National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice spoke about the Global War on Terror's war of ideas, addressing the efforts the Bush Administration has taken to lead the world toward values and understanding that will bring a just and lasting peace, at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C., Thursday, August 19, 2004.

The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 (PL 235 - 61 Stat. 496; U.S.C. 402), amended by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 579; 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Later in 1949, as part of the Reorganization Plan, the Council was placed in the Executive Office of the President.*1

The National Security Council is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. Since its inception under President Truman, the function of the Council has been to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies. The Council also serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies.*2

The following is a biography of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor on July 2004:*3

Dr. Condoleezza Rice became the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, on January 22, 2001.

In June 1999, she completed a six year tenure as Stanford University 's Provost, during which she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer. As Provost she was responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget and the academic program involving 1,400 faculty members and 14,000 students.

As professor of political science, Dr. Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the highest teaching honors -- the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching.

At Stanford, she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). She also has written numerous articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed audiences in settings ranging from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 and 2000 Republican National Conventions.

From 1989 through March 1991, the period of German reunification and the final days of the Soviet Union, she served in the Bush Administration as Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, she served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1997, she served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender -- Integrated Training in the Military.

She was a member of the boards of directors for the Chevron Corporation, the Charles Schwab Corporation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the University of Notre Dame, the International Advisory Council of J.P. Morgan and the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. She was a Founding Board member of the Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California and was Vice President of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula . In addition, her past board service has encompassed such organizations as Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett Packard, the Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Rand Corporation, the National Council for Soviet and East European Studies, the Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition and KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco.

Born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, she earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver in 1974; her master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975; and her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded honorary doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of Alabama in 1994, the University of Notre Dame in 1995, the National Defense University in 2002, the Mississippi College School of Law in 2003, the University of Louisville and Michigan State University in 2004. She resides in Washington, D.C.

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References

*1. Google.com. 'About National Security Council,' "A search of information on Google.com,"(December 7, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. National Security Council. 'Biography of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor,' "A search on Google.com about Dr. Condoleezza Rice," (December 7, 2004), U. S. A.: google.com.

Princess-Marine love story ends
LV resident says cultural, religious differences ruined romance with Muslim beauty
By RICHARD LAKE
@ Copyright 2004, REVIEW-JOURNAL

Meriam Al-Khalifa and Jason Johnson, shown at the Aladdin's Desert Passage in June 2001, recently filed for divorce after five years of marriage.
Photo by Craig L. Moran.

Jason Johnson suspected that someday his personal life might once again capture the attention of the world, but he was surprised anyway Monday afternoon when he found himself talking about how it all went wrong.

"Oh my God," he said, shaking his head. "I knew it would get out sooner or later, but this was really fast."

Johnson's was the kind of love story usually told only in Disney movies. It was a tale of an American Marine so dazzled by the beauty of a young royal princess that he risked everything for her.

That "Romeo and Juliet"-like love affair, once dubbed "The Princess and the Marine" in a made-for-TV movie, has ended now, set against a backdrop of Las Vegas nightclubs, an international assassin and a spurned love that continues to endure, if you believe Johnson.

"It was what she wanted," he said simply of the couple's recent divorce filing.

Back in 1999, Johnson was a Marine stationed in Bahrain, an island nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia. He'd been a Marine for 2 1/2 years and had hoped to make a career of it.

While in Bahrain, he met Meriam Al-Khalifa, the beautiful teenage princess related to the country's royal and ruling family. He was a Mormon, she a Muslim, but to them, the differences did not matter. They fell in love.

The relationship they formed was forbidden by her family, so Johnson worked out a scheme to spirit his young princess off to America when his tour ended. He disguised her in a flannel shirt and a New York Yankees ball cap, and he forged her military identification to get her to the United States.

The plan worked, and after a drawn-out fight with immigration authorities, the couple married at the Candlelight Wedding Chapel on the Strip. He was 23, she was 19.

Their story made worldwide headlines. In addition to the TV movie, the couple made the TV talk show rounds, including an appearance on "Oprah."

