"One of the metamorphoses in Nevada politics during the last decade is that the building community has found ways to play in politics at nearly the same level as the casinos - and by using the same method of employing multiple corporate entities to circumvent campaign contribution caps of $10,000 per candidate."

THE NEVADA VOTE: Races get bundles from backers (Jon Ralston column, Las Vegas Sun)

Here's really what he said and she said during gubernatorial debate (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Danny and the Phantoms (Desert Beacon blog)

Good Tark, Bad Tark (Chuck Muth column, Battleborn Opinion News)

Are pot legalization opponents using smoke and mirrors? (John DiMambro column, Nevada Appeal*)

Advocates pitch anti-smoking laws (Gardnerville Record-Courier* article)

School board candidates to debate (Nevada Appeal* article)

COUNTY COMMISSIONER: Struggles blamed on bull's-eye -- Boggs McDonald says unions trying to destroy her career (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

ERIN NEFF: What are candidates doing to make us safer? (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: November's election a chance to hose out the servants' quarters (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

THOMAS MITCHELL: Angering politicians just part of the job (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

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JOHN L. SMITH: Gunslinging lawyers helping to keep trial of Hells Angels members fair (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

Higgs hearing Monday: Suspect in wife's death in Virginia jail (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

State agrees with what others were thinking: Higgs did it (Las Vegas Sun article)

Truth stranger than fiction in Northern Nevada (Nevada Appeal* editorial)

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Pathway enters next phase with high hopes (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza article)

Incline plays major role in regional business conference (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza article)

Quotes from the Lyon County commission meeting (Nevada Appeal* article)

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Uninsured kids (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)

No Shelter from the Storm: America's Uninsured Children (Campaign for Children's Health Care Report)

America's Uninsured Children: Minority Children at Greater Risk Fact Sheet (Campaign for Children's Health Care Document)

Families USA Website

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Nevada Culture

Putting immortal stamp on wooden boats (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza article)

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GEOFF SCHUMACHER: Anti-immigrant kookery demands rebuke (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

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Red Mass Offers Guidance for Justice (Associated Press article)

High Court Justices Attend Pre-Term Mass (Associated Press article)

America, the land of compassionate torture (Kirk Caraway column, Nevada Appeal*)

RL33391 - April 26, 2006 Federal Habeas Corpus: A Brief Legal Overview (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS22432 - April 28, 2006 Federal Habeas Corpus: An Abridged Sketch (Congressional Research Service Report)

A Different View

At Gitmo, detainees get La-Z-Boys, pastries (Mark Steyn column, Chicago Sun-Times)

Earlier Reports

Red Cross Finds Detainee Abuse in Guantánamo (New York Times article)

The Red Cross Webpages On Detainees

Strengthening protection and respect for prisoners and detainees (International Committee of the Red Cross webpage)

US detention related to the events of 11 September 2001 and its aftermath – the role of the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross webpage)

Iraq Says It's Closing in on Terror Head (Associated Press article)

Yemeni Forces Kill Escaped Militant (Associated Press article)

FBI Worries About an Osama-Sopranos Link (Associated Press article)

RS21432 - February 19, 2003 Islam: A Primer (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21745 - February 10, 2005 Islam: Sunnis and Shiites (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21903 - February 8, 2005 Islam in South and Southeast Asia (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS20273 - September 8, 2003 The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL32471 - July 14, 2004 Executive Branch Power to Postpone Elections (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL32623 - October 4, 2004 Postponement and Rescheduling of Elections to Federal Office (Congressional Research Service Report)

97-589 - March 30, 2006 Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends (Congressional Research Service Report)

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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Campaigns make big issue of paperwork -- Claims of illegal donations cut both ways in gubernatorial race (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Titus Admits Campaign Finance Violation (Chuck Muth column, Battleborn Opinion News)

Titus returns cash (Vegas Pundit website)

JANE ANN MORRISON: Forcing judges to campaign for jobs contributes to attorney's doubts (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

Dean Heller And The Torture Issue

"Torture is performed by those that believe in torture for its own sake. They like it! Get it? They like it. They are sadistic monsters parading as protectors of America against terrorists while participating in everything this country has long abhorred. I can see them smiling while waterboarding the next captive in some remote American prison set up by this administration. They are sadists, as are those that approve this conduct, then wash their hands, as did Pilate."

