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Nevada Savors Its Place as Maker of Momentum
The New York Times ^ | January 10, 2008 | JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Posted on 01/09/2008 7:38:11 PM PST by mdittmar

LAS VEGAS — Scores of college students fanned out in neighborhoods across this city Wednesday, phone banks buzzed with newly minted volunteers and endorsements were proffered as the Democratic presidential candidates ratcheted up the volume in this once-quiet caucus state.

Next in line on the Democratic calendar, Nevada was vaulted overnight into the position of breaking a tie, at least for now, after the victory of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. The campaigns of Mrs. Clinton and Senator Barack Obama, who won the Iowa caucuses last week, seemed poised for a sanguinary struggle in the Jan. 19 caucuses, and Mr. Obama was scheduled to arrive here on Friday.

The Clinton and Obama camps rushed in volunteers and staff members from Iowa, furiously opened new field offices and saturated the airwaves with radio advertisements in Spanish and television spots promoting their health care plans.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: nv2008

1 posted on 01/09/2008 7:38:15 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

Duncan Hunter Wins Nevada Republican Assembly Endorsement
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951081/posts


2 posted on 01/09/2008 7:41:15 PM PST by Kevmo (Duncan Hunter won't "let some arrogant corporate media executive decide whether this campaign's over)
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To: Kevmo

I love watching the dems;)


3 posted on 01/09/2008 7:48:03 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served,to keep us free (Duncan Hunter '08')
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To: Kevmo

I hope somebody reminds NV that McCain wants to outlaw gambling on NCAA sports.


4 posted on 01/09/2008 7:49:35 PM PST by kerryusama04 (http://www.kccog.org)
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