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Harry Reid Completes Two-Decade Battle to Block Nevada Dump Site
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyAnother WomanUp guest post from writer and investigator Sally Denton: U.S. Senator Harry Reid has finally stopped the so-called "Screw Nevada" legislation that has plagued my old home state for the last 22 years. Last week, the Senate Majority leader used his hard-won "juice" to negotiate an agreement with the White House and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, dealing a death blow to the Yucca Mountain project -- the nation's only proposed nuclear waste repository, scheduled to open in 2010. "This is a major victory for Nevada," said Reid, who for most of his political career has fought against the ...
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By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyFulfilling Barack Obama's campaign promise to close Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada, the Senate has passed a measure that will prevent further construction. ...
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