Since February, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has wanted President Barack Obama to say something nice about Las Vegas to make up for comments in which the president compared business trips here to frivolous spending.
Gov. Jim Gibbons said today he has turned down an opportunity to meet President Barack Obama when he comes to town Tuesday, after earlier blasting the president for not agreeing to a meeting.
Threats of thunderstorms and rain showers will be the biggest obstacle for today’s rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup race. (The first delay came on lap 75). It was washed out Sunday for the first time in the 50-year history of the race.