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• E-mails show Ensign's staff knew of affair

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  WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John Ensign’s top staff at the National Republican Senatorial Committee knew about the senator’s affair during the height of the 2008 election season last summer before the party’s devastating losses that bolstered Democratic control of the Senate, according to e-mails obtained by a Las Vegas Sun columnist.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:59 PM
  • Las Vegas Sun Stories: Politics
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• Democrats reject Gibbons’ 'stimulus czar' proposal

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  CARSON CITY – Democratic legislators have rebuffed the plan of Gov. Jim Gibbons to hire a high level official in his office to oversee the $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds coming to Nevada. By a straight party line vote, the Legislative Interim Finance Committee voted to place the oversight function in the office of Controller Kim Wallin, a Democrat.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:59 PM
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• 'Michel, Michelle': A Host's Existential Crisis

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  In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin explains her frustration at often being compared to others with the same name, such as first lady Michelle Obama.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• BofA Pays $33M Fine Over Merrill Bonus Claim

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  Bank of America has agreed to pay a penalty of 33 million dollars to settle government charges that it misled investors about Merrill Lynch's plans to pay employees bonuses. In seeking approval to buy Merrill, Bank of America told shareholders that Merrill agreed not to pay year-end bonuses without its consent. But the Securities and Exchange Commission says Bank of America had authorized Merrill to pay $5.8 billion in bonuses.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• Ford Posts First Monthly Sales Increase In 2 Years

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  Ford says July sales have been helped by the government's very popular "cash for clunkers" program. But the government says that, unless the Senate follows the House and allocates $2 billion, the program will have to be suspended this week. That program gives vouchers of up to $4,500 for drivers who trade in old cars for new, more fuel-efficient ones.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• Clunkers Program Helps July Auto Sales

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  Automakers released their sales figures this afternoon, which were given a boost by the government's Cash for Clunkers program.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• Amazon Removes Books From Kindle

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  More people are getting used to reading e-books on devices like the Sony Reader or the Amazon Kindle. Recently Kindle owners who had purchased George Orwell's 1984 or Animal Farm had their books snatched back by Amazon when a rights issue arose. The buyers were credited their $9.99, but such a recall could never have happened with actual books.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• Are Insurers' Profits As Low As They Claim?

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  A trade group says insurers only make 1 cent off every dollar spent on health care. But that figure measures insurer profits against all the money pumped into the U.S. system. Economists say profits are traditionally calculated by how much insurers spend versus how much money they take in.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• Review: My Eyes Only for iPhone

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  When it comes to storing data for credit cards, memberships, social security cards, and other IDs in one place, My Eyes Only does a secure, reliable job. But the app's interface is weak, and it could stand some more customization capabilities.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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• Op-Ed: Let Soldiers Drink Beer

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  Reports raise concern about rising rates of alcohol abuse among soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. In an op-ed for The Washington Post, retired Army Lt. Col. Charles Krohn argues that with soldiers sacrificing so much, a case of beer actually helps keep morale up.
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  • 08-03-2009 11:49 PM
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