Posts Tagged Nevada

Trump: Getting to know Romney led to endorsement

Donald Trump greets Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, after announcing his endorsement of Romney during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip — just hours after Newt Gingrich’s advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Romney heads west with the most Republican money, organization — but also a new verbal gaffe

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Romney: Not focused on poor, they have safety net

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney  left, hands 6-month-old Dexter Hall of Plymouth, Minn. back to his mother, Laura, during a campaign stop at Freightmasters, Inc. in Eagan, Minn., on Wednesday, Feb.  1, 2012.  Romney, who won big in Florida with a barrage of negative ads, predicted the tone of the GOP campaign was "just a precursor to what you'll see" from President Barack Obama in the general election. And he said voters paid more attention to what they heard in the campaign debates than whatever ads were flooding the airwaves.  (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin )  MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, confident after his Florida primary victory, ended up inviting criticism Wednesday when he said he’s “not concerned about the very poor” because they have an “ample safety net.”

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Summary Box: Las Vegas Sands earns $320.1M in 4Q

LAS VEGAS (AP) — RESULTS: Fourth-quarter net income for Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose 17 percent to $320.1 million as the company set an internal record for revenue.

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Mayweather gets license for May 5 fight vs. Cotto

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada authorities are granting Floyd Mayweather a one-fight license to take on Miguel Cotto in a Cinco de Mayo matchup.

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