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The Henderson City Council voted 4-0 with one abstention Tuesday to hire Josh Reid as the next city attorney. During a public comment period that lasted about an hour, Mayor Andy Hafen said the media made bad assumptions in recent weeks by speculating that Hafen and council members would elect Reid as a political favor to his father, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Rep. Barney Frank, whose long House career is coming to an end, said Tuesday he was optimistic Congress will allow people to gamble over the Internet. The Massachusetts Democrat said online gambling will remain an important matter in the year remaining in his final term.
A 47-year-old man who said he killed another man in self-defense in January 2010 was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Herman Cain’s campaign on Tuesday paid the $10,000 filing fee to compete in the GOP presidential caucus in Nevada, insisting he’s staying in the race amid accusations he had an affair.