Bush and Kerry Battle over Nevada

By Jeff Brady

Published September 15, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are campaigning hard for Nevada's five electoral votes. The state narrowly voted Republican in 2000. The race is thought to be close, and Kerry is trying to tip the balance by opposing a plan to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. NPR's Jeff Brady reports.

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Jeff Brady is a National Desk Correspondent based in Philadelphia, where he covers energy issues and climate change. Brady helped establish NPR's environment and energy collaborative which brings together NPR and Member station reporters from across the country to cover the big stories involving the natural world.

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