A smart investment

Posted in News Clips | 06/07/10 | President’s vision includes investment in renewable energy, high-tech areas This past week, President Barack Obama went to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to talk about his economic vision for the country. He addressed not only how he thinks our nation can emerge from the worst recession this country has experienced since the Great Depression, but how the country can chart a course so that we’re not left behind other countries as the 21st century unfolds. But, because of the catastrophic…

GOP Candidate in Nevada Defends Tax on Veterans

Posted in News Clips | 06/03/10 | By Emily Pierce With a Democratic political action committee coming after her, former Nevada GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden hit back Wednesday against a critical ad that accuses her of seeking to tax veterans who want to be buried in military cemeteries... On a hastily arranged conference call with reporters, Lowden accused Reid’s campaign of being behind the ad... But Lowden acknowledged and defended her decision to propose a $100 fee on noncombat veterans seeking to be buried in military cemeteries when she chaired…

Have Sue Lowden’s Senate hopes flown the coop?

Posted in News Clips | 06/03/10 | By Greg Sargent Chickens-for-checkups may have provided us with weeks of entertainment, but the story has a serious side: Weeks after this tale first waddled its way into the national consciousness, it may have ended  Sue Lowden's  Senate hopes. Two new polls out this morning show that Lowden has fallen well behind hard-right Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle. First, a Suffolk University poll, which just landed in the old inbox, finds that Angle has taken an eight point lead over Lowden among Nevada…

Reid part of brief that asks court to shield military funerals

Posted in News Clips | 06/03/10 | By Carri Greer Thevenot Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have joined 40 other U.S. senators in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the privacy of grieving families at military funerals. The group stated its position in a 15-page friends-of-the-court brief. As members of Congress, the 42 senators "are entrusted by the American people to support the military service members charged with the defense of our nation and to ensure that those slain in…

Nevada Dems: Lowden breaking spending laws, FEC should investigate

Posted in News Clips | 06/02/10 | By Philip Elliott Nevada Democrats on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about Republican Sue Lowden's spending that they say violates campaign finance laws. Lowden's campaign manager told a Las Vegas newspaper last week that "we're spending money as it comes in," including at least $18,000 that could be spent only if she makes it past the June 8 primary. "We have enough to win, but we're not going to come out of this primary with cash on hand," Robert…

What’s that smell? The worst campaigns of 2010

Posted in News Clips | 06/01/10 | By Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin As spring eases into summer this Memorial Day, the political world is fixated on Big Trends: How deep does this year’s anti-incumbent fervor run? Will the economy make sufficient gains to help Democrats in November? What’s the real meaning of the Tea Party movement? But high-concept questions can obscure a low-concept reality: Campaigns matter. So do candidates. The best politicians have a way of navigating the currents of a hostile political environment. Other politicians, to paraphrase Steve Martin, not have…

Michelle Obama: Reid a tireless advocate on behalf of women

Posted in News Clips | 06/01/10 | By Anjeanette Damon Speaking to a crowd of 1,600 in Reno, first lady Michelle Obama focused on her husband's work attacking gender inequalities in both health care and the work place. Her speech mostly avoided campaigning for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who invited Obama to speak at his women's summit and is facing a difficult re-election bid. "And, of course, I have to thank one of my favorite people in the world, Sen. Reid," Obama said at the beginning of her speech.…

Memorial Day 2010: A day to remember, a day to honor

Posted in News Clips | 05/31/10 | We try to remember the soldiers of the past. We mark the historic days and the anniversaries. We fly the flag, we hold parades, we visit the cemeteries, we report observances through TV and print. But for those who were not there, whose lives are young, those wars are all ancient history. The Revolution, the War Between the States, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, even the first Gulf War today often are mere words…

Remembering the fallen

Posted in News Clips | 05/31/10 | Americans should honor the sacrifices of those who died in service Today is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have died in battle for our country, but its purpose is too often forgotten. It is instead better recognized as a three-day weekend that marks the unofficial start of summer. The day, however, was meant to mark a solemn occasion. It dates back to 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, when Army commander Gen. John…

Poll: Reid makes up major ground against GOP in reelection battle

Posted in News Clips | 05/28/10 | By Michael O'Brien Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has made up major ground against GOP challengers to his reelection, a new poll showed Friday. The Senate's top Democrat, who has been trailing potential Republican foes for much of the past year, now only trails those candidates by a thin margin. Forty-two percent of Nevada voters said they would vote for state GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden in a potential match-up against Reid, while 39 percent would support the majority leader, according to a…