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Hosting a major political convention raises the prestige of any city, and both parties have expressed a desire to hold their 2012 conventions in Las Vegas. Would you welcome one here, even if it means losing other business?

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Executive Snapshot

Since beginning his insurance career in 1981, Brian Cruden has worked to present afforable benefit options to small and large local employers while trying to stay one step ahead of his competition. Most recently, his Insurcorp team developed an automated program using customizable avatars.

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Casino winnings down 3.2 percent in January

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FDA: Basic Food Flavors knew of salmonella contamination in January

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Boulder City teacher pleads guilty in child porn case

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Boulder City teacher indicted on child sex charges

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Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie’s son

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IRS ramping up efforts to catch tax cheaters

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Things looking up for the Las Vegas housing market

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Las Vegas hits 13.8 percent unemployment record

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Las Vegas using grant to expand broadband access

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Gunfire at apartment complex leaves one dead, three injured

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Families with infants sought for UNLV study on babies and music

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Hard Rock President and COO found dead

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Smith Center achieves construction milestone

The valley’s long awaited downtown cultural complex recently took a step closer to becoming a reality.

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Cosmopolitan nixes residences, refunds deposits

Checks are in the mail for Cosmopolitan Resort Casino homebuyers. On Feb. 23, Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzales approved a class action settlement refunding partial homebuyer deposits at the $3.9 billion, still under construction Strip development.

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Asian Chamber president optimistic for future

The Year of the Tiger is here and a recent luncheon held by the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce suggests it is off to a grand start. At the luncheon, members conversed not about the recession or the real estate market, but about relationships and commerce.

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‘Affordable Attorney’ Robert Nelson-Kortland dies unexpectedly

Plaques, degrees and awards line the walls at the newly opened Affordable Attorney. What were once credentials proudly displayed for new clients have now become a tribute to the law firm’s founder, Robert Nelson-Kortland, who died just weeks after starting his own business.

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NASCAR Delivers

Fans roared as perennial NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson won the latest Shelby American Sprint Cup race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But event organizers and convention officials say the local economy was the real winner.

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Revisiting the role of math in the meltdown madness

The Wall Street masters in “The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Captured Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It,” never seem to get enough risk taking or gambling.

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The Coming Second Wave

There’s a rumbling in Las Vegas and it’s growing louder every day. It’s an uprising of distressed homeowners who feel betrayed by their government and frustrated by the financial system.

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Allergy season kicks off: Winter showers bring early flowers

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Census needs more southern Nevada applicants

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Canines providing extra layer of protection at McCarran

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One dead, one hospitalized after weekend shooting

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AG: Never too early to teach kids about consumer protection

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Muslim group says police detained seven praying men

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Salmonella contamination at local plant prompts nationwide recall

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Despite massive recalls, local Toyota dealer doing well

Toyota said the problem was fixed. However, U.S. safety officials say they are still receiving complaints from Toyota owners who are reporting unintended acceleration after their vehicles had supposedly been repaired.

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HCG Diet: Weight loss miracle or recipe for disaster?

Is it really the magic bullet for weight loss, or a recipe for disaster? Injection of a pregnancy hormone first used for weight loss in the 1970s is making a major resurgence. HCG is not approved for use as a diet drug in Nevada but local weight loss centers advertise it that way.

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