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The Week in Review
ending September 1
President Bush bites his glove at the the Northern Wisconsin Council of Carpenters Training Center  in Kaukana, Wisconsin. September 3, 2001. Photo Reuters.
President Bush bites his glove.
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Missed our stories? All the headlines for the week can be found here.

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Alaska drops Katie John case
Pleasing Alaska Natives and angering Republicans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles this week dropped his state's appeal of the Katie John subsistence rights case.

The decision puts to rest Native fishing and hunting rights but sets the stage for a battle over changing the state's constitution. Lawmakers must put together an amendment to recognize some sort of priority for rural or Alaska Native residents but there isn't yet consensus on how to do just that.

Get the Story:
Knowles drops appeal of Katie John case (8/28)
Knowles criticized for Katie John decision (8/29)

Norton faces new contempt challenges
Six months into her tenure at the Department of Interior, Secretary Gale Norton has faced numerous challenges on the trust fund.

Report after report has damaged an already negative reputation of the government but little action has been taken by a federal judge in charge of the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit. That may soon change as Judge Royce Lamberth begins to consider whether to hold Norton and other officials in contempt of court.

Despite the woes, Norton and her lawyers are still claiming progress is being made to further trust responsibilities to American Indians. But the stance backfired as a special master in the case put the Interior at its word as he seeks to investigate a trust fund office.

Get the Story:
Norton pushes trust fund progress (8/27)
Trust fund holders call for contempt (8/28)
Interior loses challenge to trust fund probe (8/30)

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