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Yucca Casts Short Shadow on Presidential Politics in Nevada

June 16, 2008 – 1:15 pm

When presidential candidates stump in Nevada, the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain takes center stage. White House hopefuls and the national media zero in on the potential storage site as the state’s most pivotal issue. For Nevadans, however, Yucca is not the top political priority.
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