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Article: NEVADA SENATE CAMPAIGN A BITTER BATTLE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 6, 1988
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One in an occasional series looking at key 1988 races for
the US Senate.
BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The setting could hardly have been more
dramatic: an American flag flapping in a crisp desert breeze,
gray-red mountains shimmering on the horizon, Air Force jets
soaring overhead, and hundreds of war veterans proudly saluting as
a state cemetery for their dead was dedicated.
It was one of those rare occasions when diverse groups and
even political adversaries could jointly celebrate a long-sought
achievement. Heck, even Gov. Richard Bryan and Sen. Chic Hecht were
nice to each other.
To understand just how unusual that occurrence last week was,
keep in mind that Bryan, a Democrat ...