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"My first obligation under my oath is to provide essential services for this state. We are still among the ten lowest taxed states in the country.
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- State Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio, assuming the hypothetical role of governor, while appearing to be advocating increased revenues. - Tuesday, October 26, 2010.
"I know a lot of people have jumped all over the U.S. Chamber lately, but you’ll notice that the largest outside group that’s spent the most money has been AFSCME, the public employee union.
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- Tray Abney Director of Government Affairs at the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, discussing financial contributions by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in this election cycle. - Monday, October 25, 2010.
"What the heck! We got our state party that's actually turning out voters that sabotage us.
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- Republican Political Consultant Ryan Erwin, who elicited a nod of agreement from Democrat Dan Hart when he predicted the Democratic party will get out the vote for Harry Reid, but some of their voters will support Republicans Sandoval, Krolicki and Heck. - Thursday, October 21, 2010.
"This hat creates jobs. Every commercial Harry Reid's in, he's wearing a hard hat, so I'm assuming that wearing this hat, I'm out creating jobs.
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- George Harris, Chairman of Nevadans for Sound Government, appeared on Nevada Newsmakers wearing a hard hat.
- Wednesday, October 20, 2010.
"That article you just mentioned doesn't bode well for John, and he knows that.
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- Congressman Dean Heller, on the Review Journal's report of anemic contributions to U.S. Senator John Ensign, who has only raised $8,550 during the past three months. Meanwhile Ensign's campaign war chest is being consumed by legal fees. - Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
"She has demonstrated the willingness and ability to stand up and say no. She said no to Republican leaders. She said no to Democratic leaders. She said no to a Republican Governor. She's willing to stand up and say this spending merry-go-round that goes around and around and around has to stop.
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- Sal Russo, Chief Strategist for the Tea Party Express with the rationale for supporting Sharron Angle. He also noted that nothing could be accomplished if the whole congress took a similar stand.
- Monday, October 18, 2010.
"What can Sharron Angle possibly do for this state other than making it a laughing stock, and Nevada will never be heard from again.
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- Jim Rogers, Owner Intermountain West Communications Company reiterates his endorsement of Harry Reid. - Thursday, October 14, 2010.
"What if it’s a 30 year drought? What if it’s a 25 year drought? What if we break 1025 ft? Then what do we do? We’re a landlocked state. If we don’t prepare for that now, we won’t be ready. (If the water level in Lake Mead drops below elevation 1025ft.)"
- Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy says the worst case water scenario would be insufficient funding for construction of a 3rd straw from Lake Mead, given two predicted La Nina years. - Wednesday, October 13, 2010.
"People are coming, they need to get away, they need to take a break, but they’re not spending as much money.
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- Las Vegas Review Journal Editor Thomas Mitchell believes Las Vegas is years away from economic recovery, despite an uptick in the number of visitors. - Tuesday, October 12, 2010.
"We’re not naïve enough to think cuts aren’t going to happen to us at all. But what we do hope is that they don’t cut our school in such a way to damage integrity. Things like losing entire colleges, programs, or even going so far as to lose our accreditation… would damage alumnae and current students as well."
- John Kucera, Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs for the University of Nevada’s student association. Kucera develop a pledge for legislative candidates to sign, promising a prudent approach to budget cuts. - Monday, October 11, 2010.
"If there are property owners, or if there are lawyers representing property owners, who are dissatisfied with the results that have occurred in the District Court, or believe that a District Court judge has made an error in a ruling, then appeal it.
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- Associate Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Jim Hardesty declines comment on the potential for appeals in the state's mortgage modification program. There's been only one such appeal in the 16 months since the program was created. - Thursday, October 7, 2010.
"If you don’t have a platform to run on, something to present, you shouldn’t be in office. We are in need of leadership right now, and shying away from telling your story to your electorate, you have no business being in office. You need to be able to stand up, take a platform and run with it.
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- Mike Bosma, President of The Bosma Group, denouncing candidates who refuse to debate their opponents.
- Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
"The right in Israel and the left in Israel almost disappeared, and today you have 80 percent which are in the center, and 80 percent of the Israelis support a two state solution, support a compromise with the Palestinians, support the peace process that is actually being negotiated now in Israel.
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- Israeli Consul General Jacob Dayan, with an optimistic outlook for the Middle East peace process. - Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
"I think for many people it’s financially feasible as we speak. If anything, we’re faced with tremendous competition from other western states. In particular, the state of New Mexico and the state of Colorado.
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- Rose Mckinney James Managing Principal of Energy Works LLC, asserts there's a payoff for renewable energy development in Nevada. - Monday, October 4, 2010.
"Albany is out of control with spending and taxing and corruption, where Legislators are just buying off interest groups, and that has to change and I’m not confident that the Democratic nominee, Andrew Cuomo, has what it takes to do that.
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- Former New York Governor George Patacki gives a nod to Republican Carl Paladino in his home state's gubernatorial race, despite Paladino’s penchant for outrageous statements and his recent public shouting match with a New York Post reporter. - Thursday, September 30, 2010.
"My son teaches at a science and math high school in Korea -- teaches English -- and their school day is 8 to 5, and then 5 to 9 in the evening. If you're going to compete with that, you better have a 200-day school year.
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- Former State Senator Ernie Adler is alarmed that educational systems in South Korea, China, and India push kids harder than we do in United States. - Wednesday, September 29, 2010.
