Nevada says ‘Yes,’ but Feds might kill ‘Mount Reagan’

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A drawn-out battle to name a Las Vegas mountain peak after former President Reagan has ended in the Gipper’s favor in Nevada and now heads to Washington, where liberal protesters are expected to fight it.

Activists involved in the latest Reagan legacy project said they anticipate that the late Republican president’s foes will try to kill Nevada’s request just like they attempted to block the renaming of National Airport after Reagan in 1998.

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