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Obama agenda: Viva Las Vegas?

 
The Las Vegas Review-Journal previews Obama’s event today in Las Vegas. “The president is scheduled to hold an event touting the effects of the federal stimulus package this morning at Nellis Air Force Base, where he also will tour a solar energy installation.” The Las Vegas Sun, meanwhile, notes that Obama didn’t mention the controversy surrounding his remarks back in February that companies receiving taxpayer help shouldn’t take trips to Vegas on the public’s dime. “President Barack Obama's speech...( read more ) (link)

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