Does the NV Senate majority leader need to reveal his shares in the health merger deal?  Of course not - this is Nevada!  So much for disclosure reform.  RGJ

They're baaaack!  Big bucks for another whack at taxes.  And don't worry about those traffic jams or sick kids.  Let 'em eat cake.   LVSun

Let Sue do it, says Gibbo. Straight player deal - Brager for Eastley. LVSun

Heller in Iraq - don't worry, be happy [same Kool-Aid as Porter drank?]  RGJ

Feds ignoring Yucca water ban - shocked!  AP via RGJ

Reid: no lumps of coal in Christmas stockings.  Reuters

"Resent", "jealous" and "mad as hell" - who are these guys?  NYTimes

Did he or didn't he?  Gibbo says no, but ....   LVRJ

Quit snivelling you tree huggers! Gibbo loves coal.  AP via Forbes

Utah hates coal - so must love Harry.  Salt Lake Tribune editorial

Brothel burned down [Gibbo seen fleeing the scene?] Watch the video   Lahontan Valley News

Another fireman job for Rogich - no, not at McCormick and Schmick.  Nevada Appeal

New Gibbo priority - not highways, not schools, not energy ... down with brothels.  What's a girl to do?    Nevada Appeal

Gibbons "struggling for acceptance"... "and things will probably get worse before they get better."  [Got that right.]   Nevada Appeal

 
Why do you love sex? - Count the 237 reasons.  Are there as many for saying no? NYTimes

More schrapnel victims - kids whose parents go to war.  LATimes

Is YouTube now the ultimate political weapon? WSJ online

Nanny advice - where else but the Brits?  London Times

Scientists breeding schizophrenic mice - do the mice know they're nuts?  London Times

Secondhand nose - the nose knows.  Wash Post

Hello moto - robots are getting really scary.  NYTimes

How do you get this stupid? -  Missouri legislator uses fake ID to gamble. [Says casino gave him the card.  Dumb and dumber.]  St Louis Post-Dispatch

From the people who brought you Mohegan Sun .. coming soon to a neighborhood near you.  Boston Globe

MA treasurer: Is that my hand in your pocket?  Boston Herald

"excessive, disturbing and vexatious levels of noise"  - sounds like a casino to us!  Tahoe Daily Tribune

Doumani sings Queen:  "another one bites the dust"  LVBusinessPress

FL governor likes casino revenues - will he roll some Vegas dice?  South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Hard Rock chief likes the "I" word.  Could be fun to watch.  Orlando Sentinel

Can you name the Prince of Whales?  News.com Australia

Woolf bags another deal - Taiwan via Scotland?  The Scotsman

Editors' Picks are our daily take on the events of the day.  They can be random thoughts of one of our authors or articles we think are of particular interest or significance.  And if we find something rare or amusing, we might just put it here. 

Is it fair to publish a college kid's letters to a friend - ask Hillary.  Somehow we think this will only get nasty.  NYTimes

A revealing look at the mindset of the young women who occupied the Red Mosque in Pakistan - the more we understand what drives these people, the more dangerous they seem.  NYTimes

NY Restuarant says let your execs entertain here - so what if our waitresses wear bikinis.  The NewYorker

Let's hope this isn't just wishful thinking - Al-Qaeda "rebellion in the ranks'?  London Times