Johnson was demoted a rank for his misdeeds, and eventually was discharged from the Marines, with the special condition that he not be allowed to re-enlist, he said.

He and his new wife, whose name is spelled Maryam in official documents, got jobs, and they went about living their lives.

But, said Johnson, a valet parker on the Strip, things were never as rosy as the stories made them seem. There was constant tension with her family, he said, and there was even one time the FBI told him they'd intercepted a Syrian national who said he'd been paid $500,000 to assassinate her.

That incident, together with the couple's religious and cultural differences, further widened a gulf that Johnson said his bride's powerful family tried to widen time and time again.

"The royal family made me look really bad," he said.

No one answered the door at Al-Khalifa's apartment Monday afternoon, and she is not represented by an attorney in the divorce proceedings.

As the tension in the marriage mounted, Johnson said, his wife got sucked into the Las Vegas nightlife. He said she began partying with her friends and ignoring him. She became particularly interested in Arabic-themed nightclubs, and in the gay clubs that cluster around the Hard Rock Hotel on Paradise Road, he said. He noted they used to frequent those clubs as a couple and enjoyed the atmosphere.

"She's gone off the deep end," he said.

About a year ago, Johnson said, his wife left him.

"I had tried to work it out with her last year," he said. "But that's not what she wanted."

He resisted her urgings that they get a divorce, he said, but ultimately realized there was nothing he could do.

They filed for divorce jointly on Nov. 17, the day after their fifth wedding anniversary. The paperwork says they are "incompatible in marriage."

"Deep down inside, she knows that I loved her more than anything in the world," Johnson said. "I can say I enjoyed every minute I spent with her."

He is living in Summerlin now with his stepmother, who also is getting over a broken relationship.

Lynette McDonald has been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of GSBPA by WBTI
By Bill Young, Jessie Walsh, and Tiffany Chang

The Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was established early in 2003. Drs. E. Lee Bernick and Keong Leong were appointed as Deans of the School by WBTI on March 11, 2003. "The mission of this School will emphasize the humanitarian orientation of public administration adn social responsibility of business management . Throuugh academic entrepreneurship, we may expect the endeavor of this school for the community service based on humane spirit, led by Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Dr. Dina Titus, Professor of Administrative Strategies in GSBPA. Dina is a Senator of Nevada Senate and Adjunct Professor of Political Science of UNLV.*1

"Through the recommendation by our faculty members including District Judge Jessie Walsh and Clak County Sheriff Bill Young, Ms. Lynette Boggs McDonald has been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on October 21, 2004," announced Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, on Friday, October 22, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"It's my great pleasure to accept the task, responsibility, and practice," said Lynette McDonald at the time when she was informed by President of WBTI Dr. Tony Lei for the appointment. "With the capacity on adjunct basis, it's good for me to develop my entrepreneurial spirit by utilizing both my advanced education in public adminstration and practical experience in managerial responsibilities at UNLV."

...... She is a business graduate of the University of Notre Dame, attended the University of Oregon Graduate School of Journalism and received a Master's of Public Administration degree from UNLV.*2

In April of 2004 she was appointed by Governor Guinn to serve as County Commissioner ............Lynette is working with community stakeholders to update neighborhood master plans so that responsible and predictable land-use decisions can be made. She negotiated a land exchange with the BLM and a local developer to preserve Red Rock Canyon. When a developer failed to keep his commitment to donate land for a new school, she blocked his building permits until he made good on that promise. Lynette will continue fighting to ensure developers live up to ..........

Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald was appointed by President Bush to serve on a national commission related to international study programs.

....................................
The commission will launch the new program, which is designed to expose Americans to international cultures, governments and economic systems, and which will probably work with the U.S. State Department.

