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In The Hoop
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2002

Welcome to In The Hoop, Indianz.Com's occasional column about assorted Indian issues.

In The Hoop: The Scorecard
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond.

The Winners
Indian Country - You beat the anti-trust fund and the anti-gaming provisions back by huge margins. The guilty consciences of all those white lawmakers must have kicked in! Or maybe it was the campaign contributions...

Judge Royce Lamberth - You're "out of control," some in Congress say. Someone has to got to be, we say. But could you hold some lawmakers in contempt for us?

John Miller - Congratulations on your win at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Size must not really matter!

Skull Valley Goshute Nuclear Dump - If the Bush administration opposes it, then it must be a project people should get behind.

The Losers
Department of Interior - You ought to be ashamed of yourself for supporting a bill that limits your trust responsibilities.

Department of Interior - That's for sending mid-level delegates (i.e. flunkies) to an important Senate hearing you knew about well in advance. It showed lack of respect to the committee and Indian Country. But we weren't surprised.

House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee - Did you take your direction from Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles? Or did you finally realize, $614 million later, that the Interior can't do its job? Either way, it doesn't look good for you.

Jeff Benedict - Someone's out to terminate you! But this effort will actually succeed. We predict you will "switch" parties and work for a GOP congressman soon.

In The Middle
Sacred Sites - Will a new bill finally protect you from oil, gas and other companies? We hope so, but we say return all the federal land that used to belong to tribes back to its rightful owners and this problem will be solved.

Tom Slonaker - Your stock isn't rising but since the Bush administration has yet to find a replacement, we figured you deserved a mention.

In Your Hoop
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