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LAS VEGAS -- Former first lady Michelle Obama held a campaign-style rally Sunday in Las Vegas to urge Nevadans to register to vote and cast ballots this fall, warning them that sitting out means someone else will make decisions for them. The event was the first of two rallies the former first lady is scheduled to headline for the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization she co-chairs, When We All Vote. We get the leaders we vote for. We get the
stanley cup policies we vote for. And when we don t vote, that s when we wind up with government of, by and for other people, Obama told about 2,000 people inside a high school gymnasium.She has long been one of the most popular draws among Democrats. But she has kept a low profile since leaving the White House in January 2017. Obama has limit
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By David Paul Kuhn,CBSNews chief political writerSen. Harry Reid was juggling. He wouldn t speak out against Roe vs. Wade, but he opposes abortion, except in extreme cases. He ll take Antonin Scalia but not Clarence Thomas to head the Supreme Court. He calls Thomas an embarrassment, his opinions poorly written. He d vigorously oppose the privatization of Social Security but will accept some reform.The mild-mannered Nevada senator made his national debut as the new Democratic minority leader Sunday on NBC s Meet the Press. He sounded off on the direction he hopes to take his increasingly marginalized party: Look center court.For six years, Reid was the Democrats number two in the Senate. Come January, the 65-year-old will be number one. He insists his party has no footing to fight from the left. We have to work toward the middle, he said on NBC. Unlike his predecesso
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