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Harry Reid

After some wins and losses in the political arena, a man whose hard-rock miner father’s independence is etched in his character finds himself as the Democratic whip of the U.S. Senate.

Alfreda Mitre

A woman who grew up as one of The Colony kids brings her people into the 20th century and helps them become self-sufficient in a somewhat selfish world.

Bob Stupak

He earned his gift of gab at the heels of his father, then brought his schtick to Las Vegas, bet against the odds, and won.

Steve Wynn

In a bloodless coup with the help of a banker-turned-mentor, a boy from back East took over a downtown hotel and everything he touched from then on was golden.

From our archives: Crunch time for Yucca

With a thunderous rumble that toppled tons of rock, miners using a monstrous machine Friday punched through a hill at the foot of Yucca Mountain, completing a five-mile tunnel that will tell if the mountain is safe for storing the nation’s high-level nuclear waste.

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