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WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just took a spin in Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Room on CNN and proffered these caucus-inspired nuggets.
On former White House aide Karl Rove’s Wall Street Journal piece blasting Sen. Barrack Obama’s lack of Senate accomplishments: “Karl Rove, as usual, was wrong.” Reid went on to laud Obama’s work […]

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WASHINGTON — For heads still spinning from Sen. Hillary Clinton’s poll-defying victory in New Hampshire, there are lots of attempts to sort it out this morning.
The Washington Post offers an exhaustive piece dissecting the Clinton campaign.
Here’s the teaser of the lead:
“In a campaign run by conference calls, this one stood out. It was Dec. […]

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After another disappointing fourth place finish in New Hampshire last night, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson declared his campaign would go “On to the West” to compete in the Jan. 19 Nevada caucus.
Now it appears the campaign may be going no further west than New Mexico, where several news reports, including the Associated Press and […]

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The state Democratic Party is advertising not only for its own caucus, but the Republicans’ as well.
In a new spot running statewide, Sen. Harry Reid walks through a room in Searchlight (birthplace of the Majority Leader).
“The presidential candidates are listening. So whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, caucus on Saturday the 19th. Let them […]

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Democratic circles are abuzz with excitement about Nevada’s caucus, and people are starting to think that the state party’s early estimate — recently repeated by Sen. Harry Reid — of 100,000 people might just be possible.Except now, Nevada’s senior senator is dialing down expectations.
“I don’t know how many will show up,” he said this afternoon […]

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It’s decision day at 1630 S. Commerce St.
Culinary members are filing into the union’s large hall wearing red sweatshirts that read: “CAUCUS 2008: Make the Las Vegas Dream the American Dream.” About 30 minutes ago (11 a.m.) Culinary Secretary-Treasurer D. Taylor was on KNPR neither confirming nor denying reports that the Culinary’s parent Unite Here […]

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Rep. Shelley Berkley announced her endorsement of Sen. Hillary Clinton this morning, praising the former first lady’s positions on Yucca Mountain, health care, veterans, the economy and just about everything else.
Up to now, Berkley has preached neutrality along with Sen. Harry Reid (although his son, Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid heads Clinton’s campaign office.)
Berkley […]

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Ending a tortured process that unveiled infighting within its ranks, the Service Employees International Union Nevada tonight endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. Former Sen. John Edwards also was in the running, and Sen. Hillary Clinton was broadly dismissed.
More details in my story in the Sun Wednesday morning.

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With Unite Here’s executive committee set to vote via conference call on its presidential endorsement this evening, the John Edwards campaign is sending signals the endorsement, which carries the Culinary brand name here, won’t be going its way.
Edwards’ Nevada campaign sent out an e-mail a few minutes ago with the following subject line, culled from […]

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