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RENO, Nev. -- A tense exchange occurred late Monday night between Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and 8 News Now Investigative Reporter Jonathan Humbert. The governor was at the Reno/Tahoe International Airport after returning from Washington D.C. When asked about his traveling companion, Kathy Karrasch, he denied she was on the plane. Tuesday afternoon, the governor admitted she was there, as 8 News Now video had already proven. Governor Gibbons was in Washington this weekend at National Governors Association conference. When asked about the trip and a possible Reno love interest, he became upset at the questions. Statement to Jonathan Humbert...

Republican Jim Gibbons, a former college wrestling coach who is challenging Democratic Rep. Leonard L. Boswell , held a fundraiser with former Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) that some of Gibbons’ opponents say is evidence that he is the choice of GOP political insiders. Gibbons’ campaign said that Hastert, a wrestling enthusiast who represented a district in neighboring Illinois from 1987 through 2006, helped Gibbons raise money from more than 100 people who either attended the event or contributed beforehand. Gibbons’ campaign declined to say how much it raised from the event, which was held at the Des Moines home...

FUNK: GIBBONS SHOULD EXPLAIN WHERE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY EXISTS FOR FEDS TO “BE IN CHARGE OF EDUCATION” ALTOONA – David Funk, a Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa’s Third District, today called on one of his primary opponents to clarify comments stating the federal government has the constitutional authority to control local schools. In an interview with the political blog Caffeinated Thoughts, Jim Gibbons of Perry said, “It’s fine for me where the Constitution says that the federal government should be in charge of education. Now, I understand testing, benchmarks and standards. But, a lot of that can be accomplished at...

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell is getting a stiff financial challenge from at least one potential Republican opponent fighting for the right to oppose him, according to new contribution disclosures. A report to the Federal Election Commission shows former Iowa State University wrestling coach Jim Gibbons raised $207,310 in the first six weeks of his campaign, and ended 2009 with $205,069.90 in the bank. FEC disclosures, which were due Jan. 31, showed Boswell raised $169,621 in the fourth quarter of 2009, though he posted a bank balance of $462,193 at the end of the year. Though...

“I am disappointed at the hypocrisy shown by this Administration,” Gibbons said, “President Obama is coming to Las Vegas later this month for a political fundraiser, but he will not help the struggling families in Las Vegas and Nevada who are out of work because of his reckless comments.” Governor Gibbons said.

Is a Democrat running in the Nevada GOP primary?

RENO, Nev. – First lady Dawn Gibbons accuses Gov. Jim Gibbons in divorce papers of having extramarital affairs with a former Playboy magazine model and another woman to whom he sent hundreds of text messages last year. The Republican governor has been untruthful about his "infidelity" with the two women, his estranged wife says in a divorce filing, which was unsealed Monday by a court order in Washoe County Family Court.

Veterans in Politics Talk Show Introduces Governor Gibbons and David Williams LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net November 22: Jim Gibbons Nevada State Governor: David Williams aka Brother Will Published Author: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and host at (702) 942-7371.

Lawyers for Gov. Jim Gibbons and first lady Dawn Gibbons, who has accused her husband of having an affair, said Monday the couple's divorce action filed by the governor is on hold pending "an attempt to resolve issues" in the case. Cal Dunlap, Dawn Gibbons' lawyer, and Gary Silverman, the governor's attorney, also said Dawn Gibbons will move out of the Governor's Mansion and into a guest house on the mansion grounds in Carson City. The governor, who has been staying at the couple's home in Reno, will move back into the mansion.

One of the most inhospitable places in the country, Coyote Springs Valley is so barren that, until recently, its best use was thought to be as a weapons test range. Yet the valley — an hour northeast of Las Vegas — is on its way to becoming a real estate development of historic proportions, with as many as 159,000 homes, 16 golf courses and a full complement of stores and service facilities. At nearly 43,000 acres, Coyote Springs covers almost twice as much space as the next-largest development in a state famous for outsized building projects. Helping make Coyote Springs...

Date: Thursday August 3, 2006 For Immediate Release National Rifle Association Endorses Sharron Angle NRA Joins Fiscal Conservatives and Pro-Family Groups in Backing the only Conservative Candidate in the Second District Race for Congress Reno, NV – The National Rifle Association (NRA) officially endorsed Sharron Angle (R-Reno) in her bid for Congress. In a statement issued today, the NRA urged its members and other Nevada gun owners and sportsmen in the second congressional district to vote for Angle in the upcoming August 15 primary race. “On behalf of the National Rifle Association members in Nevada, the NRA Political Victory Fund...

