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When word began circulating in Republican circles last spring that former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson was considering a run for the presidency, the reaction ranged from relief the party had finally found a suitable standard - bearer to squeals of delight about the actor/politician and his resemblance to former President Ronald Reagan. It was arguably the high mark of the campaign thus far. Thompson seemed to squander the summer as he considered his run and raised fewer campaign dollars than hoped. Once he hit the campaign trail, he was forced to acknowledge ignorance about some local issues when stumping across...

The first thing to notice about state Sen. Bob Beers is his mouth-closed, impish grin, like a teenager who's just made a lippy remark to his geometry teacher. (And often, Beers has just made a smart-alecky quip.) The second thing to notice are his shoes - bulky, black and sensible, which is to say, hideous. But never mind that. Beers, who's running for governor as a Republican, actually has a reason for the grin this week. A poll done for the gaming industry by national pollster Peter Hart shows Beers trailing the front-runner, Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., by just 8...

The three leading Republicans in Nevada governor's race faced off in the first debate of the campaign Friday, using much of the live matchup to jockey for the title of most fiscally conservative candidate. The hour-long debate marked the first time U.S. Rep Jim Gibbons, the Republican front-runner who has recently slipped in the polls, faced his primary opponents, surging state Sen. Bob Beers and Lt. Gov Lorraine Hunt, on television. "I want to thank U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons for finally showing up and Sen. Bob Beers for always showing up," Hunt said. Beers and Hunt have dogged Gibbons for...

Nevada Journal sent questionnaires to the five major candidates for governor of Nevada (Bob Beers, Jim Gibbons, Jim Gibson, Lorriane Hunt, and Dina Titus) to see where they stood on several important issues. Jim Gibson and Dina Titus declined to participate. Here are the responses sent in by the others.

Republican state Senator Bob Beers, running for governor, has renewed his challenge to the front-running GOP candidate, Congressman Jim Gibbons, to join in debates in all 17 Nevada counties.

The 2006 race for Nevada governor promises to be one of the most closely watched political contests of the year as five well-credentialed candidates -- three Republicans and two Democrats -- vie for the office to be vacated by Gov. Kenny Guinn. State Sen. Bob Beers is one of the Republicans expected to face Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt and U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons in the GOP primary. Beers, a three-term state assemblyman since 1998, stunned 20-year incumbent Sen. Ray Rawson in his 2004 Senate campaign. During his time in the Legislature, Beers has championed efforts to reduce government growth and...