steve Sebelius

The Review-Journal’s editorial page today weighed in with some criticism of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s idea to form a “truth and reconcialiation commission,” modeled after the post-apartheid group that investigated abuses during South Africa’s darkest days, to investigate abuses of the George W. Bush administration.
The writers couldn’t totally condemn the concept, of course. Deep down, [...]

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February 5, 2009 - 01:56 pm

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Wait, what? Again?

By Steve Sebelius

CARSON CITY – So, we’re learning all about renewable resources in a hearing in the Senate Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee this morning, when we pull out our BlackBerry to learn that President Barack Obama has created his very own faith-based office.
Just like George W. Bush.
Look, we’re not against churches doing good works. In fact, [...]

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Mon, 06/09/2008 - 11:17

10 questions for U.S. Rep. Jon Porter

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS -- Facing probably the toughest reelection campaign of his career, U.S. Rep. Jon Porter (R-Boulder City) took some time last week to answer PolitickerNV.com's questions about the state of his race, his opponent and the man heading up the Republican ticket this fall.

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Thu, 05/29/2008 - 21:43

Titus, DCCC chief take up gas prices against Porter

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS -- Democratic 3rd Congressional District candidate Dina Titus held a press conference Thursday in front of a Shell gas station in which she blamed the rising cost of gasoline on the Bush administration and her opponent, U.S. Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.).

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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 18:08

Obama Las Vegas trip leads to McCain back-and-forth

By Joseph K. Cooper

[img_assist|nid=1582|title=Ill. Sen. Barack Obama leads a town hall meeting at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas Tuesday.|desc=Politicker Photo.|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=315]LAS VEGAS -- In his first trip back to the Silver State since losing Nevada's Jan. 19 Democratic precinct caucuses, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) continued efforts Tuesday to tie presumptive Republican nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to President Bush and discussed specific proposals to address southern Nevada's mounting home foreclosure crisis.

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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 18:06

Obama talks home foreclosures in Las Vegas Part 3

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS-Ill. Sen. Barack Obama continued efforts Tuesday to tie presumptive Republican nominee Ariz. Sen. John McCain to President George W. Bush and discussed specific proposals to address southern Nevada's mounting home foreclosure crisis.

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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 17:53