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RCP has called Nevada for Lombardo.

Imagine going to sleep and waking up sounding British. It's a real thing, and it happened to a Valley woman who has never even left the country. "Everybody only sees or hears Mary Poppins," said Michelle Myers, a mom of seven who lives in Buckeye. Myers is a former Texas beauty queen who has never even left the United States. Three times in the past seven years, Myers has gone to sleep with blinding headaches only to wake up with a different accent. The first time it was Irish. The second time was Australian. Both incidents lasted about a week....

Translation: We don’t need people who live 1500 miles away telling us what’s going on under our noses: Gov. Rick Perry (who had plans with a friend today) wasn’t willing to travel all the way to El Paso to meet President Obama on the tarmac, his spokeswoman said after the White House noted the governor declined a meeting. Perry spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger said the governor asked whether he could instead meet the president on the Austin tarmac. She said the White House nixed that idea and also refused a wildfire tour, saying the president’s schedule was too busy. As for...

Sorry, guv, but I don't go south of the Mississippi By David Usborne in New York 20 September 2003 Don't ask Andy Stoppelmann where he is hiding them. "I can't tell you," was his conspiratorial reply yesterday. "I have so many people trying to take pictures of them, so we are keeping very quiet." But on Monday the wait will be over. That is the day when Mr Stoppelmann, co-owner of the Bronxville Taxi Company in the comfy suburb just north of New York City, will proudly take the wraps off the newest additions to his 24-car fleet. Two gleaming...

Governor and Senate Debates Coming Soon Reporter: Chris Bundgaard The November campaign for Governor and U.S. Senate turns to a heavy debate schedule next week. Van Hilleary and Phil Bredesen will meet Monday and Tuesday in Gubernatorial debates. Also on Monday, Senate candidates Bob Clement and Lamar Alexander have their first debate, one that will be shown on TV across the country. Senate candidates Lamar Alexander and Bob Clement haven't debated yet, but when they do Monday night in Chattanooga, there are plans to carry it live on C-SPAN. The race is one of those that could change the party...

Democratic candidate for governor Phil Bredesen, left, Republican candidate Van Hilleary and Gov. Don Sundquist Hilleary tax ad links Bredesen to Sundquist By ROB JOHNSON Staff Writer Ex-mayor says he's opposed to state income tax Van Hilleary's latest statewide television advertisement lists tax-related statements that his opponent, Phil Bredesen, has made over the past 30 years of political activity, including a trio of property tax increases that Bredesen supported as Nashville's mayor. The kicker comes when the ad takes aim at the current governor, too: ''Phil BredeSundquist,'' it declares at the end. It's a dig at Hilleary's fellow Republican, Gov....