Ah, there's the rub (Glen McAdoo column, Lahontan Valley Times*)

Democrats rally to protest Bush's Reno visit to stump for Heller (Associated Press article)

QUESTIONS 4 AND 5: Smoking measures compete -- Backers of both initiatives stress protecting children (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Assembly race in District 32 pits experience against change (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Republicans and the Media (Chuck Muth column, Battleborn Opinion News)

Labor laws with your morning coffee (Nevada Appeal* article)

Assessor seeks tax-exemption review: Parcel is future home of cancer center to the northwest of the new hospital (Nevada Appeal* article)

Growth planning must be regional, panel says (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Experts' findings on area growth (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

It's like treasure hunting - with satellites (Nevada Appeal* article)

DA credits medical staff with preserving evidence in Augustine case (Nevada Appeal* article)

Dead Nevada state controller's first husband to be exhumed (Associated Press article)

Man dies after LV police use Taser: Woman had told 911 operator her mentally ill son was suicidal (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Tasers: Lethal, Dangerous -- A Look From The Other Side (Bob Bennett column, Nevada Observer)

Nevada Mining

Refining the mine (Nevada Appeal* article)

Scientists ponder future of Yucca Mountain dust: Predictions made on repository performance (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Passage of Defense Authorization Bill Funds Body Armor: Bill Slashes Nuclear Waste Spending (Sen. Ensign Press Release)

Defense Authorization Bill Passes the House: Legislation Authorizes Funding For Military Projects in Nevada (Rep. Gibbons Press Release)

Ensign Applauds Passage Of Wright Amendment Legislation (Sen. Ensign Press Release)

Gibbons Again Succeeds in Securing Tourism Population as a Factor for Terrorism Preparedness Funding: House Passes Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (Rep. Gibbons Press Release)

Senate politics (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)

Enron exec sings like a canary (Ian Mylchreest column, Las Vegas Business Press)

AbraMafia in the news again (David McKee column, Las Vegas Business Press)

M012606 - January 26, 2006 Earmarks in Appropriation Acts: FY1994, FY1996, FY1998, FY2000, FY2002, FY2004, FY2005 (Congressional Research Service Report)

The blame game (Jim Clark column, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)

RS21752 - July 8, 2004 Federal Budget Process Reform: A Brief Overview (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL31235 - January 28, 2005 The Economics of the Federal Budget Deficit (Congressional Research Service Report)

New crisis looms: animal dung -- How will we ever clean our rivers? (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)

Government Surveillance

RL32722 - January 6, 2005 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: National Standards for Drivers’ Licenses, Social Security Cards, and Birth Certificates (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL30677 - May 10, 2006 Digital Surveillance: The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (Congressional Research Service Report)

M013006 - January 30, 2006 Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, and Reasonableness Standards in the Context of the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL33320 - March 17, 2006 National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS22406 - March 21, 2006 National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: A Glimpse of the Legal Background and Recent Amendments (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL31730 - March 21, 2003 Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, and Protection Laws (Congressional Research Service Report)

Corporate Surveillance

Corporate eavesdropping: Hewlett-Packard executive's defense of spying may signal an ugly cultural shift (Las Vegas Sun editorial)

RS21636 - October 3, 2003 Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21037 - January 4, 2002 Assassination Ban and E.O. 12333: A Brief Summary (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS22017 -January 4, 2005 Special Operations Forces (SOF) and CIA Paramilitary Operations: Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21414 - January 18, 2005 Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL30315 - June 17, 2005 Federalism, State Sovereignty and the Constitution: Basis and Limits of Congressional Power (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS20443 - May 20, 2004 American National Government: An Overview (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS20826 - June 15, 2005 Structure and Functions of The Federal Reserve System (Congressional Research Service Report)

From The Neon Empire

A twist on 'baby needs a new pair of shoes': Casinos want to track their shoppers, too (Las Vegas Sun article)

Harrah's gets $25 billion PE offer (Ian Mylchreest column, Las Vegas Business Press)

Proposed $15 billion buyout of Harrah's would rank 5th in history (Associated Press article)

Nevada's Past

Connecting to our past through stories (Nevada Appeal* article)

Gambling firms see shares plunge: Shares of online gaming firms have plunged after the US Congress passed a bill cracking down on internet gambling, threatening their business (BBC News article)

Online gaming in crisis after U.S. ban (Reuters article)

Where now for the gaming sector? (London Times Online article)

ERIN NEFF: Democrat gathering a real snoozer (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

Nevada Democrat admits campaign cash violation (Associated Press article)

Bush visits Reno to stump for Heller in House race (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Bush's Reno stop gives Heller $325,000 boost (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Democrats protest president's policies, support Derby's campaign (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Heller says he has some differences with Bush (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Dean Heller And Eddie Floyd

