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Knowledge, experience, and professionalism with wisdom
By GSBPA of WBTI*1

The modern and creative philosophy of management is advanced on the following words of wisdom, among others:*2

***"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." --- Moliere
***"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." --- Oprah Winfrey
***"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it." --- Pearl Buck
***"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." --- Proverbs 15 : 22 "Bible"

"As a bridge between the business and university, the integrity of community service and academic research of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will help Nevada go advance for the cooperation and development in education, business, and culture among international countries. As an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, it's my pleasure to extend my knowledge, experience, and professionalism in public service for community and education at the adjunct capacity," said Jackie Glass, District Judge of Nevada, at the event and dinner party by Unity Council of Nevada in Lindo Michoacan Mexican Restaurant on April 28, 2004 in Las Vegas.*3

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References

*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initials of Graduate School of Businness and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Chang, Tiffany. 'Some good personal traits for an individual to be successful in business and some golden words of wisdom for positive thinking,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (April 8, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. Glass, Jackie. "A writing paragraph with signature on my appointment by Washington Business and Technology Institute," (April 28, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

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Washington Business and Technology Institute http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U.S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Chairperson; Dr. Tony T. Lei, President. District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega, Vice Presidents; Dr. William N. Thompson, Director of Public Administration Institu- tion; Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong; Deans of Graduate School of Business & Public Administration; Dr.Sue Fawn Chung, Director of Culture Institution; Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General, Brain Sandoval; District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen; Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC), District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. (702)255-9058 E-mail to: tojulei@yahoo.com
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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley extends to you this invitation to join in her Campaign Kick-off on July 1, 2004
By Shelley Berkley and GSBPA of WBTI*1

Good morning my friends! It is my integrity and endeavor to devote myself for the people and country of Nevada and the United Stated of America. How nice will it be for more of my friends to join my "Berkley Campaign Kick Off 2004"!

I extend to you this invitation (by Berkley for Congress) to join in my
Campaign Kick-off
for Re-election to the U.S. Congress

Thursday July 1st, 2004
at the Club in the Cannery Hotel & Casino
2121 E. Craig Road at Losee
BBQ Reception begins at 6:00pm
LIVE MUSIC with Doo-Wopp.com

$20.04 Donation Per Person Requested(Children under Voting Age Free)
Please RSVP by returning enclosed envelope, calling 212-3350
or by e-mail to RSVP@BerkleyforCongree.com.*2

The following is my stetement on Passing of Former President Reagan:

Berkley statement on Passing of Former President Reagan
June 9, 2004

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere condolences to former first lady Nancy Reagan and the entire Reagan family. And I join our Nation in expressing profound sorrow at the loss of our 40th President.*3

Ronald Reagan had a special place in the hearts of Nevadans. Long before he came to the White House, Ronald Reagan in a another life headlined on the Las Vegas Strip as an entertainer in the early 1950s. Later as Governor of California, he worked with his counterpart from Nevada, former U.S. Senator and Governor Paul Laxalt, to address environmental threats to Lake Tahoe.

While in the White House, Ronald Reagan would often turn to his old friend from Nevada, Senator Laxalt, who was one of his closest advisers during his time in our Nation's Capital.

Ronald Reagan served our Nation with honor and distinction. He will long be remembered for his warm wit, his quiet strength, and ability to inspire through his words and his deeds. His actions as President reshaped the course of the 20th century, and his unbridled optimism helped restore America's faith in itself.

Today we also remember Ronald Reagan for his leadership and for his unwavering vision that Americans remain for all a land of hope, promise, and opportunity.*4

It is important to have more "grass-roots support" for people to win. GSBPA would like our friends to share some idea of the following article:

Thursday, June 24, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

JANE ANN MORRISON: In today's politics, grass-roots effort requires more seed money*5

The definition of "grass-roots support" is changing.

Years ago, it meant that a candidate's neighbors, friends and supporters got out and spread the word. Or volunteers from each party called and walked.

Then the unions made it more sophisticated, going door to door to their members, urging them to vote for union-friendly candidates.

Today you can buy grass-roots support, which is what Las Vegas City Councilman-elect Steve Wolfson did.

With his $100,000 war chest, he hired Billy Rogers' Southwest Group to walk door to door, find out the specific issues voters cared about and follow up with letters on those issues. It was part of a coordinated effort with Gary Gray, who handled the political and advertising strategies, including the nine Wolfson mailers.