"To encourage the cooperation and development of English and Chinese speaking countries with Nevada has been particularly important to our country at this critical period of time. The establishment of GSBPA will launch our effort that emphasizes the value of humane and administrative orientation. The creed of this School is both on the spirit of educational excellence and academic entrepreneurship. We're forecasting the smoth and efficient growth of this School together with the growth of the tourism industry and the economy of Nevada after the 911 and SARS," Dr. E. Lee Bernick, Dean of GSBPA, who is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Public Administration of UNLV, said at the Summer 2003 Symposium and Dinner Party. It was held by WBTI at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada.*5
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References
*1. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; ...........

"Through the recommendation by our faculty members including District Judge Cheryl Moss and Las Vegas Constable Bobby Gronauer, Miss Yi Li has been appointed Assistant President of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on November 15, 2004," announced Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Our Vice President Kathy Augustine may have no extra time to take care of the Commission in the coming few months. I'm honor to be named as an Assistant President of CCDACC. I'm challenged to take the acting responsibility temporarily for the Vice President," said Yi Li at the time when she was informed by WBTI about the appointment.

Yi Li received her M. B. A. degree from National University, San Diego, California in 2000. She had B. A. degree in English Literature in June 1995 from Central China Normal University, Wuhai, Hubei, China. She is now the Marketing Manager of FiberTel Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The following e-mail*20 was sent by Yi Li to WBTI at 8:17 p. m., on November 15, 2004:

WBTI,

At first, I’d like to express my most sincere gratitude to District
Judge
Cheryl Moss and Las Vegas Constable Bobby Gronauer’s recommendation,
and Dr.
Lei’s trust and faith in me. I highly value this opportunity to serve
at
CCDAPCC of WBTI, especially to serve the people at Las Vegas. Community
service and humane spirit have always been the core focus of our
organization, WBTI, I will devote all my efforts to carry them forward.
Quality life is every human being looking for, it can only be achieved
by
adding our own care and love back to our society to make this world a
remarkable place to live.

Sincerely,

Yi Li
Marketing Manager
FiberTel, Inc.

The following e-mail*21 was sent by District Judge of Nevada Cheryl Moss to WBTI at 9:54 p. m. on November 15, 2004:

Dear Dr. Lei:

Thank you for forwarding the article to me. It is very important to
recognize persons who have great talents such as Yi Li, who can give
significant contributions to WBTI.

Sincerely,

Judge Moss (District Judge)

It is our pleasure to post the following feature article:

083104-3257 PPAA18 *****8:17 a. m., Tuesday, August 31, 2004, Second Section
Cheryl Moss is the hit winner of visitor number at seventy six thousand six hundred and sixty sixth (#76,666th) of WBTI website [Now at #91,128th in the morning on November 16, 2004.]
By GSBPA of WBTI*19

--- Cheryl Moss wrote:
Dear Dr. Lei, How nice is it for me to be the great and lucky number of visitor on WBTI's website (http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti) at #76,666th! [Now at #91,128th in the morning on November 16, 2004.]

The significant value of this website has been the encouragement and development of the community service and humane spirit. It helps promote the quality of life for all our citizens, residents, and visitors of Nevada.

I delivered a speech on Problem Gambling and Family Court in UNLV this month. I was the first District Judge to speak on the topic. It has been my honor to have such a good community service experience as the Secretary General of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).*18

Sincerely,

Cheryl Moss
District Judge
of the Family Court
(August 30, 2004)
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Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community in Nevada*1
By Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang ....................
........................................

http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

April 15, 2004 #Fist Edition

Dr. Chao-Min Pan*1 has been appointed Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of Tunghai University Alumni Reunion of 1-3 Classess in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.

To: Chairmen Committee of Tunghai University Alumni Reunion of 1-3 Classess in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.

Dear Chairmen,

It's my pleasur and honor to be your Chairman of Coordinating Committee.*2

I accept this job gratefully and I will do my best for this Committee.

If you have anything want me to do, please don't hesitate to contact to me. I will respond immediately.

