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"We’ve got confirmed, right now, Mitt Romney, Presidential candidate, We’ve got Duncan Hunter, Presidential candidate, a Democrat presidential candidate is in the works, it’s tentative but not confirmed yet so I can’t announce it yet. All the other Republican candidates have been invited; we’re still working with some of the others.
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- Chuck Muth, President Citizen Outreach 2007 on the spectacular lineup he has produced for the Conservative Leadership Conference to be held in Northern Nevada Oct 11 -13.
- Wednesday, September 19, 2007.
"MGM has such an incredible land bank surrounding its casinos and underneath some of it’s older casinos that could be redeveloped and I think that the people involved in the company believe that that land is worth more than Wall Street is valuing it, even now. So as long as there’s a difference between how Wall Street values the company and the way Kerkorian values the company, if he thinks it’s worth more, he may opt to take it private with help of a partner like Dubai World.
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- Jeff Simpson, Business Editor and gaming columnist Las Vegas Sun, on the possibility of MGM-Mirage being another major gaming company that could go private. - Tuesday, September 18, 2007.
"We are prepared to do what I call consequence management. First responders are going to be responding to the incident. We’re going to deal with some of the aftermath of the incident and taking care of the families that have been affected by any kind of incident of terrorism.
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- Jeffrey Varnes, CEO Southern Nevada Chapter American Red Cross, on the role of the Red Cross regarding acts of terrorism for which Las Vegas is certainly at risk.
- Monday, September 17, 2007.
"Anybody who thinks that you can win any conflict, particularly one like this, using only the military instrument of power, has not been paying attention for the past 60 years. You can’t employ military force in this kind of environment, in this kind of conflict, without also having the assistance of all the other instruments of power. Where are the other executive departments in assisting in Iraq? No you can’t do that.
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- Col. Jack Jacobs (U.S. Army retired) MSNBC military analyst discussing the poor job the U.S. has done applying diplomatic, economic and political means to the situation in Iraq.
- Thursday, September 13, 2007.
"I think he’s probably doing this because he gets free publicity from the Review-Journal. It’s cheaper than buying his own ads. I would hope he would comply but if he decides to sue us we’ll respond.
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- Bruce Beesley, President-Elect State Bar of Nevada discussing attorney Glen Lerner’s objections to having his TV ads reviewed by the State Bar.
- Wednesday, September 12, 2007.
"Pro Logis being one of the innovators and the first people within Japan looking at actually 7 to 8 story distribution centers where there are approximately 100,000 feet on each level. It’s a phenomenal sight to see.
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- Brandon Page, VP Pro Logis, discussing why his company builds vertically instead of horizontally, in Japan, due to extremely high land costs.
- Tuesday, September 11, 2007.
"Well, I think that you first, have to stop making excuses. There’s a lot of imperfections with “No Child Left Behind” and it seems like lots of times, educators especially, spend lots of time complaining about the imperfections. And I think the decision we made at Hug was we acknowledge that the imperfections are there but the greater calling we have is to educate each and everyone of our kids.
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- Andrew Kelly, Principal Hug High School, discussing the advice he would give other high school principals in how to achieve similar successful results regarding “No Child Left Behind”.
- Monday, September 10, 2007.
"The satellite providers, they increased their advertising over 117% in the market place and you’re gonna see that. You see more and more advertising from ATT. You see more and more advertising from Direct, Dish so definitely the margins are going to shrink as they sink more money into advertising.
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- Manny Martinez, VP General Manager - Charter Communications on the current wars between the TV providers at both ends of the State.
- Thursday, September 6, 2007.
"I’m not ruling out a possible run against Senator Reid but I think it’s unlikely.
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- Bruce James, President and CEO Nevada New-Tech on any plans, in the future, for running for public office. - Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
"In the public arena, we’re not going to have this discussion until it’s layered over with partisanship and then it’s too late to have it, in a rational fashion.
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- Samantha Stone Reporter News talk 780 KOH discussing potential problems with the voting machines in Nevada and how they are not being taken as seriously as they should be.
- Tuesday, September 4, 2007.
"I cannot imagine, a sitting US Senator, one, doing these things, but two, if the ethics committee decides to do a public investigation, public hearings, I cannot imagine any Senator wanting to go through that, putting the Senate through that and mainly, putting his family through that.
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- U.S. Senator John Ensign regarding the scandal surrounding Idaho Senator Larry Craig.
- Thursday, August 30, 2007.
"Las Vegas Sands is trading at an unbelievable multiple and it’s all based upon Macau.
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- Mike Alonso, Attorney Jones Vargas discussing the opening of the Venetian Macau, which is owned by Las Vegas Sands.
- Wednesday, August 29, 2007.
"So we are very comfortable and believe very strongly that the Department of Justice, likewise, will come to the conclusion that these claims and these assertions and the almost hysteria, that the detractors of the merger are putting forth, will not come to bear because statistically speaking, what they are saying is just not true and it’s just not valid.
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- Jonathan Bunker, President and COO Sierra Health Services, Inc talking about the impending merger with United Health and how it will not be monopolistic.
- Tuesday, August 28, 2007.
"I think it’s more the sub-prime, frankly, in looking at the portfolios and that’s why we are trying to mitigate what has happened with the new program.
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- Mendy K. Elliot Director of Business and Industry in the Gibbons administration -
On whether predatory lending practices in Nevada are responsible for the massive foreclosure rates and what the Governor intends to do about the situation. - Monday, August 27, 2007.
"I disagree. I disagree. I think we need a portfolio of energy in this country and to cut off a source, a major source that’s going to have huge impacts on Southern Nevada, eastern part of the State and even selling some of that energy across the country. I think it’s a mistake.
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- Congressman Dean Heller 2nd Congressional District, responding to Senator Reid’s call to prevent three coal fired electricity plants from being built in White Pine County. - Thursday, August 23, 2007.
"Iran imports half of their gasoline even though they have tremendous reserves of oil. Half of their food comes from out of the country. They’ve got domestic unrest. So they would be susceptible to sanctions.
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- Presidential candidate, Governor Bill Richardson on what basis the US, in conjunction with Russia, China and our European allies, could use sanctions to stop the Iranians from building nuclear weapons.
- Wednesday, August 22, 2007.
