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"I think that, by and large, the national media forgets there’s anything else in the State. "
- Steve Friess, Freelance Writer, New York Times talking about how hard it is to get major Eastern editors to regard Nevada as anything but a Las Vegas cliché. - Thursday, August 28, 2008.
"I think the whole public/private sector partnership is the way we need to go. It’s an infusion of money and it’s not coming from the State. "
- Tracey Woods, Retail Association of Nevada, on news that a non profit funded by Kirk Kerkorian is giving 13 million dollars to the CCSD to fund a limited number of Empowerment Schools. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
"I really don’t think she failed in her campaign. I think that America showed itself to be a bit more misogynistic than expected. I don’t think she was treated equally. "
- Jan Jones, Senior Senior VP Harrah’s Entertainment, on her thoughts on the campaign of Hillary Clinton. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008.
"We’re thinking between Thanksgiving and Christmas I’m on the mend. So we’ll have killed this growth. "
- State Senator John Lee discussing his recent diagnosis of nasal cancer and the steps he’s taking to be healthy by the time the next Legislative session begins. - Monday, August 25, 2008.
"I think there is a difference between being a conservative and being an extremist. "
- State Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio in reference to his opponent, Sharron Angle, in a televised debate in which she chose not to participate. - Thursday, August 7, 2008.
"It’s too early to tell how it’s going to be, but right now it looks pretty scary, "
- Liz McMenamin, Retail Association of Nevada, on how a low turnout in the Primary on Aug 12 could sweep a more fringe candidate into the General Election. - Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
"We’ve had just about a 40% shift in registration, that has come about because people are frustrated with the way the country’s gone over the last seven years; disappointed in the Republican Party, that it hasn’t represented fiscal conservatism and policies that rarely support Nevada and Nevada middle class families. "
- Jill Derby, Congressional Candidate for CD 2, on her race with Congressman Dean Heller. - Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
"I don’t care what the New York Times says, I think speculation is part of the problem. "
- State Senator Dina Titus, candidate for CD 3 upon hearing an editorial by the NYT that drilling for oil in the US and offshore and curbing speculation is not a fix for our energy problems. - Monday, August 4, 2008.
"It’s one thing to say something and another thing to read what it is that you’ve said and much of what I said, I came off looking and I’m afraid I was behaving, childishly, self indulgently, waspishly and definitely imprudently. The Supreme Court has made their decision, I don’t agree with the decision but the decision has been made. Now we need to move on. "
- Howard Rosenberg, NSHE Regent, on his reaction to the Supreme Court decision that took him off the 2008 ballot. - Thursday, July 31, 2008.
"I would be a proponent of expanding the mission of the SAGE commission to higher education. "
- Regent candidate Bill Cobb on how to find ways to solve the higher education budget problems. - Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
"I think that my record frankly has been that of a judicial activist and I don’t want to disagree with any of my opponents who say they don’t believe in it but I think that’s the job of the courts. "
- Supreme Court Justice Candidate, Don Chairez, on whether he would legislate from the bench if elected. - Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
"Why sign a pledge when that’s one’s philosophy. "
- Candidate for the Assembly and former Secretary of State Cheryl Lau on her refusal to sign a pledge to not raise taxes. - Monday, July 28, 2008.
"It was organized as a giant photo op. Which ,of course, what it is. Whether it’s McCain or Obama, it’s a photo op. "
- Tad Dunbar, anchor The Dunbar Report News 4, discussing the media coverage of Barack Obama on his international tour. - Thursday, July 24, 2008.
"He telephoned me in January and told me that a wealthy man who had sued his father and lost five years ago called him and offered him unlimited funds to run against me so he’s running and we have a contested race. "
- Judge Brent Adams on why he has drawn an opponent in his race to retain his seat. - Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
"I’ve never been involved in party politics before. When I hear I’m the “Old Guard”, it makes me laugh because I’ve never held an office before. "
- Sue Lowden, Chairman, Nevada Republican Party, disagreeing that the “Old Guard” prevented the reconvening of the Republican Convention. - Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
"I could not believe that anybody would think that somebody who had been deported from our country for committing a crime of a sexual nature against a child should be put back on probation but Judge Perry did. "
- Elliot Sattler, Candidate District Court Judge Dept 9, on one of the reasons he decided to run against a sitting judge. - Monday, July 21, 2008.
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