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Obama Backs Off Las Vegas Spending Comment

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 2) -- President Barack Obama, attacked by Nevada leaders after referencing Las Vegas for the second time in a year as an inappropriate place to spend money, tried late today to soften the blow by praising the city as "one of our country's great destinations." Obama's attempt to soothe ruffled feathers came...

Opinion: The Unbearable Earnestness of Harry Reid

(Feb. 2) -- Some people simply don't know when to leave well enough alone. Just when the country got over its knee-jerk overreaction to a politically incorrect statement in light of more important news, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has decided to give the country another chance to reignite conversation over his bouts with...

Harry Reid Says He Won't Dwell on Race Controversy

WASHINGTON (Jan. 11) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to slam the book shut Monday on a controversy stemming from remarks about President Barack Obama's race and dialect, and a string of forgiving statements from prominent blacks made clear his leadership post is not in immediate jeopardy. "I've apologized to...