One sign that it worked: After the only candidates' forum for the Ward 2 race, a man explained to me how he had been wavering between Gabriel Lither and Wolfson.

Wolfson won his support by coming to his door personally and talking issues with his wife, then soon afterward receiving a letter from the criminal defense attorney about those issues.

In addition, Wolfson would follow up with a personal phone call several days later. He spent six to seven hours on the phone toward the end, calling voters.

"I asked voters what's important to them and made them feel like I care," he said on the night of the election, before realizing that didn't sound quite right. Then he added, "Because I do care."

"It was very personal; it was grass roots for the 21st century," Wolfson consultant Gray said.*6

But it didn't come cheap.

The first campaign finance reports showed that Wolfson paid Southwest Group $38,000, and another $43,000 went to Gray & Associates. Those numbers probably will increase in the next report after final bills are paid.

But Lither, who was in second place trailing Wolfson by only 245 votes, has his own grass-roots support. The deputy attorney general, who had fought to limit the size of the Red Rock Station resort and most often is described as a neighborhood activist, had backing from walkers from the Culinary union Local 226, foes of the anti-union Station Casinos.

These walkers weren't hired by Lither; they were part of the union effort.

"This was not David and Goliath," Rogers said after Wolfson was the declared winner and Lither was in second place. "These were evenly matched operations doing everything they could to ID their voters and get them to the polls."

Sarah Jaffa, one of the 15 Wolfson walkers from Southwest Group, said she was nervous on Election Day when she overheard a Culinary walker say someone hadn't voted, "but she gets off at 3."

The Culinary effort to get out the vote was frightening, Jaffa said, because organizers knew details about potential union voters, such as what hours they worked, which made it easier to find potential voters and urge them to vote.

Jaffa called Rogers and said the main competition wasn't from commercial real estate agent Ric Truesdell, who had raised the most money next to Wolfson. It was from Lither, who had reported raising less than $4,000.

For Wolfson, it was a long, nerve-wracking evening. "At first, I was encouraged. I had a 10-point lead." But that lead started dipping. He finally won with a 4 percentage-point victory when final results rolled in at 9 p.m.

The 6 percentage-point drop as voting progressed showed that the Culinary effort helped, even if it didn't succeed.

(This marks the second City Council race in which the union's efforts failed to bring victory. In 2003, the union worked on behalf of Las Vegas Councilman Michael McDonald, who lost to Janet Moncrief. What does this bode for Democratic Assemblyman David Goldwater's union-backed challenge of Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald?)

"When I first started this, there were tons of stay-at-home moms, and you could get them to make calls all day," Gray said. "They don't exist anymore because the moms have full-time jobs, just like their husbands."

Now you hire your "grass-roots support."

If you have enough money.

***Jane Ann Morrison's column appears Monday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail her at jane@reviewjournal.com or call 383-0275.

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References

*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initial of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). GSBPA did also the editing of this article.
*2. Berkley for Congress. 'Berkley Campaign Kick Off 2004,' "A mail of the invitation card to Dr. Tony Lei from the Campaign Office for Congreewoman Shelley Berkley," (June 21, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Office of Berkley for Congress.
*3. Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. It has its website at the address of: reviewjournal.com. This website is famous with its communitylink. WBTI's website is brought to you through the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'In today's politics, grass-roots effort requires more seed money,' "reviewjournal.com on Thursday, 06-24-2004," (June 24, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*6. Ibid.

*****About the Author Shelley Berkley

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley --- a real star for Nevada

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November, 1998. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has A Lifetime of Commitment to Nevada.

She has lived in Las Vegas for over four decades. Shelley has a deep sense of commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity for her. She also has never forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and found it in Las Vegas. She completed junior high and high school in Las Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled in UNLV. Elected Student Body President, 1971-1972, she graduated with honors and a B.A. in Political Science from UNLV in 1972. After earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1976, she returned to Las Vegas to begin her career.

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has successfully sought appointments that enable her to meet the needs of Southern Nevada, since she swore in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 1999.

Shelley is a former Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board in 1990 by the Governor, she was then twice elected as a Regent by Las Vegas-area voters. She completed her second term on the Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all qualified students.

This bright lady has devoted her energies to charitable and civic efforts ever since she was a teenager. Her work and ideas have contributed to many of Southern Nevada’s successes.

On February 23, 2004, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei that,"Thank you for your generous contribution to my re-election campaign. I greatly appreciate your support. Please know that your help makes a significant difference. I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me."

