washingtonpost.com - NevadaNevadaRaptor Tests Suspended After Fighter Crash- May 8, 2005 The Air Force suspended testing of its Lockheed Martin FA-22 Raptor fighter jets Tuesday, a day after one of the stealth aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18152-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Drivers Find Duty A Thrilling Chance- May 8, 2005 Four airmen in camouflage cautiously approached the burgundy, government-issued van parked in the garage of a downtown federal office building. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Jones, 22, took the lead.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61943-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... Reid Criticizes Greenspan- May 8, 2005 Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), who blasted Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan as "one of the biggest political hacks we have here in Washington."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5396-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nv Better Luck for Vegas Monorail- May 8, 2005 When it debuted in mid-July, this city's sleek new $650 million monorail was supposed to be the envy of the nation, a high-tech public transit system paid for without any taxpayer money.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30138-2004Dec27.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Democrats Claim Votes to Halt Plan- May 8, 2005 Senate Democrats have increased pressure on Bush to begin outlining a plan that might offer enough compromises or incentives to win over at least a handful of Democrats.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55567-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... New Democratic Senate Chief Says He Won't Yield- May 8, 2005 Though landing slightly to the right of his party's average score on congressional ratings, Sen. Harry M. Reid is ready to go toe-to toe with President Bush and the Senate's GOP majority on the biggest issues facing the 109th Congress.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10764-2004Dec18.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Balancing Nevada, National Interests- May 8, 2005 Sen. Harry M. Reid, at times, has had to balance his party's national political agenda against his state's more parochial economic interests.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52469-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Democrats Will Play Watchdog Role- May 8, 2005 Democrats announced plans for Senate hearings to examine Bush administration policies and conduct Monday, saying Republicans have abdicated responsibility for oversight of the GOP administration.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62053-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Weather Hammers West- May 8, 2005 There has been record rain in Los Angeles; record snow in the Sierra Nevada; heaven on some of the ski slopes, but hell down on the ground.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2103-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... Some Democrats Say Greenspan Has Gone From 'Maestro' to Partisan- May 8, 2005 Questioning the wisdom of Alan Greenspan in political Washington is akin to challenging the integrity of the pope in Rome, so figures in both parties agreed yesterday that the top Senate Democrat's description of the Federal Reserve Board chairman as a "political hack" was a blunder.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8519-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nv |