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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2002

The Navajo Nation's top lawmaker is doing the right thing by denying funds to an election board that disqualified him from the tribe's presidential ballot, The Farmington Daily-Times says in an editorial today.

"Money earmarked for spending during this fiscal year should be duly expended, not hoarded for use in a future year," the paper writes.

Edward T. Begay, as speaker of the Navajo council, controls funds for tribal elections. He was denied a spot on the ballot but was reinstated after the Navajo Supreme Court said he was unfairly singled out.

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Editorial: Begay's decision right on target (The Farmington Daily-Times 8/5)

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