Shelley Berkley is born a leader. Shelley is an educated leader. Shelley is a prctical and bright leader since her college life. She received her juris doctorate degree from San Deigo Law School. She was the former Regent of University and Colleges of Nevada. She has been Executive Advisor for Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since 1996. Her successful leadership both good in work performance and human relations has won all her assistants' and followers' full and sincere respects. In order to celebrate Shelley Berkley's winning as U. S. Congresswoman, elected as a member of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Congress, and Dr. Tony Lei as her Senior Advisor; Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) established the "Literature and Academic Forum" ("LAF") in 1999. It is brought to you now by Las Vegas Review-Journal through the section of "LAF5" at: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.

At the time when Shelley was elected as the Member of IRC, she told Las Vegas Review-Journal that to promote the tourism, trade, and investment with foriegn countries for Nevada and our states is her primary interest. Her emphasis is enhancing the 2004 mission of WBTI:
(1). To encourage and promote academic research, community service, humane spirit, and educational programs. (2). To launch and participate events and projects for the development and cooperation of tourism, education, business, and culture.*10 We are pleased to welcome her good wishes to all our citizens, residents, and visitors of Nevada that "I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your
confidence in me."

WBTI was honored by China Business Chain, Inc. (CBCI), Shangshai People's Municipal Goverment Cooperation Office (SPMGCO), and China State Development and Planning Commission as Organizer of Nevada Expo Mission to China to attend the Annual International Mayors for City Development Forum and Shanghai International Industrial Fair and Yangtze Investment Project Expo. Joined together with the invitation by Xiemen, Fukien, China for the cooperation of education and business between Fukien and Nevada, WBTI will organize a sound team joined by many high-ranking officials both of Nevada and California. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt, and Las Vegas City Mayor Oscar Goodman have been honored by WBTI, CBCI, SPMGCO, and International Professors and Scholars Mutual Cooperation and Development Association in California as Honoray Chairpersons of Nevada Expo Mission to China.

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It is our pleasure to receive an e-mail from the Campaign Office of U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to WBTI in the afternoon on June 29, 2004:

--- rsvp@berkleyforcongress.com wrote:

> Sounds good!!!
>
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> Quoting Tony Lei :
>
> > Dear Ms. Sami,
> >
> > Good morning! How are you? On June 30,
> 2004,
> > we'll send you by e-mail a list of the names of
> our
> > friends who are invited and interested to
> join
> > Shelly at her campaign kick-off on July 1, 2004.*
> >
> > *For more details, please have your Assistant
> > or yourself click on the sections of "PPAA18" and
> > "LAF5" at:
> >
> > http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Judy &
> Tony
> > WBTI ---06/29/2004
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> > PPAA18 ***** Tuesday, June 29, 2004
> *****
> > # First Edition
> > Washington Business and Technology Institute
> (WBTI)
> > http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
> >
> > Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman;
> U. S.
> > Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice
> Chairmen; U.
> > S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley
> Berkley,
> > and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive
> > Directors.
> > U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
> > Chairperson
> > Dr. Tony T. Lei
> > President
> > District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
> > Vice Presidents
> > Dr. William N. Thompson
> > Director of Public Administration Institution
> > Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
> > Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public
> > Administration
> > Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
> > Director of Culture Institution
> > Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin,
> Attorney
> > General Brian Sandoval,
> and
> > District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of
> > Clark County District Attorney and
> Police
> > Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
> > District Attorney David Roger and Clark County
> > Sheriff Bill Young
> > Chairmen of CCDAPCC
> > (702) 255-9058
> > *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above
> > officials who dedicate to the civic and community
> > service spects of our organization in an honorary
> or
> > adjunct capacity.
> >
> >
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> > Welcome your input to Pan Pacific and Asian
> American
> > Forum (PPAAF) and Literature and Academic Forum
> (LAF)!
> >
> > By GSBPA and PAI of WBTI*1
> >
> > Welcome your input to Pan Pacific and
> Asian
> > American Forum (PPAAF) and Literature and
> Academic
> > Forum (LAF)! These Forums are offered freely to
> the
> > faculty, advisors, and friends of Washington
> Business
> > and Technology Institute (WBTI). The Forums are
> a
> > daily presentation of WBTI website at:
> >
> > http:/communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
> >
> > by WBTI through Communitylink of the largest
> > newspaper in Nevada, "Las Vegas Review-Journal".
> >
> > PPAAF and LAF are non-profit and
> non-partisan
> > contributions of WBTI to our community with both a
> > philosophy and spirit of serve about self through
> > modern information management and effective
> research
> > methodology. In management, our efficiency is "do
> the
> > things right" and our result is "do the right
> > things."
> >
> > The Forums welcome articles, literatures,
> photos,
> > campaigning speeches, ect. on the basis of
> > righteousness that they may contribute to make
> Nevada
> > a wonderful place for home living and business
> > development.
> >
> > Hope our efforts together may help improve
> the
> > quality of life of all our residents and visitors
> of
> > the silver state Nevada.
> >
> > The responses to WBTI's Forums of PPAAF
> and
> > LAF have been enhanced by the infomation
> documents
> > sent to us for post from U. S. Senator Harry
> Reid's
> > office in U. S. Senate, Washington D. C.;
> Nevada
> > Governor Kenny Guinn's office at Carson, Nevada,
> U.
> > S. A.; among others since the establishment of
> WBTI on
> > January 8, 1996.*2
> >
> > The PPAAF has advanced to the number of
> > sections at "PPAA18", while LAF has advanced to
> > "PAI5".
> >
> > Any comment extends from you to WBTI will
> > highly be appreciated.
> >
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > References
> >
> > *1. GSBPA and PAI of WBTI are the initials of the
>
> > Graduate School of Business and Public
> Administration
> > (GSBPA) and Public Administration Institution
> (PAI)
> > of Washington Business and Technology Institute
> > (WBTI).
> > *2. Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang,
> Tiffany.
> > 'Drs. Lee Bernick, Keong Leong appointed deans
> of
> > GSBPA of WBTI,' "The Special Column on 'Nevada
> > Examiner'," (March 28, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada:
> > Nevada Examiner.
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062804 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. ---Proverbs 15:22 of the Bible

