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Entries Tagged as 'Face to Face'

Face to Face: Hillary Clinton (from 8-13-2007)

December 18th, 2007 · No Comments


Is Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (New York-D) too polarizing to win the White House in 2008? Jon asks Clinton about that and more in an encore broadcast that originally aired Aug. 13, 2007.

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Face to Face: Inmate care

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments


Are Nevada prisoners suffering a lack of medical care? Jon asks ACLU attorney Maggie McLetchie and Department of Corrections Director Howard Skolnik. Plus, Nevada Mental Health Services Administrator Dr. Carlos Brandenburg discusses the state of mental health care in Nevada.

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Face to Face: Passionate support

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments


They say they want a revolution, but are presidential candidate Ron Paul’s supporters a minority among Republicans? Plus, Jon talks with Deutsche Bank gaming analyst Bill Lerner about proposals to raise the gaming tax.

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Reality Check: Hillary Clinton

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments


Face to Face puts Hillary Clinton’s new TV campaign ad in Nevada through a Reality Check.

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Face to Face: Coal-hearted

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments


Is coal the best option for affordable energy in Nevada? Jon talks with a prponent of coal power about that and more. Plus, Jon puts the new Nevada TV campaign ad of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton through a Reality Check.

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Face to Face: Mixed bag

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments


Attorney Kermitt Waters details multiple initiatives, including one to triple the gaming tax for big casinos. Plus, ‘Face to Face’ puts Barack Obama’s first TV campaign ad in Nevada through a Reality Check.

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Reality Check: Barack Obama

December 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments


“Face to Face” puts Barack Obama’s first TV campaign ad in Nevada through a Reality Check.

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Tags: 2008 Election · Face to Face · Multimedia · Politics · Reality Check

Face to Face: Animal Spirit

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments


Will local governments pony up the money the Lied Animal shelter says it needs for animal control in Southern Nevada? Jon talks with Lied Animal Shelter Executive Director Christine Robinson about that and more.

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Face to Face: The (Democratic) Challenger

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments


Can former Clark county prosecutor Robert Daskas defeat U.S. rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., in next year’s election, or will he become the latest Democrat to lose to the incumbent congressman? Jon asks Daskas about his campaign.

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Face to Face: Conservation or construction

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments


Is the Southern Nevada Water Authority doing all it can to promote conservation or forgoing it in favor of a multibillion-dollar pipeline? Jon asks Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy about that and more.

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