Democrats raise questions about Nevada Republican's associations (Associated Press article)

HAFEN-PORTER RACE: GOP duty to military challenged -- Republican record defies rhetoric, ex-VA chief says (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

War hero blasts Republican 'slime machine' (Associated Press article)

Lower tax bills for golf courses expected: County assessors see push as a break for special interests (Las Vegas Business Press article)

Stop the tax madness now (Ian Mylchreest column, Las Vegas Business Press)

Taxation Revenue Statistics - July 2006 (Gov. Guinn Press Release)

Nevada merchants report $4 billion in July sales (Associated Press article)

Budget surplus (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)

County ordered to appoint judges: At least two must be devoted to business cases (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Judge rejects Nevada open meeting law complaint (Associated Press article)

Judge says right to taxpayer privacy overrules public's right to know (Vegas Pundit website)

Sellers faced with longer time on the market, lower sale price: Numbers suggest a buyers' market (Nevada Appeal* article)

Federal sites eyed for regional park (Nevada Appeal* article)

JOHN L. SMITH: Affordable housing vanishes as society goes to the dogs (Las Vegas Review-Journal* column)

School board candidates back vocational ed (Nevada Appeal* article)

Trustee candidate warned of potential conflict (Lahontan Valley News* article)

Appeal rejected in school board defamation case (Lahontan Valley News* article)

"An agreement that swept away federal protests to the Southern Nevada Water Authority's plans to take billions of gallons annually from a rural White Pine County valley is raising objections from American Indians."

Feds failed to inform tribes before pulling water protest (Las Vegas Sun article)

Nevada's Environment

Wildlife officials plan northern Nevada habitat rehab (Associated Press article)

NEVADA CONTROLLER'S DEATH: Previous husband to be exhumed -- Couple married three weeks after Charles Augustine died (Las Vegas Review-Journal article)

Roger recalls chance meeting with Higgs: DA remembers seeing Kathy Augustine and Higgs together earlier than couple claimed (Las Vegas Sun article)

Higgs to be back in Reno within week (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Reid, Ensign Secure Millions For Nevada Defense Projects (Sen. Reid Press Release)

Reid, Berkley Commend Passage Of Bill To Expand Ed Fountain Park (Sen. Reid Press Release)

Government gravy train: Pension issue will eventually come to a head (Las Vegas Review-Journal* editorial)

Senators Ask for Pension Agency Probe (Associated Press article)

Reid: House Leaders Must Come Clean On Foley Scandal (Sen. Reid Press Release)

Reprehensible conduct: Foley's salacious e-mails show congressional pages a dark side of power and politics (Las Vegas Sun editorial)

Foley Says He Was Abused by a Clergyman (Associated Press article)

Bush Says Democrats Soft on Terror (Associated Press article)

"Given the current political climate, he could not find 41 Democrats needed to mount a filibuster."

Reid describes living in real world: Defends move to not block detainees bill (Las Vegas Sun article)

Pentagon: No Terror Trials Imminent (Associated Press article)

Paraguay Hardens U.S. Military Stance (Associated Press article)

RS21283 - February 23, 2004 Homeland Security: Intelligence Support (Congressional Research Service Report)

97-936 - January 03, 2006 Congressional Oversight (Congressional Research Service Report)

M20060118 - January 18, 2006 Statutory Procedures Under Which Congress Is To Be Informed of U.S. Intelligence Activities, Including Covert Actions (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS22235 - September 02, 2005 Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL31564 - September 10, 2002 Homeland Security and the Reserves: Threat, Mission and Force Structure Issues (Congressional Research Service Report)

95-964 - June 01, 2000 The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS20590 - June 06, 2005 The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: A Sketch (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL33050 - August 29, 2005 Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Analysis of Issues for the 109th Congress (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21441 - July 06, 2005 Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL32476 - May 05, 2006 US Army's Modular Redesign: Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS22373 - February 06, 2006 Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) -- Background and Issues for Congress (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL32737 - January 27, 2006 Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency (Congressional Research Service Report)

RL31133 - August 11, 2006 Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21311 - April 11, 2003 U.S. Use of Preemptive Military Force (Congressional Research Service Report)

98-611 - February 10, 2003 Presidential Directives: Background and Overview (Congressional Research Service Report)

RS21695 - December 22, 2003 The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya (Congressional Research Service Report)

From The Neon Empire

Internet gambling debate may not end with ban: Measure prohibits use of credit cards, checks to settle Net bets (Las Vegas Review-Journal article)

