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Casino developers launch website to keep public informed (5/20/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- FCX LLC, developers of a proposed casino in Milford, launched a website to provide information for residents of Milford and surrounding towns on the...
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North Fork Rancheria
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Las Vegas casino hosts fundraiser for California senator on eve of key vote (5/20/2013)
(California) -- A Las Vegas casino that stands to make millions if the California Legislature approves a gambling compact for a Fresno-area Indian tribe is hosting a...
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Online Legislation
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Gaming Caucus Resurrected In Congress [sub req'd] (5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Although it is not clear if an Internet gambling bill will be one of its priorities, a Congressional Gaming Caucus is being resurrected in the U.S....
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Tough Election Cycles Leave Rift in Relationship Between Reid, Heller (3/7/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Nevada Sens. Harry Reid, a Democrat, and Dean Heller, a Republican, are having trouble getting over two tense election cycles that have strained...
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John Pappas: "Disgraceful" that PPA is Linked to Harry Reid Bribery Allegations[ return to main articles page ] (1/31/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- On Thursday, Pokerfuse published an article linking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV, pictured) to a seven-figure bribery scheme to push...
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Sheldon Adelson
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Adelsons fund more than politics (5/13/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- As much attention as Sheldon Adelson received for the estimated $93 million he gave to Republican politicians last year, he has also been a benefactor in...
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Native Voices
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DELAUNE: Elizabeth Warren, Heidi Heitkamp, Markwayne Mullin and Us (4/20/2013)
(Georgia) -- To paraphrase one of the trite banalities she compulsively invoked throughout 2012, the spiritual godmother of the Occupy movement has telegraphed a...
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American Gaming Association
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Travel association executive will lead US gambling lobby, seek consensus on Internet wagering (4/18/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The new head of the U.S. casino lobby is a 38-year-old with ties to the travel industry who says he will seek consensus on Internet gambling. The American...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Episcopal bishop joins other clergy in opposing Worcester slots parlor (4/18/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, which includes Worcester and surrounding communities, said today that he is against the...
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New Hampshire Gaming
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New anti-gambling group starts push against casino (4/10/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The new group Casino Free NH launched an effort Wednesday against a Senate-passed bill that would legalize a single casino in New Hampshire.
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Nashua residents' views vary on casino development in NH (2/23/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Politicians aren't the only ones debating the merits of a casino in southern New Hampshire; Nashua residents are also discussing whether they...
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Springfield Casino
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Springfield NAACP endorses MGM Resorts International's casino plan (3/29/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Greater Springfield Branch of the NAACP is recommending MGM Resorts International and its $850-million proposal for casino on the South End in the...
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Chumash Tribe
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Community groups’ appeals of Chumash land plan dismissed (3/28/2013)
(California) -- The Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA) has dismissed the appeals of four community groups that have been consistent critics of the Santa Ynez Band...
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Idle No More
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Cree Idle No More walkers near end of 1,600 km trek to Ottawa (3/22/2013)
(Ottawa) -- The long walk will soon be over for a group of youths from the James Bay Cree community of Whapmagoostui, Que., who expect to arrive in Ottawa Monday after...
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Gary Farmer: Idle No More, 'Consumerization,' Mining Fallout and Indian Humor (3/18/2013)
(Colorado) -- Film star and activist Gary Farmer wore an impish grin from time to time as he conducted an Idle No More (Idle) teach-in, but his core message defied humor...
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Idle No More: Quebec Cree on epic walk to Ottawa picking up supporters along the way (3/8/2013)
(Canada) -- On the frozen shores of Hudson’s Bay in January, a small group of Great Whale Cree strapped on their mukluks, pulled on their parkas and set out on an...
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Cree Idle No More walkers reach Algonquin community (3/6/2013)
(North Canada) -- Cree youth walking from Whapmagoostui, Que., to Ottawa reached the Algonquin community of Lac Simon this week, about 30 kilometres from Val d’Or...