In respect to your mention website and message, (they) will be posted on April's Tunghai Alumni News, but this (news) will be sent in the end of this month.*3

Best wishes,

Chao-Min Pan
tel:0918006589

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References

*1. Dr. Chao-Min Pan is the Director of the Tunghai University Alumni Office.
*2. Pan, Chao-Min. 'Letter of Acceptance to be the Chairman of Coodinating Committee,' " An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from Dr. Chao-Min Pan," (April 7, 2004), Taichung, Taiwan: Tunghai University.
*3. Ibid.

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 R. Denton and Valorie J. 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 aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Please help us publicize the events of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the May of 2004
By Kristine J. Segura; and CI of WBTI*1

Thanks very much to Ms. Kristine Segura's input for the editing of this feature article which we post on the website at April 5, 2004:

> Tony,
>
> These are two separate events at two different
> locations:*2
>
> Martial Arts Festival
> Friday, May 14 7:00pm
> Rainbow Library
>
> Fashion/Dance Show
> Saturday, May 22 2:00pm
> Clark County Library
>
> Thank you
> Kristine
>
>
> ________________________________
>
It's our pleasure to listen to Kristine for the publicity of the following events on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by the Asian Community in Las Vegas and Clark County:

*****Greetings!

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District will feature free public events that highlight Asian and Pacific cultures in celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month throughout the month of May. We invite you to participate with us in this month-long celebration as a member of the Las Vegas community. Your organization can participate in the following ways:*3

Our Asian Pacific American Culture Fair and Food Festival will be held on
Saturday, May 8th from 11am-4pm at the Sahara West Library. Over 2000 people are expected to attend this event. Confirm your space or participation by completing the attached Culture Fair Application and return it to me by April 1, 2004(Please confirm with Kristine to see if there is an extended date.). We encourage you to feature traditional costumes, foods, crafts, and entertainment.

Attending the special events scheduled during the month of May at the
local public libraries throughout the valley. We are also looking for participants for:

Martial Arts Festival
Rainbow Library
Friday, May 14
7:00pm

Fashion/Dance Show
Clark County Library
Saturday, May 22
2:00pm

Please help us publicize Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and these events to your community, family, friends, and associates. We look forward to an enjoyable month of activities as we work together to entertain, inform and celebrate the diversity of our community in Las Vegas.*4

Sincerely,

Kristine J. Segura
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Clark County Library
1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: (702) 507-3421/Voicemail: (702) 507-4340
Fax: (702) 507-3482
E-mail: segurak@lvccld.org*5

"Asian Pacific American have made profound contributions to American life, including the arts, economy, education, science, technology, politics, and sport. This community was here to help build trascontinental railroad, to serve in the Civil War, and to develop the latest Internet technology. I'm pleased to assure all you leaders of the community here today that I'll continue working to preserve and advance the heritage and value of Asian Americans. I'll put my effort to reach out and address issues of importance to the Asian American community, including the economy, education, safety, racial profiling, and hate crime, and immigration, among others. I'd like also to show my appreciation of all your accomplishments and contributions to the American way of life and your oustanding participation in the political, business , and educational processes. It's my pleasure to accept the honor as Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute," said Harry Reid, U. S. Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader of the Senate at Asian American Leaders Tea with United States Senator Harry Reid on May 31, 2003 at Korean Garden B. B. Q. House in Las Vegas.*6

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References

*1. Ms. Kristine J. Segura is a Reference Librarian of the Clark County Library.
CI is the initials of Culture Institution (CI) of Washington Business and Techonology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Segura, Kristine J.. "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei from Librarian Kristine Segura," (April 12, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Office of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library.
*3. Segura, Kristine J.. 'Greetings! Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by Las Vegas-Clark County Library District,' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei from the Office of Las Vegas-Clark County Library District," (April 5, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Ibid.
*6. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable,' "Nevada Examiner," (June 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.

*Newsbrief ***** Saturday, April 10, 2004 ***** # Pre-printing of the Third 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 R. Denton and Valorie J. 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 aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas held "Outstanding Democrat of the Year" 2003 Champagne Reception Party
By Velorie Vega, Mark Denton, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

"Dear friends: It gives me great pleasure to welcome each and every one of you to our 'Outstanding Democrat of the Year' award ceremony tonight," wrote John Ponticello, President of the Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas on its commenmorative Journal. The Journal was published by the Club on April 8, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year's event was held on Thursday April 8, 2004, 7 to 9 PM at Bally's hotel Skyview room on its 26th floor in Las Vegas.

The Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was established early in 2003. Drs. E. Lee Bernick and Keong Leong were appointed as Deans of the School by WBTI on March 11, 2003. "The mission of this School will emphasize the humanitarian orientation of public administration adn social responsibility of business management . Throuugh academic entrepreneurship, we may expect the endeavor of this school for the community service based on humane spirit, led by Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Dr. Dina Titus, Professor of Administrative Strategies in GSBPA. Dina is a Senator of Nevada Senate and Adjunct Professor of Political Science of UNLV.*1

In meeting with the large and growing population of public employees in the states of Asia and Nevada, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will open its training programs for the increasing graduate study and research needs of professional public administrators. To emphasize the balance of the practicality and theoraticality of the programs, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI has supported by many high-ranking officials of Nevada in offering their times, experiences, and knowledge to teach at an honorary or adjunct capacity.*2

"Through the recommendation by our faculty members including District Judges Valorie Vega, Mark Denton, Family Court District Judge Cheryl Moss, and President of Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas John Ponticello; Ms. Barbara Buckley has been appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on March 27, 2004," announced Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, on Monday March 29, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Barbara E. Buckley was born in November 23, 1960; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her B. A. with honors from University of Nevada, Las Vega. Her education has enhanced with University of Arizona, J.D., Summa Cum Laude.*3

Barbara's Legislative Service include: Nevada Assembly, 1995-2003 -- two special and five regular sessions; Majority Floor Leader, 2001; Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 1997-1999. She is now the Majority Leader of Nevada Assembly.

Her affiliations are: Executive Director, Clark County Legal Services, 1996-present; 2001-present, Assisted Living Advisory Committee; Founder, Southern Nevada Affordable Housing Committee; Founding First President, CLASS Publication.

Barbara has the following personal and professional achievements: Access to Justice Public Lawyer of the Year Award, State Bar of Nevada, 2000; Nicholas J. Horn Award, Nevada State Medical Association, 1999; Recognition Award, Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living, 1999; Outstanding Contribution in Shaping Health Care Policy, 1999; Nevada Nurses' Association; Positive Approaches Award, 1999; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Association of Social Workers, 1998; Consumer Advocate of the Year Award, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; Brocho de Oro Award, Hispanics in Politics, 1998; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Medical Political Action Committee, 1997; Special Achievement Award, American Association for Retired Persons, 1997; Women of Achievement Finalist, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1994 and 1996; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Judges Association, 1996; Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus Award, 1994; Outstanding Female Law Graduate, University of Arizona Law School, 1989.*4

Barbara Buckley is a Democrat. She is at the District No. 8 of Clark County Assembly. Barbara is an Attorney at Law.

Her Hobbies/Special Interests include Hiking, reading, and traveling.

Barbara has been elected as the "Oustanding Democrat of the year 2003." We are pleased to post the message of the coming event and champagne reception party for Barbara by the Paradise Demcratic Club for Nevada:

"We are proud to serve as co-chairs for the Paradise Democratic Club's "Outstanding Democrat of the Year" 2003 Champagne Reception honoring our dear friend Assembly Leader Barbara Buckley.*5

As a lasting tribute to Barbara, we will produce a commemorative journal.

We are anxious to make this event special for Barbara, because of her beliefs in the ideals and principals of the Democratic Party and because she has always been there for us."

