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"At this point the Governor is just asking for recommendations. So to write letters and go to the media and say we are not going to do it then it’s going to be up to the Executive branch to make those decisions.
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- Vinson Guthreau J3 Strategies, on the Governor’s request for potential budget cuts and the response from the Chancellor and the Chairman of the Clark County Commission. - Wednesday, October 24, 2007.
"I find myself in a very strange position, defending the Chancellor. I don’t normally do that.
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- Howard Rosenberg, University Regent, discussing his support of the Chancellor’s request that the Rainy Day Fund be used instead of the Governor’s idea of potential budget cuts.
- Tuesday, October 23, 2007.
"Well I’m not going to tell you about the conversation, but it’s been widely reported that he wasn’t happy, and I think that’s accurate. He hoped that people would stay neutral for longer but I’m 45 years old and I can think for myself.
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- Rory Reid, Chairman Clark County Commission, on whether his father US Senator Reid was displeased that his son came out in favor of Hillary Clinton for President.
- Monday, October 22, 2007.
"Especially when you bounce it off the law that says if you have a conflict in Nevada you’re supposed to not vote, not quit.
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- State Senator and President of the Nevada Mining Association, Mark Amodei, on why he doesn’t have to resign his Senate Seat over potential conflicts between his State Service and his day job.
- Thursday, October 18, 2007.
"I think we should be getting a better, more allotment from Federal land sales when we auction off land to provide for further growth. We should be putting more of that money into infrastructure.
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- Robert Uithoven, Political Consultant, on how not to raise taxes to pay for Nevada’s financial needs.
- Wednesday, October 17, 2007.
"And it’s going to be more significant whether we like it or not.
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- Ty W. Cobb former advisor to President Reagan, discussing China’s investment strategy in the United States with China’s 1.2 trillion dollars in foreign currency reserves, a lot of which will be used to buy up American companies.
- Tuesday, October 16, 2007.
"Remember that children and families aren’t just hungry at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s really great to help this time of year, every time of year, and we’d like to see the churches and other community groups involved.
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- Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, on the plight of homeless children and families across the State. - Monday, October 15, 2007.
"I’ll put that blame on me. Because as a party we haven’t been registering as diligently as we should, and we are now.
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- Sue Lowden Chairman Nevada Republican Party on the threat to the seats of State Senators Bob Beers and Joe Heck due to the increase in Democratic registrations in their districts.
- Thursday, October 11, 2007.
"Clearly, I believe what this government is doing, and I’ll disagree with you, is that they want young people to be so used to government funded health care, till they’re the age 25 or 30, by the time they reach that age they’re going to expect government to take care of their health care for the rest of their lives.
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- Congressman Dean Heller on why he won’t vote to override the Presidents veto of the S-Chip legislation that would expand health care for poor children.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2007.
"Maintaining the wealth of Nevada’s households no matter where they fall in the income spectrum is important to us a community or a set of communities.
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- Jeremy Aguero, Applied Analysis, on the need to find creative ways to help homeowners who are facing foreclosure.
- Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
"It will be a much more difficult seat to hold without him running, without a doubt.
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- Scott Bensing, Exec Director National Republican Senatorial Committee on the announcement that Republican Senator Pete Domenici will not stand for re-election next year. - Monday, October 8, 2007.
"I never thought you’d use Al Qaeda as a defense on this thing.
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- Kermitt Waters Attorney defending his proposal to triple the gaming tax to 19% and use it to replace property taxes, after it was pointed out that the gaming industry collapsed immediately after 9/11. - Thursday, October 4, 2007.
"The first line in my obituary used to read “The last American diplomat to confront Saddam Hussein before the Gulf war.” Course it now reads “The husband of the first American spy to have her identity betrayed by her own government.”
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- Ambassador Joseph Wilson regarding his wife Valerie Plame. - Wednesday, October 3, 2007.
"The Sun was always opposed to the mob influence in Las Vegas. It was how to get them out. Howard Hughes was an orderly responsible, rational way to get rid of the mob. We brought him in here and he bought up all the hotels. He bought them out and that seemed like a pretty sane plan at the time.
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- Brian Greenspun, Editor Las Vegas Sun, on how his father Hank Greenspun was a major player in the plan to remove the mafia from Las Vegas gaming.
- Tuesday, October 2, 2007.
"Right now so much of traditional energy has been subsidized dramatically. We don’t have the same subsidies that the traditional companies and industries do. So at some point we’re going to have to look at that. Whether partnerships are important, as we look at competitiveness but the key is to recognize the tremendous economic opportunity it presents.
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- Tom Daschle, Former Senate Majority Leader, on how green power will be competitive pricewise.
- Monday, October 1, 2007.
"Our society keeps that piece hidden very well. The fact that there are so many children out there, so many families living in a homeless situation.
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- Liz MacMenamin Director of Government Affairs, Retail Association of Nevada continuing the discussion of the situation at Whitney Elementary School where 85% of the children are homeless.
- Thursday, September 27, 2007.
