Harry Reid’s Curious Soft Spot for Sheldon Adelson

Strange BFFs

The Senate Majority Leader has been blasting the Koch brothers and their mega-donations. Just don’t pick on his home-state casino magnate.

Published May 8 2014 8:58PM EDT

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid takes regular swipes at multibillionaire brothers David and Charles Koch, but Nevada’s top political figure hasn’t mustered a whisper of protest for a Republican mega-donor standing in his own front yard: outspoken casino king Sheldon Adelson.

John L. Smith

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Harry Reid’s Curious Soft Spot for Sheldon Adelson

The Senate Majority Leader has been blasting the Koch brothers and their mega-donations. Just don’t pick on his home-state casino magnate.

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John L. Smith