Congress deals poker fans a hand they can't bet: Casino giants could take a hit as act tightens ban on wagering online (Las Vegas Sun article)

Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act (US Congressional website)

Bid to buy Harrah's could spark other buyers, shake up industry (Associated Press article)

What's the next target after Harrah's (Ian Mylchreest column, Las Vegas Business Press)

14 mayors endorse Gibbons, Culinary Union backs Titus for gov. (Associated Press article)

Dodd latest visitor to campaign for Titus: Senator presses firefighters' union to reject Gibbons in gubernatorial race (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Gibbons vs. Titus = heated debate (Andrew Whyman column, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)

Former first lady campaigns for son in Nevada (Associated Press article)

DEMOCRATIC RALLY: Jackson gets crowd chanting -- Activist helps Senate hopeful raise money (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Dems question Heller ties to Floyd (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2: Democratic ads anger Dean Heller -- Derby says she's not behind them (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Clergy members support effort to legalize marijuana (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Hispanics challenged to vote (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Three candidates vie for Fernley City Council seat (Fernley Leader-Courier* article)

State tax revenues up in July: Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey all drop in sales (Nevada Appeal* article)

Judges' misconduct erodes public confidence in courts (Lahontan Valley News* editorial)

Ruling a victory for state tax panel: Judge says commission has authority to hold meetings in private (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

AG loses open-meeting suit against tax commission (Nevada Appeal* article)

Citizens panel wants control of east-side BLM land (Nevada Appeal* article)

Suit filed over county's water right dedication ordinance (Lahontan Valley News* article)

Meetings set to address sheriff's tax question (Gardnerville Record-Courier* article)

City settles lawsuit filed by developers Wade/Sonterra (Fernley Leader-Courier article)

Council approves maps for projects on Logan Lane (Fernley Leader-Courier article)

SNC to partner with private firm (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza article)

Stay involved in partnership (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza editorial)

City to present plan for minimizing arsenic in its water supply (Nevada Appeal* article)

River water levels high for fall after wet winter (Gardnerville Record-Courier* article)

The Original Nevadans

Washoe Tribe contributes to Carson Valley (A. Brian Wallace column, Gardnerville Record-Courier*)

HELLS ANGELS TRIAL: Prosecution challenged -- Defense: Witness reports missing (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

JOHN L. SMITH: Prosecution witness in casino biker brawl case has a hellish day (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Hells Angels lawyers confront key witness in Las Vegas trial (Associated Press article)

Fighting domestic violence (Gardnerville Record-Courier* article)

Porter urges suspension of House page program (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Who knew what, when? Some Republicans say House speaker was notified months ago about former Rep. Mark Foley (Las Vegas Sun article)

Surveillance Program to Continue for Now (Associated Press article)

ACLU v. National Security Agency (US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals website)

Ex-Leader Among 5 Charged in Hewlett Case (New York Times article)

California AG Charges Ex-HP Chairwoman (Associated Press article)

Former Marine Corps Chief Cites Concerns (Associated Press article)

Military Hones a New Strategy on Insurgency (New York Times article)

Betting on a bad law: Internet gambling ban a throwback to Prohibition and every bit as much a failure (Las Vegas Sun editorial)

Expert: Internet ban a boon to gambling industry (Associated Press article)

Nevada panel endorses South Coast casino deal (Associated Press article)

Pahrump Nugget casino deal gets tentative OK (Associated Press article)

Rosalynn Carter says family campaign paid off for Jimmy (Pahrump Valley Times article)

Jimmy Carter returns: Jimmy Carter was received warmly in a state that once rejected him (Reno News & Review article)

Ensign sheds financial help from Foley (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Jon Ralston on Porter's laughable attack on Hafen (Las Vegas Sun column)

There and Back Again: After eight years in D.C., Tessa Hafen comes home—but can she win a seat in Congress? (Las Vegas Weekly article)

Gubernatorial debate won't be televised in Reno (Ray Hagar column, Reno Gazette-Journal)

Titus Trial & Tribulations (Chuck Muth column, Battleborn Opinion News)

Culinary's maximum effort needed by Titus (Las Vegas Sun article)

CAMPAIGN AD REALITY CHECK (Jon Ralston feature, Las Vegas Sun)

Gibbons, Guinn meet on budget only (Reno Gazette-Journal article)

Culinary union gives support to Dina Titus (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

A couple governor campaign Quick Hits (Steve Sebelius column, Las Vegas CityLife)

Money root of candidates' barb: 'Pay to play' allegation surfaces (Las Vegas Review-Journal* article)

Attack