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Posted: 3/19/2013 5:40:07 PM EST
U.S Marines pass through a mountainous area during a rough terrain driving course in Hawthorne, Nevada in this February 1 , 2008 handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps. REUTERS/U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix/Handout
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Posted: 3/19/2013 10:59:35 AM EST
U.S Marines pass through a mountainous area during a rough terrain driving course in Hawthorne, Nevada in this February 1 , 2008 handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps. REUTERS/U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix/Handout
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Posted: 3/19/2013 10:59:35 AM EST
U.S Marines pass through a mountainous area during a rough terrain driving course in Hawthorne, Nevada in this February 1 , 2008 handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps. REUTERS/U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix/Handout
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Posted: 3/19/2013 8:56:50 AM EST
Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada is seen in this August 30, 2010 satellite image courtesy of Google Earth. REUTERS/Google Earth/Handout
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Posted: 3/19/2013 8:56:50 AM EST
Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada is seen in this August 30, 2010 satellite image courtesy of Google Earth. REUTERS/Google Earth/Handout
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Posted: 3/19/2013 12:02:52 AM EST
Workers put up a banner advertisement for AT&T on the side of a hotel as they prepare for International CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 4, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Marcus
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Posted: 3/18/2013 10:59:10 PM EST
Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, responds to a question during a one-on-one interview session at the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Steve Marcus
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Posted: 3/14/2013 3:08:33 PM EST
FILE - This Feb. 9, 2011 file photo shows Assemblyman Steven Brooks in Carson City, Nev. The embattled Nevada state lawmaker who has been fighting to keep his seat in the Legislature amid criminal and personal issues has been fired from his city of Las Vegas job, officials said Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Sam Morris, File) LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL OUT
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Posted: 3/11/2013 10:18:30 AM EST
This undated photo provided by Amtrak shows passengers looking out the window on the California Zephyr, a train that runs between Emeryville, Calif., and Reno, Nev., a 236-mile journey that offers scenic views as well as history. It crosses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination is Chicago, a 51-hour trip from Emeryville.(AP Photo/Amtrak)
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Posted: 3/11/2013 10:18:29 AM EST
This undated photo provided by Amtrak shows passengers relaxing in a lounge car aboard the California Zephyr, which runs between Emeryville, Calif., and Reno, Nev. The 236-mile journey offers beautiful views as well as history. It crosses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination is Chicago, a 51-hour trip from Emeryville. (AP Photo/Amtrak)
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Posted: 3/11/2013 10:18:29 AM EST
This undated image provided by Amtrak shows the California Zephyr train at the Emeryville Station 11 miles east of San Francisco, en route to Reno, Nev., a 236-mile journey that offers beautiful views as well as history. It crosses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination is Chicago, a 51-hour trip from Emeryville. (AP Photo/Amtrak/Phil Gosney)
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Posted: 3/11/2013 10:18:29 AM EST
This undated image provided by Amtrak shows the California Zephyr train on a snowy route passing through Rocklin, Calif. The Zephyr’s journey from its starting point, Emeryville, Calif., to Reno, Nev., is a 236-mile route that offers beautiful views as well as history. It crosses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination is Chicago, a 51-hour trip from Emeryville. (AP Photo/Amtrak, Phil Gosney)
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Posted: 3/11/2013 10:18:29 AM EST
This undated image provided by Amtrak shows the California Zephyr train near Truckee, Calif. The California Zephyr starts in Emeryville, Calif., near San Francisco, en route to Reno, Nev., a 236-mile journey that offers beautiful views as well as history. It crosses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination is Chicago, a 51-hour trip from Emeryville. (AP Photo/Amtrak, Phil Gosney)
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Posted: 3/7/2013 4:53:27 PM EST
FILE - This undated photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Ammar Harris following his Thursday Feb. 28, 2013 arrest in Los Angeles. The son of the taxi driver killed in a fiery crash following a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting on the Las Vegas Strip has filed a negligence lawsuit against Harris, who is being held as a fugitive on Nevada homicide charges. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, File)
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Posted: 3/6/2013 6:08:51 AM EST
Antonio R. Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, speaks during the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Marcus
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Posted: 3/5/2013 2:18:25 PM EST
Xiao Ye Bai reads a statement to the court during his sentencing, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old Chinese immigrant, convicted of being an enforcer for a Taiwan-based criminal gang, will spend the rest of his life in a Nevada prison for killing one person and wounding two others in a bloody knife attack in a Las Vegas karaoke bar in July 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Posted: 3/5/2013 2:18:25 PM EST
Xiao Ye Bai awaits his sentencing, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old Chinese immigrant, convicted of being an enforcer for a Taiwan-based criminal gang, will spend the rest of his life in a Nevada prison for killing one person and wounding two others in a bloody knife attack in a Las Vegas karaoke bar in July 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Posted: 3/5/2013 2:18:25 PM EST
Xiao Ye Bai holds a statement he read to the court during his sentencing, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old Chinese immigrant, convicted of being an enforcer for a Taiwan-based criminal gang, will spend the rest of his life in a Nevada prison for killing one person and wounding two others in a bloody knife attack in a Las Vegas karaoke bar in July 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Posted: 3/5/2013 2:18:25 PM EST
Xiao Ye Bai reacts as he reads a statement to the court during his sentencing, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Las Vegas. The 26-year-old Chinese immigrant, convicted of being an enforcer for a Taiwan-based criminal gang, will spend the rest of his life in a Nevada prison for killing one person and wounding two others in a bloody knife attack in a Las Vegas karaoke bar in July 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Posted: 3/5/2013 10:07:27 AM EST
Waiters arrange place settings at the tables at the Silk Road restaurant during the opening of the Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus