While Reid won the Democratic nomination with 75% of the vote in the June 8 primary, he faced a competitive general election for the 2010 Senate race in Nevada. Reid engaged in a $1 million media campaign to "reintroduce himself" to Nevada's voters. He defeated Republican challenger Sharron Angle in the general election.
In 2015, Reid announced his retirement from the senate. In November 2016, Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, who he supported to replace him, won the election.
He is married to Landra Gould. They have 5 children. He now lives in Searchlight, Nevada.
In May 2018, Reid had surgery for pancreatic cancer at Johns Hopkins Cancer Center after a tumor was found on his pancreas during a routine screening. In a January 2019 interview with "The New York Times", it was revealed that Reid was confined to a desk at his home and was unable to move without the aid of a walker.
Flags of Asia
This is a gallery of international and national flags used in Asia.
Soleil Moon Frye
Soleil Moon Frye (born August 6, 1976) is an American television actress. Her best-known roles are that of Punky Brewster in the same-named sitcom which lasted from 1984 to 1988 and Roxie in the television sitcom "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (starting in 1996 and ending in 2003). Frye was also in other things on television.
She began acting at age 6 on television.
Chung Il-Kwon
Chung Il-kwon(; hanja: , November 21, 1917 - January 17, 1994) was a South Korean politician and military general. He was one of the South Korean army commanders during the Korean War.
He was Foreign Minister (1963-1964, 1966-1967) and the Ambassador to the United States (1960-1961, 1962-1963). From 1964 to 1970 he served as the 9th Prime Minister of South Korea. His nickname was Chungsa(, ).
Flags of Oceania
This is a gallery of national flags of Oceania.
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist. She was best known for her epigrams, wit, wisecracks, and her eye for 20th century fads and conceits.
From an unhappy childhood, Parker rose to fame, both for her writing in "The New Yorker" and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. After the breakup of the circle, Parker went to Hollywood to do screenwriting. She got two Academy Award nominations for this, but her involvement in left-wing politics put her on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.
She disliked her reputation as a "wisecracker". Nevertheless, her writing and reputation for her sharp wit have endured.
Yun Il-sun
Yun Il-sun (; , October 5, 1896 - June 22, 1987) was a South Korean pathologist, anatomist and politician. He was Vice Chairman (1954-1956) and 6th Chairman (1956 to 1960) of the University of Seoul. He was the nephew of Korean resistance leader Yun Chi-ho and elder cousin of Yun Po-sun, the 4th President of South Korea. His pen name was Dongho.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a television, film and voice actor. His most notable acting projects are the ABC sitcom "Home Improvement" and as the voice of young Simba in "The Lion King".
Lee Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935, Los Angeles) is an actress and former Miss America and has acted in many television series. Before acting, she was crowned Miss America 1955. She is best known for playing Catwoman in the 1966 movie version of "Batman", Betty Jones in the 1970s crime drama "Barnaby Jones" and Ruth Martin on the ABC soap opera "All My Children".
Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster was an American television sitcom. It began in September 1984 and officially ended May 27, 1988. It aired on NBC from 1984 to 1986, and in syndication from 1986 to the end of its run. The show was about a teenaged girl named Penelope "Punky" Brewster (played by Soleil Moon Frye) who was under care of foster parents one of them is Henry Warnimont (played by George Gaynes).
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama movie that is notable for the movie debuts for Rosie Perez and Martin Lawrence. Spike Lee directed, wrote and played as Mookie in this movie, which is set in Brooklyn, New York City. The subjects in "Do the Right Thing" involve racial troubles and hot weather around New York City. Other actors in the movie were Samuel L. Jackson. This movie received positive reviews by critics.
Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown (born 29 May 1975) is a British singer. She is best known as a member of the Spice Girls. She became known for her big frizzy hair during the groups early years and her nickname was Scary Spice. She has also released two solo albums. "Hot" was released in 2000. "I Want You Back" was released as a single from the album. Missy Elliott rapped in it. It reached number one in the UK. Brown's second album "L.A. State of Mind" was released in 2005. In 1997 Brown acted in "Spice World". She won the Razzie Award for Worst Actress. The Spice Girls started in 1994. The band released three albums. They broke up in 2000. In 2007 the Spice Girls did a tour called The Return of the Spice Girls.
She was born in Harehills, Leeds, West Yorkshire to an English mother and Nevisian father. She grew up working class in Burley, Leeds. She has three daughters.
Daichi Suzuki
Suzuki competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won a gold medal in men's 100m backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
He became a board member of Japan Swimming Federation and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and 5 other cities in the United Kingdom. This was the first FIFA women's competition in the United Kingdom.
Twelve teams qualified:
In Group F play before the official opening ceremonies, the Japanese team won the first match against Canada at Coventry on July 25 The Japan-South Africa game was a draw with no goals for each team. The Japan-Sweden game was also a draw with no score.
In Group G play, the American women won each of three matches.
The tournament had a single-elimination format. When a team lost a match, the competition was ended for them. In other words, when a team won, the women continued to play until only one team remained as the Olympic champion.
In the first match at St James Park in Newcastle between New Zealand and the United States, the 2-0 victory of the US women ended New Zealand's participation in the 2012 games. In the semi-final match at Old Trafford in Manchester, the US women won a 4-3 victory over Canada in the last minute of extra time in overtime.
In the opening match at Cardiff between Brazil and Japan, the Brazilians were forced out of the tournament after losing to Japan 2-0.
In the match at Wembley Stadium in London between France and Japan, the Japanese team won 2-1.
The United States women's national soccer team and the Japan women's national football team met in the gold medal match. This was a rematch of teams which played for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match was played at the Wembley Stadium in London on August 9, 2012. The American team won the match 2-1.
Yusuke Tanaka
Tanaka was part of a team which won the team silver medal in gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Koji Yamamuro
Yamamuro was part of a team which won the team silver medal in gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sarah, Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret; formerly Ferguson; born 15 October 1959) is a British charity patron, spokesperson, writer, film producer, television personality and member of the British Royal Family. She was the wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. She was married to him from 1986 until they divorced in 1996. She is often called "Fergie", a usual nickname for people named Ferguson.