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Native Americans gather to support Canadian indigenous fight (2/23/2013)
(California) -- Native Americans in Vallejo and surrounding areas will hold a gathering at 1 p.m. today in United Plaza, downtown Vallejo, to show their solidarity with...
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Idle No More Movement continues to evolve (2/21/2013)
(Montana) -- Another Idle No More rally sprang on the steps of the Capitol on Monday lead by Montana Native leaders. Over 200 people assembled for the Indian People...
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Native American activists urge MT poor to be 'Idle No More' (2/19/2013)
(Montana) -- A global grass-roots movement descended on the grounds of the Capitol on Monday, lead by prominent Native American leaders in Montana.
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Idle No More returns to state Capitol (2/18/2013)
(Montana) -- Members of the growing Idle No More movement made a second appearance at the state Legislature on Monday with a rally and round dance on the north steps of...
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Native American activists urge Montanans to 'Idle No More' (2/18/2013)
(Montana) -- A global grassroots movement descended on the grounds of the Montana Capitol on Monday, lead by prominent Native American leaders in Montana.
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Idle No More Enters a New Phase, Seeks Next Steps (2/11/2013)
(Canada) -- Idle No More’s founders and leaders are determined to keep the movement’s momentum going and to maintain pressure on aboriginal leaders and the...
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Indigenous youth gather in Winnipeg in support of Idle No More (2/10/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Young people from Canada's Indigenous community gathered in Winnipeg on Saturday as part of Idle No More movement. The purpose of the Indigenous Nation...
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Protests greet talks / First Nations object to education proposal (2/9/2013)
(Saskatchewan) -- Protesters clashed with security outside a meeting room in Saskatoon where Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan had come to hear from educators,...
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Idle No More protester declares fast in teepee at city hall (2/9/2013)
(Hamilton) -- He Carries the Strength of 10 Buffalo has been a fixture of the Idle No More movement in Hamilton.
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Conservative MP and senator belittle Chief Theresa Spence, Idle No More movement (1/30/2013)
(Ottawa) -- Two members of Stephen Harper’s Conservative caucus — an elected MP and a senator — publicly disparaged the Idle No More movement and...
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SCHMIDT: Idle No More, Hollywood Style (1/29/2013)
(California) -- When Pamela J. Peters and Shawn Imitates-Dog attended a recent Idle No More rally in downtown Los Angeles, they were surprised. The crowd was small...
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Students, faculty from Columbia, Yale protest Native land legislation (1/29/2013)
(New York) -- Students and faculty take action to support Idle No More, a grassroots movement that is protesting a Canadian bill that changes land management on...
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Over 800 attend Idle No More rally at Manitoba legislature (1/28/2013)
(Manitoba) -- More than 800 Idle No More protesters took to the steps of Manitoba's legislative building on Monday afternoon as part of a national day of action.
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COOPER: Aboriginals have no claim to sovereignty (1/27/2013)
(Calgary) -- The behaviour of Indian leaders and the gestures of the Idle No More movement are expressions of the same pathologies found on so many reserves in Canada....
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Idle No More Is A Movement With Heart (1/27/2013)
(Canada) -- There have been many people that I've met in my life who have made me feel awe in their presence.
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Idle No More rally to hit Vancouver amid global day of action (1/27/2013)
(Vancouver) -- As part of a global day of action, Vancouver Idle No More protesters are planning to rally outside a downtown federal Aboriginal Affairs office Monday...
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OP/ED: Fear, distrust on both sides hinder future for Aboriginal Canadians (1/27/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- It was 10:30 on a cold Saturday night. I had just left a birthday party at a downtown Winnipeg restaurant. I was wearing the $35 ‘vintage’ fur...
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Mashpee Wampanoag
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Mashpee school candidate, tribe willing to work it out (3/19/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The lone internal candidate for superintendent came under fire late last week from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe but the allegations of anti-tribal...
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Mashpee Tribal Council Takes Stand Against Superintendent Candidate Hyde (3/17/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council released a blistering, personal attack on Mashpee High School history teacher and superintendent candidate Brian...
