LAS VEGAS (AP) - The mayor of Las Vegas wants President Barack
Obama to apologize for saying companies shouldn't visit the city on
the taxpayer's dime.
Oscar Goodman told KLAS-TV it's "outrageous" that a company
might cancel an event in his city at the suggestion of the
president.
Las Vegas tourism officials worry that increased scrutiny on
business travel will discourage meetings and conventions.
Goldman Sachs says it has moved a three-day conference from the
Las Vegas Strip to San Francisco. It had accepted $10 billion in
federal bailout funds.
Last week, Wells Fargo, which received a $25 billion infusion,
canceled a planned employee recognition conference in Las Vegas.
The White House says it's reviewing the mayor's comments.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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