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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jun 4, 2009 (midnight)

Assembly overrides Gov. Gibbons’ veto of domestic-partnership bill.
Finally, same-sex couples can have the same rights and responsibilities that the 50 percent of successful married straight couples do.
Las Vegas auction offering Elvis’ pill bottles, the last robe Marilyn Monroe wore before she overdosed.
And our economy has officially hit rock bottom, folks.
Michael Jackson in negotiations to open casino based on Thriller.
Spoke too soon—NOW it’s hit rock bottom.

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The Help Desk

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jun 4, 2009 (midnight)

Assembly overrides Gov. Gibbons’ veto of domestic-partnership bill.
Finally, same-sex couples can have the same rights and responsibilities that the 50 percent of successful married straight couples do.
Las Vegas auction offering Elvis’ pill bottles, the last robe Marilyn Monroe wore before she overdosed.
And our economy has officially hit rock bottom, folks.
Michael Jackson in negotiations to open casino based on Thriller.
Spoke too soon—NOW it’s hit rock bottom.

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“Welcome to Las Vegas” sign earns spot on National Register of Historic Places.
Making it the only historic place in the country with just a little spot of vomit on it.
Las Vegas makes “Best Cities for Fresh Start” list.
If, by “fresh start,” you mean a shorter wait on the phone for unemployment benefits.
O.J. Simpson switches lawyer for upcoming conviction appeal in Las Vegas.
The lawyer is unhappy but alive.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, May 21, 2009 (midnight)

Holly Madison joins cast of Peepshow.
Or as Hugh Hefner and Criss Angel will now call it, Old Home Week.
Las Vegas hosts world’s largest bikini parade to boost tourism numbers.
In addition, we’re immediately changing our nickname from “Sin City” to “Silicone Valley.”
Analyst improves MGM’s rating to “overweight.”
Only in America would that term be a sign that things are improving.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, May 14, 2009 (midnight)

Wife Swap tapes segment in Las Vegas.
Jim Gibbons reportedly offered producers the use of the governor’s mansion—until they explained what the show was really about.
Report: Nevada ranks fifth among states in gun-related deaths per capita.
This news has us so upset, we just want to shoot someone—something, we mean something!
Marie Osmond too sick to perform after eating at sushi restaurant.
“She’s obviously faking it,” said Jeremy Piven.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, May 7, 2009 (midnight)

Bored Las Vegas teen pretends to offer baby for sale on Craigslist.
Prank goes horribly wrong when Madonna and Angelina Jolie start vicious bidding war.
Gunman robs MGM Grand, takes off on motorcycle.
Man! Even getaway vehicles are taking a hit in this economy.
First case of swine flu in Nevada found in Reno.
Gov. Jim Gibbons quick to insist he’s been nowhere near Reno for the last few weeks.

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Fremont Street Experience paying tribute to 1969 and Woodstock this summer.
Just make sure not to eat the brown deep-fried Twinkies.
Las Vegas tops list of highest foreclosure rates—seven times the national average.
So don’t look at it as losing your home—look at it as joining a very large and popular club.
Analyst: Median home price in Vegas could fall to $100,000 by the end of the year.
So, how exactly does this foreclosure thing work?

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)

Lindsay Lohan allegedly considering joining Peepshow topless revue in Las Vegas.
We don’t really like it either, guys, but it’s either this or she keeps making movies.
Criss Angel calls Perez Hilton a “douchebag” during his show.
Proving beyond all shadow of scientific doubt that it does, indeed, take one to know one.
Nevada lawmakers vote to soften statewide smoking ban.
You can now smoke wherever people eat, gamble and breathe.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)

Las Vegas Monopoly champion says game is “half skill, half luck.”
Well, having no life whatsoever helps, too.
Prostitution tax dies in Nevada Legislature.
Yes, even a state that fully supports gambling addiction, quickie marriages and brothels has standards.
Homeless rate jumps 17 percent to 13,338 in Southern Nevada.
Oscar Goodman hard at work on latest unconstitutional solution.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)

Hugh Hefner celebrates 83rd birthday in Las Vegas.
Scientists note a momentary disruption of the silicone balance on the Strip.
Man who faked his own death arrested after allegedly cheating at Las Vegas casino.
Yes, you may be able to fake your own death, but cheating in Vegas? Get real!
TV Land casts Chaparral High School’s class of 1989 for third season of High School Reunion.
Memories will include having a governor who didn’t hate education.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)

Las Vegas Metro police are now using Twitter.
The first tweet said, “Sprinkles on donuts are for wimps!”
More and more Canadians are buying second homes in Las Vegas.
Wow, guess those rumors we started about Celine Dion returning are starting to pay dividends.
Window washers rescued after winds cause cable to snap at Encore.
They’re pursuing safer jobs—like construction on the Strip.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Mar 26, 2009 (midnight)

83-year-old fugitive arrested in Las Vegas.
Authorities were able to track him down using the AARP newsletter.
Man attacked by swarm of bees in Las Vegas back yard after disturbing their nest.
You can’t really blame the bees—they thought they were being foreclosed on.
City approves $190 million in bonds for construction of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Yeah, it might not seem like a great idea in a recession, but if there’s one thing that’s got a future in Vegas, it’s the arts—right?

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Mar 19, 2009 (midnight)

O.J. Simpson supporters start fundraising website to help him appeal his conviction in Las Vegas.
Itow if they could only find a lawyer who’ll work for 59 cents ...
MGM allegedly in talks to offer casinos as collateral.
The first property will be Luxor, and they’ll even throw in Carrot Top for free!
Assembly Democrats sidestep Gov. Jim Gibbons to get to stimulus funds for expanded jobless benefits.
You would think Gibbons would have supported it—after all, he’s going to be jobless soon.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Mar 12, 2009 (midnight)

Rep. Shelley Berkley tells her colleagues: “Stop bashing Las Vegas.”
IShe added, “Let’s pick on cities that can’t fight back—like Detroit!”
Las Vegas unemployment hits 10 percent.
The economy is so bad, the Britney Spears impersonator at Legends is the actual Britney Spears.
International Magicians Society dubs Criss Angel “Magician of the Decade.”
IThe society then went back down into its parents’ basement and blogged about who would win in a wizards’ duel—Gandalf or Angel.

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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Mar 5, 2009 (midnight)

Criss Angel splits with Holly Madison after four months.
It happened when she realized she was Holly Madison, and that she was dating Criss Angel.
Analyst predicts Las Vegas housing market will begin full recovery by late 2011.
We predict that housing analyst in late 2011 will reveal, “Sorry, I just pulled all that out of my butt.”
Killers countersue former manager for “double-dealing.”
If nothing else, Brandon Flowers should get a song with really confusing lyrics out of this.

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Superstar DJ Memorial Day Weekend kicks off battle of Las Vegas nightclubs
With the opening of Light and Daylight Beach Club at Mandalay Bay and the new Eclipse concert series at DBC, the war when it comes to highly paid …
Celebrity preview: Garth Brooks, ‘Pawn Stars,’ Charlie Sheen, Chris Brown, Diddy and …
It’s a mega-weekend that defies description, but I’ll try: Insane, out of control, over the top, outrageous, a never-ending 96-hour whirl. Only The Entertainment Capital of the World could produce this extraordinary four-day blast.
Weekend best bets: Tuff-N-Uff, Light and Daylight openings and Fleetwood Mac
Memorial Day Weekend means four full days of partying in Las Vegas.

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