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Slonaker: Gale Norton 'has no clothes'
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2002 Tom Slonaker, the Department of Interior's former top Indian trust official, continues to speak out about his forced resignation. "It's been a little bit like telling the emperor that she has no clothes," Slonaker told The Arizona Republic. Slonaker said his criticism of trust reform led to Secretary Gale Norton asking for him to leave or be fired. Get the Story:
Indian fund trustee believes his criticism of boss led to job loss (The Arizona Republic 8/1)
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Official monitoring Indian trust fund overhaul quits (AP 8/1) Relevant Documents:
Tom Slonaker Statement (7/30) | Gale Norton Statement (7/30) | Neal McCaleb Statement (7/30) | McCain Statement (7/30) | Tom Slonaker Biography (OST) Relevant Links:
Office of the Special Trustee - http://www.ost.doi.gov
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://www.ncai.org/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp Related Stories:
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'He did the best he could' (7/31)
Slonaker leaves Bush administration (7/30)