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from SC 13G 1 page Exhibit 1 Power of Attorney for Certain Filings Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

from SC 13D/A 1 page Exhibit 1 Power of Attorney for Certain Filings Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

from SC 13D 1 page Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement in Accordance With Rule 13d-1(k)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended, Each of the Undersigned Reporting Persons Hereby Agrees to the Joint Filing, Along With All Other Such Reporting Persons, on Behalf of Each of Them of a Statement on Schedule 13d (Including Amendments Thereto) With Respect to the Preferred Stock and Common Stock of Archon Corporation, and That This Agreement Be Included as an Exhibit to Such Joint Filing. This Agreement May Be Executed in Any Number of Counterparts, All of Which Taken Together Shall Constitute One and the Same Instrument. in Witness Whereof, Each of the Undersigned Hereby Executes This Agreement as of This 28 Day of August, 2007. D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. By: D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as Managing Member By: /S/ Julius Gaudio Managing Director D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. By: /S/ Julius Gaudio Managing Director D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. By: /S/ Julius Gaudio Managing Director David E. Shaw* By: /S/ Julius Gaudio Attorney-In-Fact for David E. Shaw* * Power of Attorney Given by David E. Shaw Was Previously Filed With the SEC on June 26, 2007 as an Exhibit to a Schedule 13d/a Filed by the Reporting Persons With Respect to the Issuer

from SC 13G 1 page Exhibit 1 Power of Attorney for Certain Filings Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 I, David E. Shaw, Hereby Make, Constitute and Appoint Each Of: Anne Dinning, Julius Gaudio, Lou Salkind, Stuart Steckler, and Eric Wepsic, Acting Individually, as My Agent and Attorney-In-Fact, With Full Power of Substitution, for the Purpose Of, From Time to Time, Executing in My Name and/or My Capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (Acting for Itself or as the General Partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L. P. and General Partner or Managing Member of Other Entities, Any Which in Turn May Be Acting for Itself or Other Entities) All Documents, Certificates, Instruments, Statement, Other Filings, and Amendments to the Forgoing (Collectively, "Documents") Determined by Such Person to Be Necessary or Appropriate to Comply With Ownership or Control-Person Reporting Requirements Imposed by Any United States or Non-United States Governmental or Regulatory Authority, Including Without Limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, 13d, 13f, and 13g Required to Be Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission; and Delivering, Furnishing or Filing Any Such Documents With the Appropriate Governmental or Regulatory Authority. Any Such Determination Shall Be Conclusively Evidenced by Such Person's Execution, Delivery, Furnishing, and/or Filing of the Applicable Document. This Power of Attorney Shall Be Valid From the Date Hereof and Replaces the Power Granted on February 5, 2001, Which Is Hereby Cancelled. in Witness Hereof, I Have Executed This Instrument as of the Date Set Forth Below. Date: February 24, 2004 David E. Shaw, as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. /S/ David E. Shaw New York, New York

from SC 13D/A 1 page Exhibit 1 Power of Attorney for Certain Filings Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 I, David E. Shaw, Hereby Make, Constitute and Appoint Each Of: Anne Dinning, Julius Gaudio, Lou Salkind, Stuart Steckler, and Eric Wepsic, Acting Individually, as My Agent and Attorney-In-Fact, With Full Power of Substitution, for the Purpose Of, From Time to Time, Executing in My Name and/or My Capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (Acting for Itself or as the General Partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L. P. and General Partner or Managing Member of Other Entities, Any Which in Turn May Be Acting for Itself or Other Entities) All Documents, Certificates, Instruments, Statement, Other Filings, and Amendments to the Forgoing (Collectively, "Documents") Determined by Such Person to Be Necessary or Appropriate to Comply With Ownership or Control-Person Reporting Requirements Imposed by Any United States or Non-United States Governmental or Regulatory Authority, Including Without Limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, 13d, 13f, and 13g Required to Be Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission; and Delivering, Furnishing or Filing Any Such Documents With the Appropriate Governmental or Regulatory Authority. Any Such Determination Shall Be Conclusively Evidenced by Such Person's Execution, Delivery, Furnishing, and/or Filing of the Applicable Document. This Power of Attorney Shall Be Valid From the Date Hereof and Replaces the Power Granted on February 5, 2001, Which Is Hereby Cancelled. in Witness Hereof, I Have Executed This Instrument as of the Date Set Forth Below. Date: February 24, 2004 David E. Shaw, as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. /S/ David E. Shaw New York, New York

from SC 13D ~5 pages Joint Filing Agreement

from SC 13G/A 1 page Exhibit 1 Power of Attorney for Certain Filings Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 I, David E. Shaw, Hereby Make, Constitute and Appoint Each Of: Anne Dinning, Julius Gaudio, Lou Salkind, Stuart Steckler, and Eric Wepsic, Acting Individually, as My Agent and Attorney-In-Fact, With Full Power of Substitution, for the Purpose Of, From Time to Time, Executing in My Name and/or My Capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (Acting for Itself or as the General Partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L. P. and General Partner or Managing Member of Other Entities, Any Which in Turn May Be Acting for Itself or Other Entities) All Documents, Certificates, Instruments, Statement, Other Filings, and Amendments to the Forgoing (Collectively, "Documents") Determined by Such Person to Be Necessary or Appropriate to Comply With Ownership or Control-Person Reporting Requirements Imposed by Any United States or Non-United States Governmental or Regulatory Authority, Including Without Limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, 13d, 13f, and 13g Required to Be Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission; and Delivering, Furnishing or Filing Any Such Documents With the Appropriate Governmental or Regulatory Authority. Any Such Determination Shall Be Conclusively Evidenced by Such Person's Execution, Delivery, Furnishing, and/or Filing of the Applicable Document. This Power of Attorney Shall Be Valid From the Date Hereof and Replaces the Power Granted on February 5, 2001, Which Is Hereby Cancelled. in Witness Hereof, I Have Executed This Instrument as of the Date Set Forth Below. Date: February 24, 2004 David E. Shaw, as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. /S/David E. Shaw New York, New York