To invite all their friends sincerely, the above letter was written by Harry Reid, U. S. Senator; Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman; Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas Mayor; Dina Titus, State Senate Majority leader; and "Mr. Speaker" Richard Perkins, Speaker, Nevada Assembly.*6

PARADISE DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF LAS VEGAS
"OUTSTANDING DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR RECEPTION"
HONORING The Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly Barbara Buckley as "THE OUT STANDING DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR" 2003 and
Debbie Trudell, Joe Bifano and Lois and Bert Mack as "Grass Roots Democrats of the Year" 2003. With a Special Recognition Award to Justin Gilbert*7

The following is a part of the article written, for Senator Harry Reid's being awarded "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade," by Tiffany Chang.*8

On October 22, 2000, U. S. Senator Harry Reid received the "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade" 1990's Award from the Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas (PDCLV) at the Skyview Room of the Bally's Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas. In the Program, the National Anthem was sung by Rose McKinny James. The Event was chaired by the President of PDCLV, John Ponticello. He introduced participants of all the elected officers, leaders of unions, persons campaigned for public service, among others. The Keynote Speaker was Senator Harry Reid. Special Speakers were U. S. Senator Richard Bryan, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, and U. S. Senate Candidate Ed Bernstein. Comments were offered by Rory Reid, Nevada State Democratic Party Chairman, and Danny Thompson, Secretary/Treasurer of Nevada State AFL-CIO. Remarks were deliverred by past Honorees (who were in attendance): Charlie Waterman, 1980's; A.G. Frankie Sue Del Papa, 1990 (with a letter); Hon James H. Bilbray, M.C. Ret., 1991 (with response); U. S. Senator Richard Bryan, 1992; U.S. Senator Harry Reid, 1993; D.A. Stewart Bell, 1994 (with response); Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, 1995; County Commissioner Yvonne Akinson Gates, 1996; Senator Dina Titus (with response), 1997; Jan Laverty Jones, 1998 (with response); Mayor Oscar Goodman, 1999 (with a letter).

The heightlight of the Event was the presentation of the Outstanding Democrat of the Decade Award to U.S. Senator Harry Reid by the President of PDCLV, John Ponticello. U. S. Senator Reid graduated from Utah State University in 1961. He received Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University. On April 10, 1998, he was honored as Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute.*9

This School, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, is proud to have Harry's acceptance as its Adjunct Professor of Administrative Strategies on May 31, 2003 at the Tea Party by many and most of the community and association leaders of the Asian American Community of Nevada (most of them in Las Vegas).*10

With many business executives, career professionals, elected officials, high-ranking officers, community and organizational leaders, among others crowded as enthusiastic participants in the 26th floor of the Bally's Hall--Skyview Room, the event and party were highlighted by John Ponticello's presenting the awards to Barbara Buckley among others.

The co-sponsors included Sierra Health Services Inc.; Poggemeyer Design Group; Shelley Berkley; Sprint; Internatioal Game Technology; Nevada Power; Barbara Buckley; Southwest Gas Corp.; Culinary Workers Union; Mandalay Bay Resorts; Station Casino; Caesars Entertainment; Police Protective Association; Frank Nemec & Jennifer Togliatti; Carpenters Union; Washington Business and Technology Institute, Dr. Tony Lei, President; among others.*11

A speciality of the Program was the complimentary -- Photo taking with Barbara Buckley during cocktail hour 7-7:30.*12 The Chinese publicity for the Event and Party was featured by the presence and presentation from Raymond Lam of "Next Weekly", Helen Hsueh of "Las Vegas Chinese Daily News", and Mindy Gao of "World Journal (Chinese Daily News)". Dr. Tony Lei extended his appreciation for WBTI to Attorney Benson Lee, Esq. for the lawyer's generosity in buying one table for ten guests of our Chinese participants the third time of this annually big event and party.

In receiving the certificate of appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute from Dr. Tony Lei, Ms. Barbara Buckley took pictures happily with the American and Chinese Communities and professionals by the mutiple media and professional photographers.

