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Archive for November 2nd, 2005
Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Which kids are smarter? By Len Butcher An interesting question arose on a television program this morning. Someone asked: Are Asian kids smarter than other kids? The assumption by many seems to be that they are, but if they really are, the question is “Why?”
I might make note here that although Asians make up only four percent of the population in this [...]
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Where's the outrage? By Steve Sebelius If indeed the administration of President George W. Bush was trying to change the subject from the indictment of vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, it looks like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has managed to change it back. Reid's invoking a rare closed session on Wednesday drew attention away from the announcement of federal [...]
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Hold on, Mr. Mayor! By Steve Sebelius Pardon us, Mr. Mayor, but we disagree.
Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson, at that Chamber of Commerce forum for government candidates that we joked about Tuesday, defended the Las Vegas Monorail, were he used to work as a board member and, eventually, CEO. He left under a cloud earlier this year, after enduring shutdown after shutdown [...]
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Colorado's trash is Nevada's treasure By Steve Sebelius Oh, those rascally anti-tax Republicans. They teased us so, by waiting to see the outcome of the vote in Colorado on Tuesday about whether to suspend the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), with the clear implication that if it failed, they'd back off their push to pass a very similar measure here in Nevada, which [...]
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Bush's Bird Flu Plan Would Protect Drug Makers By Dave Berns Would defend companies against potential lawsuits.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 NPR Analyzes U.S. Flu Plan By Dave Berns Proposal compared with other nations' efforts.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Downloads Could Revive TV By Dave Berns Until now, TV has followed old operating model.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Sen. McCain Selling $4.25 Million Phoenix Home By Dave Berns Arizona senators and his wife, Cindy, seeking to downsize.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Time Warner Reports 80 Percent Jump In Q3 Earnings; Increases Stock Buyback By Dave Berns Company's cable TV division drives numbers.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Warner Brothers Cuts 250 To 300 Jobs; More To Come By Dave Berns Rising costs prompt the move.
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