Political Check In

Published September 8, 2008 at 5:00 AM PDT

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Stephen Keating, Ed, PoliticsWest.com for the Denver Post

David Schwartz, reporter, Las Vegas Sun

... on the issues that will swing the Intermountain West.

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Denver Post: GOP's turn to rally state 13,000 crowd in to cheer the Republican candidates fresh from the party's convention.

LVSun: Mining's boom does little for Nevada’s bottom line: Alaska shows how state can plan for time when resources are tapped out

McCain Leads Obama 50% to 46%, New Poll Finds, USA Today Reports

Politicker: 1 U.S. President: Nevada

NY Times: Rival Tickets Are Redrawing Battlegrounds

PoliticsWest

Zogby Poll: Republicans Hold Small Post-Convention Edge

"It's Gonna Take Some Time" by Richard "Groove" Holmes ("Groovin' with Groove")

"Jimmy McGriff" by The Worm ("Jimmy McGriff - Greatest Hits")