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The scandal no one seems to talk about
State regulators and the Office of Consumer Counsel recently issued a "good news" press release.
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A bipartisan solution to a partisan scandal
The Internal Revenue Service has been the object of jokes for decades. The one that sticks in my mind, because it's relevant, is Jerry Seinfeld's TV character talking about being called in for a tax audit.
Nhgop Asks Shaheen to Denounce Obama's 501
Concord The New Hampshire Republican Party sent the following letter to Senator Jeanne Shaheen asking her to denounce Organizing for Action , a political organization led by President Obama.
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Harry Reid Focuses On July For The 'Nuclear Option'
Source: Huffington Post Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has told top advisers that he is prepared to take action if Senate Republicans block three upcoming nominations, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Reid, Sandoval among heavy hitters going to bat for compromise NV Energy bill
NV Energy's plan to shut down coal plants in Nevada moved forward today with strong support from some of Nevada's most influential politicians and business interests.
WashPost Reporters Mock 'Insanity' of House GOP Push to...
That, essentially, was the complaint waged by Washington Post reporters David A. Fahrenthold and Ed O'Keefe in the first six paragraphs of their page A2 May 16 story, "A persistent GOP battle against health law" : Doing the same thing over and over again - and expecting a different result - is supposed to be the definition of insanity.
Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama 's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote.
Nye County official blasts Sen. Reids hypocrisy on nuclear waste disposal
Sen. Harry Reid's stance that it's alright to bury a ton of uranium-tainted waste from Oak Ridge National Laboratory at the Nevada National Security Site is hypocritical, says a Nye County commissioner.
Dean Heller disapproves of federal judge nominee because of contributions to Harry Reid
The Senate Judiciary committee voted down party lines to endorse the nomination of Jennifer Dorsey, President Barack Obama's pick to fill one of the two remaining seats on the federal bench in Nevada.
Dems rally behind White House on Benghazi
Democrats rallied behind President Barack Obama in the long-running, bitter dispute over the administration's handling of the Benghazi attack, arguing that the White House's latest email disclosure undermines Republican claims of a cover-up. "Let's be honest about what's happening here," Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., ... (more)
Dems mull 'nuclear option' on filibuster to move EPA nominee McCarthy
Senate Democratic leaders should consider using the "nuclear option" to blow up GOP filibusters of EPA nominee Gina McCarthy and several other administration hopefuls, several liberal senators told The Hill on Wednesday.
Mikulski Pushing Spending Bills, Even Absent a Budget | #WGDB
Senate appropriators are moving forward with spending bills for the next fiscal year, even without a House-Senate agreement on the budget.
Student Loan Debate Could Be Senate D j Vu | #WGDB
If history repeats itself, the opening salvo by Senate Democratic leaders in the debate over federal student loan rates hikes will go nowhere.
Did Whittemore's money have strings attached?
The trial for an ex-Nevada developer and once-powerful lobbyist accused of breaking campaign finance laws opened Wednesday with lawyers arguing whether there were any strings attached to money Harvey Whittemore gave his employees while suggesting they contribute to Sen.
Did the IRS give Romney's tax returns to Harry Reid?
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Harry Reid claimed to have intimate knowledge of what was secretly inside Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's tax returns.
Former AG launches coalition to thwart NV Energy's 10-year plan
Former Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa speaks in support of a "legislative scorecard" presented by the Nevada Conservation League at a news conference in Reno on April 21, 2004.
Why the IRS Scandal Suddenly Became About Obamacare
It seems as if the battle over the IRS' improper focus on Tea Party groups has splintered into an attack on the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
U.S. Senate Seeks Tobacco Tax Increases
Five U.S. Senators have introduced Senate Bill Number 826, which would increase the cigarette tax by $.94 per pack for a new federal rate of $1.95 per pack, and impose tax parity on other tobacco products.
House GOP To Hold Yet Another Obamacare Repeal Vote
Two days after President Obama's commanding reelection victory, House Speaker John Boehner solemnly declared Obamacare the " law of the land " - apparently signaling that it was time to move beyond the GOP's now-hopeless quest for repeal.
The Obama administration moves between incompetent and sinister: James Varney
President Obama is finding, like so many of his predecessors, that second terms are more complicated than firsts.