"Over the past several months, Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and Republican legislative leaders have fought over budgets, taxes, schools, economic development projects and social issues.
Oh, let’s face it. They’ve fought about most everything.
Don’t expect the partisan bickering to go too far when it comes to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and their casino.
Money, after all, has a way of making friends of enemies. There may be lots of greenbacks at stake here.
Since June, the Perdue administration, legislative leaders and tribal leaders have been trying to work out changes to the tribe’s gambling compact that allows the casino."
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Scott Mooneyham: Perdue, lawmakers have reason to hear Cherokees’ pitch
(Capitol Press Association 11/15)
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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