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Steve Friess is a veteran Vegas-based freelancer whose work appears inthe New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, the LA Times and many others. He's a contributing writer for AOLNews, a columnist for the Las Vegas Weekly, blogs at VegasHappensHere.Com and is host of two podcasts, the celebrity-interview show The Strip and the animal-affairs program The Petcast. He Tweets at @TheStripPodcast.
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Betsy DeVos, Unexpected Champion of LGBTQ Art
DisplayThe inclusion of LGBTQ in ArtPrize, founded and substantially funded by members of Betsy DeVos’ family, has engendered spirited debate among the artists themselves.

How Harry Pulled It Off
A loathed incumbent tied to an unpopular president in a terrible economy—just how did the Reid beat back the Tea Party? Steve Friess on the keys to his victory, from Angle’s awful campaign to the senator’s rapid response.

Double Trouble for the Reid Family
Pundits used to talk of a father-and-son political dynasty in Nevada. Not anymore. Harry Reid and son, Rory, are both on the Democratic ticket – and in trouble. By Steve Friess

Harry Reid's Final Trick
The most powerful Senator is fighting for survival. The surprising thing about Harry Reid is not that he’s on the ropes, but that he got this far in the first place.

I Got Betty White Her Job
Cloris Leachman, the other resilient eightysomething from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, dishes about whether Brando was gay (not exactly), Nancy Reagan (a “pill”), and competing with White.

Steve Wynn's $33 Million Rembrandt
The casino mogul talks to the Daily Beast about his previously unclaimed masterpiece—and that time he poked a hole in a Picasso.

Tea Partier's Gay Cash Hypocrisy
The Tea Party favorite against Harry Reid pledged to reject donations "tainted" by companies that support gays. But her campaign disclosures shows she is taking their money anyway.

Does Fox News Fuel the Tea Party?
Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron, in a conversation at the Netroots Nation convention, said his network blew up the Shirley Sherrod story and agreed it also boosts the Tea Party.
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