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PPAA18 ***** 8:17 a. m., Saturday, June 26, 2004 ***** # First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Moran tapped for Nevada Gaming Commission
By ROD SMITH and PAI*1

The following report was post from Las Vegas Review-Journal on June 26, 2004:

Saturday, June 26, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

Moran tapped for Nevada Gaming Commission
Professor critical of move, calling it an 'industry-insider' appointment
By ROD SMITH
GAMING WIRE

John Moran ---Attorney named to Nevada Gaming Commission (Please check the photo with the paper.)

Gov. Kenny Guinn Friday named John Moran Jr. to the Nevada Gaming Commission, replacing three-term commissioner Augie Gurrola.*2

Moran will join the commission July 26 when he resigns from the state Board of Wildlife Commissioners, where he has served since July 2000 and is in his second term.

Moran was in a wildlife commission hearing Friday and unavailable to discuss his appointment to the $40,000 a year position.

Guinn, however, said Moran has been an excellent member of the wildlife commission and is looking forward to serving on the five-member gaming commission.

"He is a person of great integrity. As one of our state's finest attorneys, he has a level of understanding and sophistication regarding the gaming industry that will serve the citizens of Nevada very well," Guinn said.

However, the appointment and Moran's service are likely to raise conflict of interest issues, University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor and casino industry expert Bill Thompson said.

"The governor could have done better," he said. "Moran is a good person and is certainly knowledgeable, but it's such an industry-insider appointment, it's going to prove to be very, very controversial.

"To my knowledge, no governor has ever appointed an industry person to a board. This guy has represented so many casinos even in licensing matters, he'll be forever recusing himself," Thompson said.

"We don't appoint the head of Caesars (Entertainment) and expect him to recuse himself. This guy has been involved with every company in the industry and we're likely to (in effect) have a four-member commission," he said.

Thompson said Moran won't be another Gurrola, who has been widely respected as a maverick on the commission who represented the general public and the little guy.

Moran, a Las Vegas attorney for more than 25 years, is founding partner in the law firm of Moran & Associates, which bills itself as specializing in development and land use issues and representing clients before administrative boards and commissions.

He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles, and is former member of the Colorado River Commission.

He is an investor with the group that is redeveloping the old Sears Building on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. As an attorney, he has represented the Stratosphere in its controversial moves to add thrill rides and UNLV basketball coach Bill Bayno in his termination dispute, and he defended developer Bill Walters against money laundering charges.

Moran's father, John Moran, was Clark County sheriff from 1982 until 1994, and his son, John Moran III, is a pro tem judge in the Henderson municipal court.