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References

*1. Walsh, Jessie; Malone, Teresa; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To promote our quality of life through the cooperation and development of tourism and business,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (October 19, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
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*5. Paradise Democratic Club. 'Invitation Card,' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei from the President of the Paradise Democratic Club John Ponticello," (March 1, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Paradise Democratic Club.
*6. Ibid.
*7. Ibid.
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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.
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
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August 28, 2001
Third Edition
Senator Dina Titus* Appointed by WBTI
as a Fellow of Public Administration
By Cheryl Moss and Tiffany Chang

"Our greastest asset at Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is our people --- not facades or fountains, not landscapes or lakescapes, but people --- faculty, advisory board members, administration, and a host of friends," said President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI. "On the publications of WBTI through multimedia locally, nationally, and internationally, we have featured many of our own: U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, Governor of Nevada Kenny Guinn, Pepperdine University President Andrew Benton, Chief Federal Judge Lloyed Geroge, Dr. Charles Runnels, Former Chief Justice and now Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court William Maupin, Dr. William Thompson, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, among others."
"Enriching our research and community service process were made possible by these friends who joined and supported this academic institute. WBTI is really a chain of dedicated individuals, intellectuals, and professionals who join to research, serve, support and to give. We take great pride of our people, including our outstanding faculty members. They are some of the best in the world. We are sincere servers to help improve the quality of life of all the residents and visitors of Nevada."
Nevada State Senator Dina Titus was appointed by Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) as a Fellow of its Public Administration Institution (PAI) on August 15, 2001. She was very pleased to receive the congratulations call from Dr. Tony Lei early that morning. Having out of town for a couple of days, the call reminded her that at the suggestion of U. S. Senator Harry Reid, former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones has offered to step down as Nevada's Democatic National Committeewoman, and Dina Titus will seek that job. This will give her some Washington, D. C., connections and enhance her political profile. With four trips a year to Washington, D. C., the committeewoman and committeeman from each state are expected to speak on party issues, raise money, and help recruit candidates.
"It's really my honor to be a Fellow of Public Administration Institution," says Senator Dina Titus to the readers of "Nevada Examiner". "I'm also honor to be invited by Dr. Tony Lei as a Special Guest to the Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U. S. Senator Harry Reid on August 24, 2001," she continued. Dina Titus will bring her husband Dr. Wright to attend the Party at the Asia Palace Chinese Restaurant on the Friday evening. Dr. Wright is a Senior Professor in the Department of History at UNLV. The Event and Dinner Party was initiated by Dr. Tony Lei and Ms. Nancy Diaz. It will be chaired by Dr. Tony Lei, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Dr. Ram Singh, Mr. Tonie Sison, and Ms. Rita Vaswani. Joined with more than 36 hosts of the Dinner Party by community and organizational leaders, business exevutives and owners, and officials, we are expecting to have guests and participants about 380 people.
As a Professor of Political Science of UNLV , Dina Titus is now a famous Senator of the State Nevada. She is also a State Senator Democratic Leader. On August 14, 2001, she said that she would run for Lieutenant Govenor if Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman runs for Nevada Governor. "She's brilliant, and she would be a great governor," Mayor Goodman siad of Senator Titus.
To her new honor and appointment as a Fellow of Public Administration Institution (PAI) of WBTI on August 15, 2001, Senator Titus agreed with District Judge Valorie Vega on "This position will undoubtedly provide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public services to which I'm most dedicated." It is really a valuable advancement that we may have such an appropriate and achieved individual like Dina as a colleague to our Institution. Senator Titus' expertise and good reputation in political science has been known locally and nationally. With her outstanding professional expertise and practical public administration experience, Senator Titus' acceptance as a fellow of PAI evidences that in supporting Director Dr. William Thompason with Fellows Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa, Professor Roy Adamson, and Justice of the Supreme Court Nancy Becker, they will form an excellent leadership team launching PAI into the next milleunnium for academic excellence and administrative practicality.
"The maturity of citizens society is the fundamental guarantee for the normal processing of democratic politics. In a citizens society, it depends highly on the team of public intellectuals. A good public intellectual interates peoples' opinion, analyze rationally, and points out wise perspectives and notice. Dina plays an important and significant responsibility of mission as an achieved intellectual at the same time as an important statewoman. Our Nevada is critically in need of these intellectuals and professionals in every kind of fields," said Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI.