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Nevada: Shelley Berkley

March 4, 2009 - 08:06 pm
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

Berkley to colleagues: Quit bashing Vegas

Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley’s mad and she’s not going to take it any more.

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March 4, 2009 - 05:00 am
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

Strings on money for jobless create knots

Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley says it would be foolish for Nevada’s governor to forfeit unemployment money coming to the state in President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package.

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March 3, 2009 - 05:00 am
NEWS FEED: Las Vegas Sun

Past friends of card check still weighing bill

Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley would seem to be a reliable vote for labor’s top issue in Congress -- a bill that would make it easier for workers to organize under the card check system used at most of the unionized casinos on the Strip.

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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 11:02

Nevada delegation divided on bailout package

By Ben Breier, Politicker.com Producer

The bipartisan rift that helped doom Monday's U.S. House vote on the proposed $700 billion financial sector bailout split Nevada's congressional delegation, a division also seen in many states coast-to-coast.

U.S. Rep. Jon Porter (R-Henderson) voted in support of the bill while emphasizing in a statement that he did not approve the original version of the legislation.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:57

Obama to speak in Reno Sunday

By Daniel Trudeau

The Reno Gazette Journal is reporting that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will appear in Reno on Sunday.

Obama, the junior U.S. senator from Illinois, is scheduled to appear at a town hall meeting in front of a few hundred area residents with tickets to the event.

The appearance is Obama's first to northern Nevada since U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) conceded the nomination, the paper reports. Clinton appeared last weekend in Henderson on Obama's behalf.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:02

This week's PolitickerNV.com's Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

What do steak knives, "Bum Fights" videos, and Old Yeller have in common? Find out when you see this week's list... | CLICK HERE

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Mon, 07/28/2008 - 14:39

One member of Nevada’s delegation voted against mortgage bill

By Ben Breier, Politicker.com Producer

[img_assist|nid=2133|title=U.S. Sen. John Ensign|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=left|width=220|height=334]U.S. Sen. John Ensign's decision to vote against a mortgage rescue bill during last Saturday's weekend session of Congress not only conflicted with a majority of the Senate, but nearly every major political figure in his home state.

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Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:38

2Q House race fundraising wrap-up

By Daniel Trudeau

Tuesday marked the reporting deadline for second quarter campaign contributions, and the figures from Nevada's U.S. House races revealed some interesting developments.

Democratic challengers Dina Titus in the 3rd District and Jill Derby in the 2nd District both outraised their Republican opponents, incumbent U.S. Reps. Jon Porter and Dean Heller. Porter and Heller both maintained significant cash-on-hand advantages, however.

Fundraising totals for all major candidates are below:

 

U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Las Vegas):

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Tue, 07/15/2008 - 12:34

WSJ: Freedom’s Watch, Adelson could prove critical

By Ben Breier, Politicker.com Producer

Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his right-leaning advocacy group Freedom's Watch could be key in financing Republican campaigns across the country, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.

As the paper wrote:

In the Las Vegas casinos that made Sheldon Adelson one of the country's richest men, a "whale" is someone willing to bet millions. Republicans are hoping Mr. Adelson will be their whale this election.

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Mon, 07/14/2008 - 14:26

Sun: Porter taking lead on national tourism funding

By Daniel Trudeau

[img_assist|nid=2022|title=U.S. Rep. Jon Porter|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=160|height=147]The Las Vegas Sun ran a story in Sunday's paper detailing U.S. Rep. Jon Porter's (R-Henderson) efforts to create a government fund to promote U.S. tourism abroad.

The paper noted that Porter has led a spirited charge to marshall support for tourism since taking over as co-chair of the U.S. House Travel and Tourism caucus early last year.

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