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Political News
| LDS Senator Persuaded Jeffords to Switch |
| When Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords told Senate
Majority Leader Trent Lott he was leaving the Republican party to
become an independent and support the Democrats, he caused a
political earthquake that rearranged the political landscape in the
US. While a number of factors led to his decision, the careful,
consistent persuasion of Nevada Senator Harry Reid, an LDS Church
member and the Senate's Democratic whip, was critical, leading one
aid to call him "The Jim Whisperer." But this wasn't Reid's first
connection with a lawmaker who switched parties. |
| Mormon-Influenced Wendover, UT Dying Next to Nevada Counterpart |
| The great divide that exists between the twin towns
of Wendover is invisible except for a thin strip of paint that
crosses Wendover Boulevard separating Utah and Nevada. The
differences are obvious, on the Utah side, dilapidated mobile homes
compete against twin shimmering sentinels, the Nevada State Line and
Silver Smith casinos. Utah's conservative Mormon influence stands in
contrast with Nevada's affinity for the wild side. |
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