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FALL BACK: DID YOU REMEMBER TO RESET YOUR CLOCK? 955 Kuenzli Street, Reno, NV 89502 General inftC 1.50 g-Ta 1B TODAY'S HEADLINES NATION: Crews still battling California blaze, 1C October 29, 2006 Sunday High 66 Low 31 1 nnpiv urn SPORTS: NBA great Red Auerbach dies, 8D ft I wEEKEND: Who holds keys to election? Mostly sunny s. and mild. 38 iiuiiul 'm ui.ni i- HAVEN I AGGIES 20C jtfyty Get sports' "ooks' entertamment' tyo ocom politics and more at RGJ.comblogs. NORTHERN NEVADA MOMENTS Who loves a parade? Nevada candidates do i 14 Members of the Reno High School JROTC carry an American flag on Saturday morning in the Nevada Day parade in Carson City. ANDY BARRON RKNOGAZhTTE- JOLRNAL the Civil War.

Several candidates seeking statewide office said they've been taking part in parades throughout Nevada. "For me, this is the most Democratic nominee for secretary of state and a deputy district attorney in Clark County. "1 SEE PARADE ON 6A said Tom Keeton, a Ward 1 candidate for the nonpartisan Carson City Board of Supervisors. "It's a big family affair." Nevada Day is a state holiday celebrated the last Friday in October, and a parade is held the following Saturday on Carson Street. President Abraham Lincoln made Nevada America's 36th state on Oct.

31, 1864, during NEVADA DAY ON RGJ.COM How many candidates can sing the Nevada state song? Log on to to find out, and to learn the words. See video and a photo gallery. INSIDE Karl Breckenridge revisits Nevada Day, 1947. 4A See more parade photos. 6A BY CARLA ROCCAPRIORE croccapriorelgjrgj Nevada's 142nd birthday parade in Carson City was one of the last chances political candidates had to introduce themselves to a sizable number of voters before Election Day.

"It's just nice to be in the parade and show constituents you're interested in the city," fS Mi mm Il ROJHEWS 4 P0LI: SENATE AND HOUSE RACES Ensign, Heller lead polls YM'Arterra (new construction) 1 'i fL 13 Develnoer Canstnnfi Partners LLC tr-pM' 'A OIU Planned si7e11 units 1fi stories I Pvfe Current status: Has received final 1 "dp aDDroval from Reno Citv Plannina i 0 The Palladio vv 4 i iic rdiiduiu (new construction! SW, "2 Commission, plans to break summer 2007 Developer: BCN Development ff 4Vl I Planned size: 92 units, 13 stories fO Reeled vf- ground in completion date: Z0U9 Current status: Under construction II Expected completion date: 2007 1L Tho Mnntano HV I Winnfiplrl Tnurprs XLA 1 4 I (formerly the Golden Phoenix) I Developer: L3 Development LLC i 1 Planned nil Mfl nnik 74 (new construction) Developer: BSC Financial Planned size: 499 units, two towers of 40 and 23 stories Current status: Goes before city council Nov. 15 for final approval Expected completion date: 2009 1 Current statw: Under construction i'i 1 4 I I 1 if i Waterlront Towers (new construction) Developer: Vero Development Planned size: Initially 190 units, 34 stories Current status' On hold Expected completion date: NA i BY RAY HAGAR rhagarfiirgj.com Republicans running for U.S. Senate and Nevada's 2nd Congressional District seat hold the lead over their Democratic opponents, according to a Reno Gazette-JournalKRNV-News 4 poll conducted last week. Incumbent U.S. Sen.

John Ensign, R-Las Vegas, holds a 14-point lead over Democrat Jack Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter. Ensign leads Carter, 55 percent to 41 percent, with 4 percent of respondents undecided. The GOr's Dean Heller, Nevada's current secretary of state, holds an eight-point lead over Democrat Jill Derby in the 2nd Congressional Disrrict poll. si i POLL 3 A ON RGJ.COM VOTER GUIDE: Log on to compare the candidates and the issues. ittM1 'J I "mm i i Lei i I WT -f i ri -i I 'llnlinlMPl 'II iaifr bi-I 'IS "i 1 4 a VI Belvedere Towers (formerly the Sundowner) Developer: Menlo Oaks Corp.

1 Planned size: 377 units, three 1 tnwirs nf five 14 and stories 4 I Rpcirtonrpc at Current status Under construction A Expected completion date: 2009 niVCIWdlA IUVVCI4 mt. (formerly the Gomstock) Developer. BF Management 4 Size 125 units, 15 stories 1 bottom complete 1 Current status: All bul r1 1 V-y floor's retail space is 2 "ZtrfV Expected completion fit Current status: All but i MIX date: 2007 Iraq's leader makes most of U.S. mood, one aide says I deNovo (formerly the Kings Inn) Developer Summit Capital and Development Planned size: 136 units, 15 stones Current status Construction expected to start spring 2007 Expected completion date: 2009 'Iff v-; 1 Mile MUHI RFSOGAtTfF-JIX RAL BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) After a hastily arranged video conference with George Bush, Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the U.S. president promised to move swiftly to turn over full control of the Iraqi army to the Baghdad government.

A close aide to Noun al-Mahki said later the prime minister was intentionally playing on U.S. voter displeasure with the war to strengthen his hand with Washington. Hassan al-Suneid. a member of al-Maliki's innef circle, said the video conference was sought because issues needed airing at a higher level than with U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalihad.

si I IR.Qo3. As condo projects proliferate, early sales remain robust INSIDE Answers to frequently asked questions about the Northern Nevada condo market. 1SA BUSINESS: Condos are a draw for some small businesses. 1E BY ZACK HALL ects, including eight major conJo answer seems to be yes. ztull a rg com towers planned to be built through According to the University of 2009, there is a critical question is Nevada, Reno's Bureau of Business New condominium projects for there a large enough market tor con- Si Economic Research, 105 of the downtown Reno are sprouting up ds in downtown Reno? 125 units at the converted Gm- like Starbucks in downtown Seattle.

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