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Las Vegas (often informally abbreviated to "Vegas") is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally known vacation, shopping, entertainment, and gambling destination. It was established in 1905 and officially became a city in 1911. It is the largest U.S. city founded in the 20th century.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: US House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) (R) stands near a portrait of former US President Ronald Reagan as he attends a news conference to unveil a new GOP television ad against President Barack Obama's health care legislation, at National Republican Committee headquarters on March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama
New Mexico St's Wendell McKines, right, gives Nevada's Luke Babbitt a shove during a brief altercation during the second half of an NCAA basketball game at the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Reno, Nev., Friday, March 12, 2010. New Mexico St. beat Nevada 80-79. New Mexico St. will play Utah St. Saturday for the WAC championship. Nevada
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 16: (L-R) Musician Blake Shelton and singers Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard of Bomshel appear on 'The Price is Right' at CBS Television City on March 16, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. California
Drew Brees, quarterback of the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, sits on the dais at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Banquet prior to receiving the Bert Bell Award for Professional Player of the Year at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., Friday, March 5, 2010. Super Bowl
Vendor Alex Lopez is dressed for St. Patrick's Day during a spring training baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz. St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Actor Frank Dolce visits Planet Hollywood Times Square on March 12, 2010 in New York City. Hollywood
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass D-Los Angeles, right, responds to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signing an executive order eliminating 22,000 part-time and temporary positions and ordered that 200,000 state workers receive the federal minimum wage during a news conference in her office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Los Angeles
Students have fun during Spring Break 2010 at the Cocobongo nightclub in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday March 2, 2010. Mexico's spring break king the Caribbean resort of Cancun is rebounding quickly from last year's triple blow to its tourism industry caused by the country's swine flu epidemic, drug violence and a global economic crisis. Spring Break
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 02: Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron of Virginia appears for a meet and greet at DSW Union Square on February 2, 2010 in New York City. Miss America
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 8: Dr. Conrad Murray (L) looks downward while defense attorney Ed Chernoff addresses Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz as Murray is arraigned in the County of Los Angeles Airport Branch Courthouse on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of pop star Michael Jackson on February 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Murray was personal physician to Michael Jackson when he died from an overdose of a powerful prescription sedative at the age of 50 on June 25. Jackson was rehearsing for a 50-concert comeback series at the O2 arena in London while staying at a rented estate in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. He was pronounced dead at nearby Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Conrad Murray
Miami's Cyrus McGowan (20), Reggie Johnson (42) and Durand Scott (1) react after losing to Duke 77-74 in an NCAA college basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 13, 2010. Miami
Memphis forward Wesley Witherspoon erupts from the bench next to teammate Angel Garcia during the closing minutes of an NCAA college basketball game against Tulsa in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, March 6, 2010. Memphis won 75-53. Memphis
Erika DeBenedictis, 18, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, wins the top award and $100,000 at the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search for her project developing a software navigation system to help improve spacecraft travel through the solar system. Albuquerque
Anita Thompson smiles as she talks about her book "The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," during an interview in Denver on Aug. 2, 2007. Speaking about her late husband, who killed himself in February 2005, Thompson said he built his career with a tireless dedication to the craft of reporting, a keen awareness of his own shortcomings and his personal blend of patriotism: loving his country while mistrusting authority. Hunter S. Thompson
Bracket for the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. NCAA Division I Basketball Championships
From left to right, Pentagon Police Officers Marvin Carraway, Colin Richards, and Jeffrey Amos, stand together outside the Pentagon in Washington, on Monday, March 8, 2010. The officers returned fire at suspected Pentagon metro shooter John Patrick Bedell on Thursday March 4, 2010. The Pentagon
Arizona State's Eric Boateng dunks on Jacksonville during the second half of a first-round NIT college NCAA basketball game on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona
Limousin bulls Chicago (L) and Raf stand had to had at the annual cattle auction in Gross Kreutz, eastern Germany on March 16, 2010. During this auction, an average of 70 bulls of breeds like Angus, Blonde d'Aquitaine, Charolais, Fleckvieh, Hereford, Limousin and Uckermaerker are sold. Chicago

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton (L) and President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay pose at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton (L) and President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay pose at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Film Programming, AMC, Sonny Gourley speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Film Programming, AMC, Sonny Gourley speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Film Programming, AMC, Sonny Gourley speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Film Programming, AMC, Sonny Gourley speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton (L) and President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay pose at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton (L) and President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay pose at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Actor Tom Selleck attends the Lionsgate 2010 ShoWest cocktail party during ShoWest 2010 held at Bellagio Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Actor Tom Selleck attends the Lionsgate 2010 ShoWest cocktail party during ShoWest 2010 held at Bellagio Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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"The minute she got out of surgery and the anesthesia had worn off ... no pain, total feeling ... And in a couple hours they had her sitting up. And she's home now. ... She's doing just fine."


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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton (L) and President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay pose at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton (L) and President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay pose at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: Producer Mark Canton poses at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President of Distribution, Summit Entertainment, Richie Fay speaks onstage at the Summit Entertainment screening of 'Letters to Juliet' during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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