The three leading Republicans in Nevada governor's race faced off in the first debate of the campaign Friday, using much of the live matchup to jockey for the title of most fiscally conservative candidate. The hour-long debate marked the first time U.S. Rep Jim Gibbons, the Republican front-runner who has recently slipped in the polls, faced his primary opponents, surging state Sen. Bob Beers and Lt. Gov Lorraine Hunt, on television. "I want to thank U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons for finally showing up and Sen. Bob Beers for always showing up," Hunt said. Beers and Hunt have dogged Gibbons for...

A while back, Rep. Jim Gibbons requested the Congressional Research Staff to put together a memo concerning the NFRTR (NFA database) and reported abuses, missing information, etc. The CRS compiled the memo and Jim Gibbons has released it. Here is a link to the PDF file. http://www.nfaoa.org/documents/CRSmemoNFRTR0001.pdf This document shows coverups, deliberate illegal changes to the NFRTR database and brings to light the questionable practices of the BATF. Due to the nature of the abuses and the consequenses of the actions of the BATF, I feel that this document shows grounds for a repeal of the 1986 machine gun ban...

Republican Rep. Jim Gibbons has both the highest name recognition and the best chance to be Nevada's next governor, according to a poll of statewide voters. Gibbons trounces potential Republican primary opponents and beats both likely Democratic candidates by double digits, according to the survey of 625 Nevada voters commissioned by the Review-Journal and reviewjournal.com. Voters were polled May 12-14 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., based in Washington, D.C. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. For the Republican and Democratic subgroup questions, the margin is 6 percentage points. On the high...

Nevada Congressman Jim Gibbons is defending remarks that Democrats call a personal attack on opponents of the Iraq war. Gibbons spoke Friday to a group of Republicans at a dinner in Elko. On the subject of celebrities protesting the war and President Bush Gibbons said, "I say we tell those liberal, tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippie, tie-dyed liberals to go make their movies and their music, and whine somewhere else." Gibbons' statements were reported in the Elko Daily Free Press. In a written statement, Gibbons said he supports our troops and doesn't apologize for that, and that anti-war remarks by celebrities and...

Nevada Democrats are all over Rep. Jim Gibbons R-Reno for some less then flattering comments he made at a recent speech.

3 GOP Lawmakers May Seek Governors' Seats By DAVID ESPO ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than a month into a new, two-year Congress, the line is forming among House members considering their next career moves. Republican Rep. C.L. (Butch) Otter of Idaho is all but officially running for governor of his state, and GOP Reps. Jim Nussle of Iowa and Jim Gibbons of Nevada both seem headed in the same direction in theirs. All three have filed paperwork signaling interest in running. "We will run a vigorous campaign," said one former Idaho governor, Phil Batt, leaving no doubt about...

Gibbons’ Wife to Explore Run for His House Seat By Nicole Duran Roll Call Staff January 10, 2005 Talk has begun in earnest that Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-Nev.) once again wants his wife to succeed him in a legislative body, as he seems certain to vacate his House seat for a run at the governor’s mansion.

Now that Jim Gibbons has confirmed he is not running for senate, it is open season on Sierra Harry! A strong presence by conservatives at his announcement would probably help this guy get his campaign in motion. From the e-mail alert I received this afternoon. Nevada Concerned Citizens (702) 368-6523 * fax 368-6519 nccmail@earthlink.net * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * August 25, 2003 From: Lucille Lusk I thought you'd want to know right away that Richard Ziser, co-chairman of NCC, is taking on the Senate race...

WASHINGTON -- Ending months of speculation, Rep. Jim Gibbons on Sunday said he would not challenge Sen. Harry Reid in next year's U.S. Senate race in Nevada. Gibbons' decision removes the biggest obstacle in Reid's path to a fourth term and leaves Republicans scrambling to find a candidate who can mount an effective campaign for the Senate in 2004. In an interview by phone from his home in Reno, Gibbons cited his desire to continue his work on House committees against terrorism as the big reason he chose not to seek the Republican nomination. "I would love to be a...