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Nevada's own Harry Reid has become a YouTube sensation for continually combining his gloomy disposition with rhetoric that makes even his most partisan supporters cringe.

Searchlight Minerals Corp. , a minerals exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of projects in the southwestern United States, today announced that it will reschedule the date for its ...

The least active police bomb squad in the continental United States is the one maintained by the Searchlight, Nevada Sheriff's Department .

While last year's sagging economy hit the financial fortunes of millions of Americans -- and most lawmakers -- two Senate leaders did pretty well for themselves, according to a new analysis.

It's Financial Disclosure Friday in the Senate and number-crunching reporters are already hard at work digesting each lawmaker's bottom line.

Do I have a fun job, or what? Toward the end of next month I get to jet to Connecticut and roast Harry Reid at a dinner party! Well, that kind of work is right in my line; still, I have to pinch myself.

Senate leaders are doing well financially thanks to a combination of their $183,500 salary, assets and relatively low debt.

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate majority leader. Earned income: $183,500. Honoraria, all donated to charity: None.

Posted by Mary Orndorff -- Birmingham News June 10, 2008 9:29 AM Categories: For the record Here is some of the transcript of last week's spat on the Senate floor between Sen.

When it comes to minority representation in the U.S. Senate , November's election looks to be a zero-sum game: If America gets its first black president, it will also lose its only black senator.

The question of who will be on the ballot to represent Laughlin and Searchlight on the Clark County Board of Commissioners is edging its way towards a final decision.

Ms. Anderson, who for the past few years has been a high-profile celebrity face for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the extremist animal rights group, has her own blog on www.pamelachannel.com. ...

A place. An idea. A stereotype. And, for those of us who happen to live here, a city that defines us in ways we probably don't even realize.

The road from the small Nevada mining town of Searchlight, to the political powerhouse of Washington, D.C., is certainly the less traveled path. via Mason Valley News

“We have some pretty name groups for the Friday night concert”

Pahrump's annual Freedom Festival, the town's weekend-long celebration of Independence Day, will be hosted this year by the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce, according to Pahrump Town Board Chairman Laurayne ... via Pahrump Valley Times

The road out of Searchlight leads not only to the Capitol, but also to the swanky new Wolfgang Puck restaurant "The Source" at the just-opened Newseum. via Las Vegs Sun

Harry Reid, D-Nev., is scheduled to sign copies of his newest book from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Sundance Bookstore, 1155 W. Fourth St. via RGJ.com

“There are some who feel like that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is bring 'em on . His comments were swiftly criticized. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) called them "irresponsible and inciteful.”

On July 2, 2003, President Bush cavalierly dismissed violence in Iraq when he infamously proclaimed, "There are some who feel like that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. via Think Progress

A subsidiary of Sterling Construction Co. Inc. has been awarded a $46.3 million highway project by the Nevada Department of Transportation . via Houston Business Journal

“You know, I saw you steal those bottles, so I could have gotten you in big trouble. Pinky, you should never steal anything from anybody. I didn't get you in trouble because I think you could amount to something. Don't you do stuff like that.”

EXCERPT I guess some people might consider it to be kind of an unusual background, but this is where I developed my values. via Las Vegas Review Journal