Nevada election official says it’s too late to change ballots

Secretary of State Ross Miller said Tuesday it is too late to reprogram voting machines with the complete names of political parties as requested by Tea Party of Nevada candidate Scott Ashjian. Miller admitted that Ashjian, a U.S. Senate candidate, might have “an argument” that state law does not allow abbreviations of political parties on election ballots.

Runnin’ Rebels picked to finish fourth in conference

An opinion poll in October, revealed in an e-mail from the Mountain West Conference, did not cause UNLV coach Lon Kruger to temper his enthusiasm about the months ahead. Media covering the Mountain West picked the Rebels to finish fourth in the 2010-11 season.

Angle raises ‘huge chunk of change’ in three months

WASHINGTON — Sharron Angle raised $14.3 million over the past three months in a bid to unseat Sen. Harry Reid, a stunning sum analysts said puts the Republican in rare air for a campaign haul.

Playboy son of North Korea leader raps succession plan

BEIJING — The casino-loving eldest son of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il – once tipped to succeed him before trying to sneak into Japan to go to Disneyland – says he opposes a hereditary transfer of power to his youngest half-brother. The chubby 39-year-old Kim Jong Nam, who was in the running to take over secretive North Korea, is the closest thing the country has to a playboy. Kim travels freely and spends much of his time in Macau – the center of Asian gambling with its Las Vegas-style casinos.

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