WASHINGTON (AP) — Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America’s first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Braving frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of hundreds of thousands packed the National Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as America’s first black president. He grasps the reins of power in a high-noon ceremony amid grave economic worries and high expectations.
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PITTSBURGH — Tough and mean, like the original Steel Curtain.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Down and out for decades, the Arizona Cardinals have turned a bad joke into a Super Bowl-bound team.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a review of a biography of the late Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada, Howard Cannon.
Las Vegas City Council members recently took a strange photographic tour of an eastern Las Vegas neighborhood.
Fans of President-elect Barack Obama who can’t make it to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration can celebrate at home in Nevada.
A 17-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot in the neck while he and a friend were playing with a rifle Saturday night, Las Vegas police said.