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The General Services Administration’s inspector general has asked the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against an official who has been placed on administrative leave for his role in the $800,000 Las Vegas training conference, The Washington Post’s blog the Federal Eye reported. More >

There have been some further developments in the incredible saga of the General Services Administration’s lavish 2010 Western Regional Conference in Las Vegas, where high-living government bureaucrats threw themselves a million-dollar party at taxpayer expense: More >

Las Vegas may be known for its big shows, bright lights and massive hangovers, but a new company says you no longer have to fear the “day after” thanks to its revolutionary new treatment that comes to you. More >

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? If only you could leave the hangover there as well. Now visitors to Sin City may be able to do just that. Just hop on the Hangover Bus Gus, no need to discuss much. Just drop off the key Lee and set yourself free of the dreaded morning after hangover. More >

Even in Las Vegas, there’s outrage and disbelief over a five-day conference by federal employees in Sin City two years ago at which the group blew $823,000. More >

Jerry Tarkanian’s son says the former UNLV basketball coach is expected to be out of the hospital Friday, more than two weeks after suffering a heart attack. More >

A Las Vegas lawyer who represented O.J. Simpson in the Nevada trial that led to the celebrity football star’s conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges is suing Simpson’s Florida-based lead attorney in the case, claiming he was stiffed on promised fees. More >

The chief of the General Services Administration is resigning and two of her top deputies have been fired amid reports of excessive spending at a training conference at a luxury hotel that featured a mindreader, a clown and a comedian.

GSA Administrator Martha Johnson submitted her resignation to the White House on Monday. Public Buildings Service chief Robert A. Peck and Johnson’s top adviser, Stephen Leeds, were forced out Monday, White House officials said. Four GSA employees who organized the four-day conference have been placed on adminstrative leave pending further action.

Las Vegas turns into Nashville West on Sunday when the Academy of Country Music brings its awards show to the resort city along with stars such as Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. More >