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GINA B. GOOD / PVT Last month's count of the remaining ballots left from last year's GOP state convention, prove Pat Kerby should have been one of the delegates representing Pahrump Republicans in Congressional District 2. It's been a long time coming but the uncounted ballots cast by delegates at last year's Republican state convention in Reno ...

Saturday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Jack Schofield, a Nevada regent and former state lawmaker, has announced his intent to run against Republican Rep.

Rep. Joe Wilson , center, with Rep. Phil Gingrey ., right, and Rep. Dean Heller Photo:AP/Alex Brandon Our representatives in Congress are very proud of the public option included in the health care reform bill that was passed Saturday night.

That was quite a celebration that congressional Democrats had on Saturday, after the House of Representatives finally, after decades of talking about it, passed a health care reform bill.

After struggling for two consecutive cycles on the Senate battlefield, Republicans seem poised to make a comeback in 2010.

Nevada Democrats Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus supported the House health care reform bill while Republican Dean Heller opposed it.

WASHINGTON a ' The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority.

U.S. Congressman Dean Heller took to the floor and gave the following speech in opposition to the Pelosi Health Care Takeover Act : "Thank you, Mr.

Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., right, stands with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., center, and Rep.

Two of Nevada's congressional representatives weighed in on the proposed House healthcare legislation Wednesday.

But it is not drawing to a close quietly, not without one last fight. The House is preparing for a weekend vote that cannot come quickly enough for Nevada's Democratic lawmakers.

As the Las Vegas Sun article this morning points out, Nevada Congressional District 2 voters seem to like their candidates to be conservative, just not That conservative.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept.

Nevada and California congressional delegations have introduced legislation to extend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and continue efforts to combat invasive species, reduce wildfire risks and protect the lake's clarity.

Though Republicans oppose the so-called "public option," Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is proposing the requirement to draw attention to the plan's alleged flaws.

By now, the instant post-mortems on Election 2009 results will have been written, either overstating or understating their significance for Campaign 2010.

One year after Nevada voters helped sweep President Barack Obama into office amid troubled times, many of his local supporters "' both liberal and moderate "' remain in his corner, saying he's been the right person to handle extreme challenges on both foreign and domestic fronts.

Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would expand the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and authorize $415 million over eight years to combat the worst environmental threats to the Sierra Nevada lake and surrounding basin.

The respected Capitol Hill publication says seats of Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Dina Titus are "lean Democratic." But Rep.