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Nev. Governor Names Heller to Ensign's Senate Seat

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...

Obama Says He Wants Oil Producers to Boost Output

WASHINGTON -- As the high cost of gasoline takes a toll on politics and pocket books, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is calling on major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia to increase their oil supplies to help stabilize prices, warning starkly that lack of relief would harm the global economy. "We are in a lot of...

FAA Tries to Quell Sleeping Controller Controversy

WASHINGTON -- Publicly fuming, the FAA chief collected Thursday the resignation of the head of the U.S. air traffic system, doubled controller staffing at more than two dozen airports and ordered a sweeping review of the entire system that ensures planes fly safely, as the government sought to reassure the public that air...

Obama Jumps Into Debt Debate; Hill to Get Preview

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, jumping into a debt-reduction debate that will help define the rest of his term, will outline his ideas Wednesday for curbing the costs of Medicare and Medicaid and taking other steps to turn around the nation's spending habits. Ahead of his effort, House Republicans warned they would...

Federal Shutdown Avoided, 2012 Budget Fight Looms

WASHINGTON -- A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending and provided the first major test of the divided government that voters ushered in five months ago. Working late into Friday night, congressional and White House negotiators...

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Dream Act Supporters: Bill-Killing Filibuster Was Unconstitutional

Would-be Dream Act beneficiaries aren't just angry that the bill failed in the Senate in 2010: Some also are joining a lawsuit seeking a court ruling that the cloture vote that killed it was unconstitutional.

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Harry Reid: Filibuster Rule Has 'Been Abused,' Needs Changing

After an exasperated rant about Republican obstructionism, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday night that it's time to revamp the Senate's longstanding filibuster rule.

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House OKs social programs cuts to aid Pentagon

WASHINGTON -Moving to protect the Pentagon, Republicans controlling the House are pressing for cuts to food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut to the military next year.

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Harry Reid Weighs In On Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman but that states should decide whether it's legal for same-sex couples to marry.

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Harry Reid Stands Behind Automatic Defense Cuts

President Barack Obama's top Democratic ally in the Senate said Wednesday that he won't block much-feared automatic spending cuts to the Pentagon and Medicare providers from taking effect unless Republicans show more flexibility on cutting the budget deficit.

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06/01/12 Latest poll on Nevada reveals little â on the surface Source: Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas NV A couple of days before the 2010 election, after I had predicted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would survive, I received an email from a smart GOP operative telling me I was "very bold" but likely wrong.
05/31/12 Plaque honors trail center's late founders Source: Elko Daily Free Press - Elko NV This weekend's grand opening of the California Trail Center is the result of 14 years of hard work by many good people, from local residents up to state and federal officials.
05/30/12 The Fiscal Cliff Source: The Corner on National Review Online The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) kicked the budgetary hornet's nest with its forecast that the U.S. faces a recession unless action is undertaken to avoid the sharp tax increase and across-the-board spending cuts that will result from the sunset of the 2001/2003 tax laws and Budget Control Act (BCA) sequester, respectively.
05/29/12 Tribune/John Byrne - A bevvy of officials, including... Source: Daily Sparks Tribune - Sparks NV Sen. Harry Reid was honored Tuesday for helping the Washoe County Sheriff's Office by securing a $573,000 grant to pay for a Critical Incident Response Vehicle â a "mobile command center on wheels"â with the capability to drive to crime scenes, aid in investigation and evidence analysis and communicate data instantly.
05/29/12 Democrats Muddled on Fiscal Cliff Solutions as Lame... Source: Firedoglake I think at this point, we can say with a fair degree of certainty that Republicans have clear goals for the set of post-election measures that must be dealt with in the lame duck session.

Background on harry reid

Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.

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