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A Government Accounting Office report appears to be among the last nails into the coffin of the decades-long argument over the Yucca Mountain project.

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Teachers have long fought the idea of their own job evaluations being tied to the scholastic achievement of their students, saying education also belongs in the home, and t

As the recession wears on, it “wears out” a lot of folks who either don’t qualify for unemployment or have simply fallen by the wayside, especially in terms of food.

Local cancer specialists Wednesday objected to the government task for

State panel to get nuclear waste repository updateStaff Writer<

Unemployment Rises Above 10 PercentBy Don Lee and Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Tim

Time for government to do what's right for the peopleBy Steven L.

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Another Opinion: Recall efforts hijacking democracy in Lyon CountyFrom the Lahont

Fresh Ideas: Americans burying heads in sand on climate issueBy Anne Macquarie Fo

Acknowledging that sales tax collections have fallen so low that the City is no longer in a position to float bonds to pay for a new indoor recreation center next to the Boys and Girls Club, City P

Letters to the Editor 11/01Staff Writer

Gov't: Stimulus saved, created 650,000 jobsStaff Writer

Another Opinion: Risky plan: Privatizing state prison systemFrom the Las Vegas Su

Moody's Analytics wins bid for tax studyBy GEOFF DORNAN gdornan@nevadaappeal.com

NEW YORK (AP) - Consumer advocacy groups are calling on the Department of Transportation to crack down on dealerships offering questionable sales terms to customers participating in the government's Cash for Clunkers program.

WASHINGTON - Spc. Marco Reininger started the year on the dusty streets of Afghanistan. He'll end it on the campus of Columbia University with the government picking up a large chunk of the $100,000 tab for tuition.

ATLANTA (AP) - Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Got an old gas guzzler in the garage? Car shoppers can take advantage of new government incentives worth $3,500 to $4,500. Owners can scrap their clunker in exchange for a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle, and lop off...

NEW YORK (AP) - A senior member of President Barack Obama's auto task force testified Wednesday that the U.S. government will not continue to fund General Motors Corp.'s operations if the automaker doesn't get approval to...