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1. | There are one ___ senators in the US Senate, two from each of the fifty states. | 3. | Because California legislators had not settled on a new budget, the governor wanted state workers to be paid the ___ wage. | 6. | Las Vegas is famous for gambling and for the hotels' delicious all-you-can-eat ___s. | 7. | They say that there are no clocks in a Las Vegas ___; that way, you won't know where the time went. (Or your money.) | 12. | Georgia was unpleasantly ___d when the US did not come immediately to its aid when Russia attacked. | 13. | Apple Inc. hit the ___ when it came out with the iPod and then the iPhone. | 15. | The curve ball from the right-handed pitcher ___ down and away from the right-handed batter. | 16. | In Las Vegas, you can play nickel, dime, quarter, or dollar ___ machines. (Good luck!) |
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2. | ___, news travels almost instantly. (Can you imagine life without TV, radio, cell phones, or the Internet?) | 4. | ___ for Switzerland, Roger Federer lost to USA's James Blake in their Olympics tennis match. | 5. | The silver medalist ___ threw down his medal after the ceremony; he thought he had been cheated out of the gold medal. | 8. | If you become an expert card counter, you might succeed in winning at the game of ___ in Las Vegas. | 9. | ___ ___ (population 2 million) is the gambling and entertainment center of the western US. It's only a 4-hour drive from LA. | 10. | Usually red, ___ is a type of quartz. It is used as a gemstone and in ornamental objects. | 11. | Transporting people on just one rail, ___s operate in Anaheim, Japan, Seattle, Germany, and Sydney. | 14. | Phil Mickelson ___ a friend $5,000 that Jim Furyk would sink a sand shot on the final hole of a golf tournament. (He sank it!) |
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