By MIKE TRASK, Las Vegas Sun

Daniel Seddiqui couldn't find a job after graduating from the University of Southern California, so he created his own job.
As a press agent.
For himself.
The 26-year-old Seddiqui, a former USC track star, has embarked on a journey to land 50 jobs in 50 states. Las Vegas is number 13.

LAS VEGAS -- Jim Erbes came to Las Vegas because of the economy, not despite it.

For more than two decades, he has lorded over glass cases holding little pieces of cardboard that capture the imagination of the young and old alike.But Vandorick is feeling the effects of a depressed economy. He is staying afloat by selling baseball cards online to supplement his small shop in Henderson, Nev.

LAS VEGAS -- Out at Lake Mead, where the water line keeps receding and signs beg people to double check that zebra mussels have been kicked off boats, one woman is simply trying to sell some cruises.But that mission keeps getting harder, blown back by bad news about the lake, the stagnant Las Vegas economy and skyrocketing gas costs.

LAS VEGAS -- For Rollie Gibbs, the worst part has been the wait.It was no surprise when the envelope with the return address of the Southern Nevada Health District showed up in his mailbox. He had followed the news and knew he would probably be on the list.

LAS VEGAS -- The gun Jack Ruby used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald would seem to belong in a museum, behind glass, never to be touched.But that's not the case. The .38-caliber Colt Cobra has been in private hands since 1967. This weekend it will be auctioned at the Palms. The starting price is $1 million.

BOULDER CITY, Nevada -- When wads of cash started blowing around a parking lot in Boulder City, onlookers did not immediately try to grab the bills, like game show contestants.