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Wampanoag Aquinnah
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Wampanoags sent Mashpee School Committee blistering objection to Brian Hyde's appointment as new school superintendent (3/19/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Mashpee Enterprise reports that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council released a blistering, personal attack on Mashpee High School history teacher...
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Internet Sweepstake Cafes
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Accused Oklahoma company owner made more than $500,000 in political donations in Florida, North Carolina (3/18/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- An Oklahoma software company owner who is facing illegal gambling charges made more than $500,000 in political donations in Florida and North Carolina,...
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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CA billionaire Tom Steyer makes aggressive move in MA Senate race — SuperPAC to fight Keystone pipeline (VIDEO) (3/18/2013)
(California) -- Billionaire Democratic philanthropist Tom Steyer, who’s bankrolled two successful California environmental ballot measures, is making an aggressive...
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Alberta lobbies for Keystone XL in New York Times ad (3/17/2013)
(Alberta) -- The Alberta government, continuing to press its case for the Keystone XL pipeline, took out an ad in Sunday’s New York Times newspaper, tying the...
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Celebrities, environmentalists protest Keystone pipeline at White House (2/13/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Celebrities and environmental activists, including lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and civil rights leader Julian Bond, were arrested Wednesday after...
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American Indians rally at Oklahoma Capitol to call attention to environmental, sovereignty issues (1/29/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- About 200 people rallied outside the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and to criticize the election of an...
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Native American groups protest Keystone XL pipeline (1/29/2013)
(Nebraska) -- Native American protesters concerned about pollution of ancestral lands by the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline rallied Monday outside the State Capitol.
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PokerStars
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Why a Casino Group Stepped in on an Online Gambling Case (3/7/2013)
(New Jersey) -- In an unusual move, the American Gaming Association, which has traditionally supported online gambling, spoke out against an online poker company’s...
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PokerStars says Caesars offered to sell Rio, World Series of Poker (3/5/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. reportedly offered to sell the off-Strip Rio and the World Series of Poker to PokerStars, a spokesman for the owner of the...
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Zynga
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Casinos Pose Threat To Zynga Inc’s Online Gaming (3/4/2013)
(California) -- Zynga Inc is facing hurdles in its bid to offer real money gambling as states like New Jersey legalize internet betting but enact conditions that mainly...
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Palmer Casino
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Mohegan Sun casino to discuss proposal to develop project in Mass. town (2/25/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Officials from Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut plan to update residents in Palmer next week about their proposed $600 million casino project in town.
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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
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BLOG: Top 10 Reasons Republicans Oppose Protecting Native Women (2/25/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- 10. “House Republican leadership just doesn’t get it.” – Sen. Patty Murray.
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Online Gaming
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Tech Industry Sets Its Sights on Gambling (2/17/2013)
(California) -- Look out Las Vegas, here comes FarmVille. Silicon Valley is betting online gambling is its next billion-dollar business, with developers across the tech...
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Cedar Rapids Casino
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Cedar Rapids casino opponents hold strategy session (2/11/2013)
(Iowa) -- A referendum on a new casino for Cedar Rapids is just four weeks away. Opponents gathered over the weekend to discuss their strategy leading up to the vote on...
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Other News
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American Indian Woman of the Year Named, Native Explorers Co-Founder Gets Award (5/20/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Nicole Schultz Walls, Chickasaw, is the youngest president in the history of the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women. The organization's board has...
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St. Regis Mohawk Tribe leads peaceful protest march across bridge (5/17/2013)
(New York) -- Members of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe held a demonstration Friday as part of an ongoing dispute with Canadian Border Patrol officials. About 100 members of...
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US border in Cornwall, ON to close Friday morning for First Nation protest (5/17/2013)
(Ontario) -- Cross-border traffic is expected to be disrupted Friday in eastern Ontario, as a protest march makes its way from the Mohawk Longhouse near Cornwall to the...