The gaming commission meets monthly and generally takes final action on issues that have been initially considered by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.*3

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References

*1. Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. It has its website at the address of: reviewjournal.com. This website is famous with its communitylink. WBTI's website is brought to you through the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). PAI did only a little of the editing on this article.
*2.Las Vegas Review-Journal.
"reviewjournal.com on Saturday, 06-26-2004," (June 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*3. Ibid.

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PPAA18 ***** 1:26 p. m., Thursday, June 24, 2004 ***** # First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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U. S. Senator Harry Reid's WHIP ROUND UP on June 25, 2004
By Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader of the U. S. Senate

Reid for Nevada
Reid, Ensign Deliver $13.5 Million for Nevada’s Local Communities
Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign will help 17 counties in Nevada receive $13.5 million in federal funds under the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. PILT compensates counties that include significant amounts of federal land, which is exempt from property taxes. These funds are important to the budgets of local governments, which provide essential services such as law enforcement, road maintenance and search and rescue

$1 Million Grant Aids UNLV Dental School
UNLV’s new School of Dental Medicine is expanding its efforts to serve Nevadans, thanks in part to a $1 million federal grant secured by Senator Reid. The federal funding will be used to train students and provide low income and rural Nevadans with dental care.

Reid Works for Safe Water in Small Communities
Nevadans in small communities would benefit from safer drinking water under Senator Harry Reid’s legislation that won committee approval this week. Reid’s bill would provide funding to municipalities of fewer than 15,000 people to help them comply with new and existing drinking water standards.

Working with Nevadans

Las Vegas students Ryan Altschuler, Elizabeth Ashley and Emma Gallegos met with Senator Reid while in Washington D.C. as part of the Trial by Peers program.

Senator Reid visited with Presidential Scholars Program awardees Chase Correia of Reno and Jeremee Peters of Las Vegas while they were in D.C.

Las Vegas Valley High School student Erik Lin-Greenberg met with Senator Reid. Erik was a recipient of the U.S. Institute of Peace award

Senator Reid met with Rachael D’Souza (Las Vegas), Chris Estrella (Henderson), and Jessica Huang (Las Vegas), while they were in D.C. for the National Student Leadership Conference.

Members of the American Resort Development Association met with Senator Reid while in D.C. for the group’s annual Legislative Conference.

*****Senator Harry Reid speaks at a press conference unveiling bipartisan legislation to support the Special Olympics. He is joined by House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy and Special Olympics gymnast Melissa Rufino from Las Vegas. (Please check the photo with the Office.)

Week in Review

Senate Approves Major Defense Measures - The Senate this week approved the two major bills that set policy and provide funding for the U.S. military. The Department of Defense Authorization bill, which passed on Wednesday night, included Senator Harry Reid's amendment to help disabled veterans by ending the ban on concurrent receipt of disability benefits and military retirement pay. Reid's measure will allow concurrent receipt immediately for totally disabled vets, instead of phasing it in over 10 years.

The Department of Defense 2005 Appropriations bill, which passed Thursday night, included more than $100 million for defense projects in Nevada. These include:

***$8 million for a Henderson-based company to mask High Density Electronics
***$7 million for the Desert Research Institute’s Computer Automated Virtual Environment facility, which is used for military training
***$2 million for Nevada researchers who are working to improve battlefield blood transfusion technology
***$6 million for new research initiatives at the Hawthorne Army Depot
***$7million for the next generation of anti-terrorism communications and surveillance technology being developed in Nevada

Reid Carries Torch for Special Olympics- Senator Reid joined other Senate and House leaders in introducing legislation to support the Special Olympics. Their bipartisan bill will fund organization for next five years, providing more opportunities for children and adults with disabilities.

INSIDER'S CALENDAR
The Senate will be in recess next week. The Senate will convene Tuesday, July 6, at 9:45 a.m. to consider the nomination of Jay Holmes to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. A vote on the nomination will occur at approximately 5:30 p.m.
The Senate will recess from 12:30-2:15 p.m. on July 6 for the weekly party conferences.
During the remainder of the week the Senate is expected to consider the Class Action Reform bill.

Reid's Words
Nevada has long had the best military bases in the country, and now we have some of the best military research facilities as well. The Nevada projects in the new defense budget will help protect our troops and our nation, while also making our economy stronger.

http://reid.senate.gov Fax: (202) 228-7362 Phone: (202) 224 - 2158

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References

*1. Harry Reid is the Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader of the U. S. Senate. This flier was edited by Public Administration Institution (PAI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'WHIP ROUND UP,' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (June 25, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
*3. Ibid.

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