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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated a Republican state senator to fill California's recently vacated lieutenant governor seat.

Painting a bleak outlook for Nevada Republicans in general, ex-GOP Rep. Barbara Vucanovich said Tuesday she's "extremely disappointed" that Sen.

Jeff Sharlet is also the author of Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible, a travelogue based on a year he and Peter Manseau spent exploring the margins of faith in America.

Using a tactic out of Nevada Senator Harry Reid's playbook, the Republican National Committee held a health care teleconference Monday.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Christian Crusader Bart Stupak, DINO par Excellence, Hall of Shame Inductee No.

The behind-the-scenes maneuvering by DOJ to keep Attorney General Eric Holder far away from embattled Sen.

Kim Lamb/LVN photo Maintenance Mechanic Mark Kelsey stands near one of the generators at the Soda Lake 1 geothermal plant.

At breakfast this morning, I made a decision. No more political letters. No more "Letters to the Editor." No more letters to the president or our congressmen.

A federal government Web site tracking spending and job creation via the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act listed more than $1 billion coming to Nevada, including more than $7.7 million for the state's 32nd, 22nd, 9th and 25th congressional districts.

Republican Recruiting and the National Environment Getting Mike Castle is the latest in a series of recruitment successes for Senate Republicans.

I hereby announce that I will not challenge U.S. Sen. Richard Burr for his seat next year either.

McCarran International Airport is the only major airline hub in the country with no designated rest area for military personnel, including those who have long layovers while en route to war zones, according to veterans' advocates.

What happens when a bunch of right-wing theocrats in Congress live together in one house on Capitol Hill? It's better than the "Real World" -- with more drama.

Nevada Republicans say they want a revolution. A conservative revolution. To hear them as they tear into Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Silver State will be the site of a conservative resurgence that not only will sweep true-believing Republicans into office in 2010 but will also improve the breed by weeding out those squishy ...

After about a month of off-and-on consideration, the Senate on Thursday approved the $64.9 billion, fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill, after defeating four Republican amendments, including a hotly debated proposal that would have prevented funds from being used to try perpetrators of the Sept.

Senator John Ensign is hewing to the Party line: Any assault on the health care status quo is a "slippery slope...toward a complete government run takeover of our health care system,...forcing private insurers out of business." [ LVSun ] Easy for him to say, he's gotten close to a million $$$ from various segments of the Status Quo during his ...

In a recent Newsweek magazine article entitled, "Marriage Is Hard: The religious right admits it" , writer Lisa Miller begins by drawing a contrast between the convictions and conduct of two professing Christians: Billy Graham and Senator John Ensign .

Hey, at least he didn't lie. Senator John Ensign ducked questions about investigations of his affair/payoff/lobbying law violations, and instead turned his attentions toward one of the least defensible GOP talking points attacking the Obama Administration.

Nevada turns 144, but what's to celebrate? Sun Special Section CARSON CITY - It's another miserable birthday for Nevada.

The official dedication ceremony for Nevada Geothermal Power Inc.'s 49.5 MW Blue Mountain Faulkner 1 Geothermal Power Plant recently was held, and the plant has been operating for about four weeks.