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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Progressives in Nevada are giving their version of the annual state of the state address two days before the Republican governor gives his.

Former Nevada Assemblyman Jason Frierson is delivering the speech Tuesday evening at the Las Vegas office of the Service Employees International Union. Immigration activist Astrid Silva will give the speech in Spanish.

The speech is organized by the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and will focus on liberal groups' state policy priorities, including more education funding and preventing laws that would require voter identification at the polls.

Gov. Brian Sandoval will deliver the official state of the state address and release his proposed budget on Thursday.

Frierson is a Democrat who lost his Assembly seat to a little-known candidate in November amid widespread Republican victories in Nevada.

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THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress on Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has promised that his administration would be committed to the restoration of peace if elected as the state governor in February 2015.

Peterside, who gave this assurance on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the paramount ruler of Abua Kingdom, King Kaleh Obuge, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, said he would run a government that believed in justice and peace.

He pointed out his administration would ensure that justice prevailed in every situation, adding that without justice, it would be difficult to achieve peace.

The APC governorship, who said he was at the kings palace to receive royal blessings, noted that there would be no tangible development without peace, love and unity.

Your Majesty, I am here to inform you, as our traditional and spiritual leader that your son has been nominated by one of the leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress, to run for the governorship of Rivers State on February 28, 2015, and to seek your blessings.

One of our cardinal programmes if we are elected in February is that we will pursue peace in our communities. Nobody can talk of peace if you dont look at the foundation that promotes peace; that is justice.

Where there is love and unity, peace reigns. Where there is no peace, if you like, construct the best road there,put the best electricity there; there will be no peace there. Your Majesty, we will need your support and partnership as we pursue peace in Rivers State, Peterside stressed.

He also promised that his administration would liaise with the Federal Government and other relevant authorities for the establishment of police stations in strategic communities in Abua/Odual.

The governorship candidate maintained that his government would ensure that waterways within the area were adequately manned by security agents in order to forestall any form of security breach within the area.

On agriculture, Peterside said his administration would enrich farmers in the area through credit support to enable them to maximise the agricultural potential of their communities.

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The All Progressives Congress APC has named a seventy two man Presidential Campaign Council with its candidate general Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Professor Yemi Osibanjo to alternate...

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By Chris Jansing

In a victory for progressive Democrats, Treasury Department nominee Antonio Weiss has taken himself out of contention for the third-ranking spot at the agency, NBC News confirms.

Weiss's nomination to be the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance had prompted anger from progressive Democrats like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who alleged that he was too close to the financial industry.

"Over the weekend, Mr. Weiss asked the White House not to re-nominate him to serve as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department," the White House said in a statement. "Mr. Weiss made the request to avoid the distraction of the lengthy confirmation process that his renomination would likely entail. "

Weiss has instead accepted a position as counselor to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, a position that does not require confirmation by the Senate.

"I am disappointed that Antonio will not have the opportunity to serve as Under Secretary, but I understand his request not to be re-nominated," Lew said in a statement. "I continue to believe that the opposition to his nomination was not justified. Nonetheless, I am confident that he will prove himself to be a dedicated, talented, and effective public servant and that he will make an important contribution to the work we are doing to create broadly shared economic opportunity and financial stability that will be a foundation for long-term prosperity."

- Carrie Dann contributed

First published January 12 2015, 2:29 PM

Chris Jansing is an MSNBC anchor and host of Jansing and Co., which airs weekdays on MSNBC at 10 a.m. ET, as well as an NBC news correspondent and anchor. Jansing joined NBC News in June 1998. She anchored MSNBCs coverage of the terrorist attacks on September 11 as the events unfolded. She has extensively covered several presidential campaigns and hosted a series of primetime reports called Battleground America. She has anchored major breaking stories including Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; the shooting tragedies in Tucson and Aurora, Colorado; the nuclear crisis in Japan; and the Olympic Games in Torino, Vancouver and London. Jansing was also in London for the Royal Wedding, and Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II. She was with Pope John Paul II during his historic visit to Israel, and anchored MSNBCs coverage from Rome for his funeral as well as the election of Pope Benedict. Her reporting for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and the TODAY Show has included the 2008 presidential campaign, the volcano eruption in Iceland, and the death of Michael Jackson. She has filed reports from Bolivia to Vietnam to Afghanistan, and across the U.S. Jansings duties also include work as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, Rock Center, and as a substitute anchor for Weekend TODAY and the weekend edition of NBC Nightly News. Before joining the NBC News team, Jansing co-anchored the nightly news for WNYT-TV Albany, where she was honored with numerous awards for excellence in journalism, including two Emmys. She also received many community service awards for her commitment to children. A native of Ohio, Jansing graduated with honors from Otterbein College and holds two honorary doctorates. She lives in New York City.

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