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After the dismal rains on both Saturday and Sunday's race day at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, Las Vegas has to be a mighty welcome sight to the thousands of fans that follow the race circuit. The city is filling up with the good natured bunch of dedicated fans that come for the racing and stay a few extra days for the Vegas food, casinos, and partying.
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Compared with other cities in the West, Las Vegas is a relatively recent arrival. It was founded in 1905, and for many years was merely a small settlement in the middle of the desert. However, several pivotal events would come together in less than twenty years to make Las Vegas what it is today:
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The City of Las Vegas government operates as a council-manager government. The Mayor sits as a Council member-at-large and presides over all of the City Council meetings. In the event that the Mayor cannot preside over a City Council meeting, the Mayor Pro-Tem is the presiding officer of the meeting until such time as the Mayor returns to his seat. The City Manager is responsible for the administration and the day-to-day operation of all of the municipal services and city departments. The City Manager ... maintains intergovernmental relationships with federal, state, county and other local governments.
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Things are ramping up into high gear for the newest mega development in Las Vegas. This week the MGM Mirage mailed invitations to their “Friends and Family” contacts for the MGM CityCenter project, a sure sign that the next phase, a pre-sale release, will soon be forthcoming.
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This fast-paced, sexy drama follows the elite Las Vegas surveillance team charged with maintaining the security of one of "Sin City's" largest resorts and casinos. Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee James Caan ("The Godfather", "Misery") stars as Big Ed Deline, the head of the surveillance team for the Montecito Resort & Casino.
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE MGM management will make a Company presentation today at Citigroup's 18th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference being held in Phoenix, Arizona. A complete copy of the presentation will be available by visiting the Company's web site at www.mgmmirage.com.
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