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Nev. Governor Names Heller to Ensign's Senate Seat

Apr 27th 2011 – 6:53PM

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- U.S. Rep. Dean Heller will enter next year's U.S. Senate race from the perch of incumbency after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday named Heller to succeed John Ensign next month. Heller's appointment was anticipated and sets up a political scramble on how his House seat will be filled. State law...

Sharron Angle Jumps Into Nevada Congressional Race

Mar 16th 2011 – 9:10PM
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Bill Clark, Roll Call / Getty Images

LAS VEGAS -- Nearly five months after her strong bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Harry Reid ended in defeat, Sharron Angle said Wednesday she'll run for Congress again in an effort to "stop the liberal agenda." Angle told supporters via YouTube, Twitter and an e-mail that she will pursue one of Nevada's four U.S. House seats in...

Opinion: Yes, the Tea Party and Palin Do Deserve Criticism

By Michael ArceneauxJan 10th 2011 – 7:30AM
Guillermo Arias, AP

Guillermo Arias, AP

I'm sure Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., meant well when he told CNN's Candy Crowley that when it comes to correlating the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and nearly 20 others with the recent violent rhetoric of certain political factions and figures, "I don't think you can ever make the direct connection." We...

2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It?

Dec 29th 2010 – 3:17PM
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2010 was such a bumpy ride that this quote epitomizes the year: "Heads down! Stay down!" That's what a flight attendant shouted over and over as an airliner made an emergency landing at New York's JFK Airport in September. Of course, the moment was recorded on cell phone video and watched by millions. Here are 10 more...

2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It? [ANSWERS]

Dec 29th 2010 – 3:15PM

Here are the answers to the 2010 Quotes Quiz with details about who said what and why -- plus some information on the people who didn't say these things, but might have. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Answer: C. Tony Hayward All three of the newsmakers...

Sharron Angle News From the Web

  • 05/29/12 National Tea Party's Sharron Angle endorses Montana... Source: The Billings Gazette - Billings MT Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Miller added to his Tea Party bona fides Tuesday with the endorsement of former U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle of Nevada.
  • 05/02/12 First Amendment vs. First Commandment Source: Sacramento News & Review - Sacramento CA I was checking newspaper websites in June to see if there had been anything new that day I had missed.

Background on Sharron Angle

Sharron Elaine Angle (born Sharron Elaine Ott; July 26, 1949) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2007. She ran unsuccessfully as the 2010 Republican nominee for the U.S.

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