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Nevada congressional candidate Flippo falsely claimed Bronze Star ‘for valor,’ Washington Post reports · Las Vegas Sun

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  SPEAKER_00: It's Friday, Las Vegas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's what's making news from Las Vegas Sun.
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  SPEAKER_00: David Flippo, the Republican nominee in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District, falsely claimed on multiple occasions that he's received a Bronze Star for Valor.
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  SPEAKER_00: That distinction for valor is reserved for combat heroism.
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  SPEAKER_00: The bronze star Flippo received in 2004 during a 24-year Air Force career did not carry the V for Valor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Experts on military honors say such misrepresentations are lying.
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  SPEAKER_00: Flippo's will face Democrat Teresa Benitas Thompson, a former Assembly majority leader in the general election November 3rd.
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  SPEAKER_00: Only Republicans have held the district, which includes Reno and most of rural Nevada, since its creation after the 1980 census, but some polls have Benita Thompson ahead.
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  SPEAKER_00: In an editorial, The Sun takes on President Donald Trump's claims that nearly 16,000 non-citizens may be illegally registered to vote in Nevada.
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  SPEAKER_00: The problem, our editorial says, is that the administration hasn't produced any evidence to support the claim.
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  SPEAKER_00: No evidence.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other news, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkeley will be honored today for her support of the LGBTQ community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Silver State Equality will present her with its Equality Ally Award at the organization's annual awards gala.
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  SPEAKER_00: And lastly, the Southern Nevada Health District reports the area's first flu-related death of the season, a Clark County man in his 50s with underlying health conditions.
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  SPEAKER_00: The CDC recommends annual flu vaccination for everyone six months and older, adults 65 and older, children younger than two, pregnant women, people with underlying medical conditions, and those weakened with immune systems are at greater risk for severe illness.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your briefing for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Check back later for more at losvegasun.com and have a safe weekend.