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Elijah Harper, First Nations leader who brought down Meech Lake, dies at 64 (5/17/2013)
(Ottawa) -- Rarely can one person change the course of history for an entire country. Elijah Harper did. In the Manitoba legislature in 1990, Mr. Harper clutched an...
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Elijah Harper, key player in Meech Lake accord, dies at 64 (5/17/2013)
(Ottawa) -- Elijah Harper, a former Manitoba MLA and MP who was a key player in defeating the Meech Lake accord, has died at the age of 64. Harper died early Friday in...
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Billboards removed in Greeley that used Native-Americans to promote gun rights (5/8/2013)
(Colorado) -- The anonymous residents behind two Greeley billboards that drew criticism and support for their depiction of Native Americans and a pro-gun rights message...
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Rosen: Is billboard control next? (5/8/2013)
(Colorado) -- Some anonymous gun-rights activists commissioned a couple of roadside billboards in Greeley to make a dramatic point about the current epidemic of gun...
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Controversial Greeley billboards replaced with blank space (5/6/2013)
(Colorado) -- Two controversial Greeley billboards on which images of American Indians were used to make a pro-gun rights statement are gone, and the space on one of the...
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Wild Rose contributes $260K to gaming campaign in Warren Co. (5/2/2013)
(Iowa) -- Wild Rose Entertainment, the West Des Moines-based casino operator tapped to manage a proposed casino in Norwalk, contributed more than $260,000 to a campaign...
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Former Gov. Edwin Edwards gets a standing ovation at Louisiana Senate (5/1/2013)
(Louisiana) -- Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards visited the state Legislature on Wednesday, where he urged lawmakers to pass a balanced budget and focus on programs...
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Native American Scholars Oppose Navajo Friendship with Israel (4/18/2013)
(Israel) -- A group of Native American scholars recently sent a letter to Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, urging him to shun the Israeli democracy because of claims...
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First Nations elder Raymond Robinson abruptly ends hunger protest (4/9/2013)
(Manitoba) -- A First Nations leader from Manitoba who began a hunger strike last week over Ottawa’s treatment of aboriginal people now says he has ended his...
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Raymond Robinson calls off second hunger protest (4/9/2013)
(Manitoba) -- A First Nations elder in Manitoba has ended his second hunger protest days after it began. Raymond Robinson embarked on his second protest on April 3,...
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HUNEGS: Beware of Capricious Comparisons (4/2/2013)
(Minnesota) -- I'm sorry to see fatuous comparisons between Native Americans and Palestinians given such prominent space in the Sunday (March 24) print edition of...
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Alberta’s aboriginals recall Klein's tireless commitment (3/30/2013)
(Calgary) -- Ralph Klein was a 34-year-old television reporter with Calgary’s CFCN news when he and a cameraman showed up on the Siksika Nation in the summer of...
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Aboriginal youth embark on 45-day walk to Ottawa (3/28/2013)
(Ottawa) -- About a dozen aboriginal youth left from Winnipeg Thursday with the aim of making it to Ottawa on foot. The group, known as Youth For Lakes, departed from...
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Bet on Red! Nevada May Legalize Gambling on Federal Elections (3/27/2013)
(Nevada) -- Federal elections in America have long been horse races without legal bookies. Some states outright outlaw putting money on political contests, while others...
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Tim Johnson: 'I've never been beaten' (3/27/2013)
(South Dakota) -- Tim Johnson announced the end Tuesday wistfully but with a hint of defiance. “It is time for me to say goodbye,” Johnson said. “I...
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State rep’s dad sues over 2011 pueblo arrest (3/19/2013)
(New Mexico) -- The father of state Rep. Carl Trujillo, D-Santa Fe, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was mistreated by tribal officers from Pojoaque Pueblo, perhaps for...
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MORON ALERT: Jack Abramoff Takes a Break From His Anti-Corruption Crusade to Catch Up With Friends at CPAC (3/17/2013)
(Maryland) -- Among the CPAC participants filing out of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center earlier this evening, after the three-day orgy of liberty had...
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