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"Can we talk about something relevant rather than school-yard-pettiness? Can we find another subject? This is ridiculous.
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- Andrew Barbano, nevadalabor.com, reacting to a discussion about Republicans acting like Democrats. - Thursday, August 3, 2006.
"Senator Amodei has West Nile virus and voters of Nevada have West VILE virus from all the TV ads being thrown at ‘em.
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- Joe Guild, attorney commenting on all the negative TV campaign ads on the air. - Wednesday, August 2, 2006.
"Unfortunately a few elections ago this negative (advertising) started the hammering, the slamming, the name calling - those kinds of things. And the people that did that won. What the voters need to do if they’re tired of it, like they keep crying that they’re tired of it, is they need to get out there and start voting against the people that do that.
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- Dick Gammick Washoe County District Attorney, discussing how to get candidates to run positive campaigns. - Tuesday, August 1, 2006.
"I long for the days when I didn’t have to pay attention to politics until after Labor Day. Now I have to interrupt my summer and think about politics and who the candidates are.
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- Bill Bilyeu, attorney, bemoaning the early primary date. - Monday, July 31, 2006.
"Most people watching this know they have used marijuana and they have not gone on to heavier drug use. That is a myth made up by prohibitionists to explain why something less dangerous than alcohol is illegal.
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- Neal Levine,
Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana on the theory that marijuana is a gateway drug.
- Thursday, July 27, 2006.
"We’re looking at lowering taxes next year for the folks of Storey County.
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- Greg “Bum” Hess, Storey County Commissioner on how the success of the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center has affected the county. - Wednesday, July 26, 2006.
"They’re our number one priority right now, those 19,000 souls.
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- David Stix, Mayor of Fernley, on protecting the current residents water priorities vis-à-vis a Northern Nevada Water Authority.
- Tuesday, July 25, 2006.
"There’s no positive feeling that comes from being associated with that headline.
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- Judge Nancy Saitta, on being a case study in the recent LA Times ”Juice for Justice” series. - Monday, July 24, 2006.
"It’s very hard to call me a Liberal if you look at my legislative history and Gibbons Tax Restraint Initiative and Education First.
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- Dawn Gibbons on being accused of being the most liberal candidate in the 2nd Congressional District.
- Thursday, July 20, 2006.
"They’ve gone from saying oh she won’t really do it, to this is getting interest, to oh hell, she might win.
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- Gubernatorial candidate Dina Titus on initial doubters of the potential success of her campaign.
- Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
"We’re talking about roads and highways now, a shortfall of 2.4 billion dollars over an 8 year period. I would think it would be good business to take 300 million of that money (the projected surplus) that could be utilized for roads and highways, and take a bite out of that apple.
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- Gubernatorial candidate Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt on what she would do with the projected surplus after putting 200 million into the rainy day fund, to avoid raising state gas taxes and building toll roads.
- Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
"If you’re saying to enjoy the same rights and benefits of a married couple but you’re calling it a civil union then you may as well call it marriage. If there’s some distinction on a civil union then I might be willing to look at it and consider it.
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- Barbara Lee Woollen candidate for Lt. Governor on her ideals philosophies and opinions.
- Monday, July 17, 2006.
"And they all have the same social security number.
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- Larry Mathias executive director Nevada State Medical Association following up on the idea that Nevada’s newest residents would turn out in droves to vote.
- Thursday, July 13, 2006.
"I don’t have any fear that I’m not getting 100% from Harry.
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- Jack Carter candidate for United States Senate on being asked about US Senator Harry Reid’s support for his candidacy despite Reid’s non-aggression pact with US Senator John Ensign.
- Wednesday, July 12, 2006.
"We spent 200 million on the rainy day fund refilling and 300 million on a rebate so that alone at 500 million is by far is the bigger half of the surplus that we had.
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- State Senator Bob Beers candidate for Governor disagreeing with criticism that with his support, over half of the 2005 surplus was spent on expanding government.
- Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
"Illegal immigration is right up there with taxes.
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- Bonnie Weber Washoe County Commissioner running for re-election on the top two complaints she hears as she walks her district campaigning. - Monday, July 10, 2006.
