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 The career path of former Nevada State Senator, Bill Raggio may have influenced the fate of other political outcomes. What would have happened if Raggio ran for Governor instead of Ed Fike in 1970? Senator Richard Bryan ruminates on that and a number of "what ifs" had things been different.
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May 17, 2013 | The 17th
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Mar 29, 2013 | Mark Twain
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When two brothers set out for Nevada about 150 years ago, little did they know that one of them would become a literary legend. Senator Richard Bryan has the story... |
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Mar 8, 2013 | The Dickersons
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Feb 22, 2013 | William R. Wilkerson, part 2
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Feb 1, 2013 | William R. Wilkerson, part 1
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Jan 11, 2013 | Houssels
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