By Tim Pratt, Las Vegas Sun
Nevada’s newly-created Hispanic Republican Assembly is hosting a bangin’
event tonight (Wednesday Jan. 9) at Ricardo’s Mexican restaurant, 4930 W. Flamingo Road, that is unlikely to be
repeated this political season: a “whack the donkey” pinata pre-caucus
mixer.
Sen. John Ensign and Gov. Jim Gibbons are listed as “honorary guests.” No word […]

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Hillary Clinton and John McCain pulled off an early election comeback Tuesday night as they respectively won the Democratic and Republican nods in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. Sen. Clinton, who was coming off a third-place finish in Iowa, rebounded to defeat Sen. Barack Obama with 39 percent of the vote with 96 percent precincts reporting, […]

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If nothing else, Governor Bill Richardson’s campaign knows how to spin.
After capturing two percent of the delegates in the Iowa caucus tonight, his campaign issued a press release with the proud headline, “Bill Richardson Makes Final Four.”
The release:
DES MOINES, IA– New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson finished in fourth place in today’s […]

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Chancellor Jim Rogers was none too happy with calls by Gov. Jim Gibbons for 5 percent budget cuts. Now the governor is calling for 8 percent reductions, and Rogers was quick with his response. Read it here: Chancellor Jim Rogers’ response to budget cuts (PDF)
Rogers wants to know if the latest call for cuts […]

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Panelists (from left to right) Carlos Pascual, Martin Indyk, Zoe Baird, Peter Rodman and moderator David Chalain talk about U.S. and foreign issues at the Brookings Institution forum Friday, Nov. 16 at UNLV. (Sam Morris/LAS VEGAS SUN)
On Friday, Nov. 16, panelists Zoe Baird, Martin Indyk, Carlos Pascual, and Peter Rodman along with moderator David Chalian […]

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