ending January 26
Fired Enron auditor David
Duncan at Congressional hearing.
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Thousands of American Indians throughout the country remain at the mercy of the Department of Interior, still without critical funds owed to them. Approval from a a federal court was given to the department to restart a system that processes royalty payments to landowners. But with a third system still on lockdown, beneficiaries won't see oil and gas payments any time soon. Get the Story:
Interior shutdown has wide effects (1/21)
Computer security finally a concern (1/23)
Interior turning on trust fund system (1/24)
BIA to start payment processing (1/25)
Winnebago chairman not optimistic on funds (1/25) Norton putting mark on trust reform
Determined to avoid the mistakes of the Clinton administration, Secretary Gale Norton and her officials are moving to put their own spin on trust reform, although the sins of the past may not be inescapable. The consultation sessions over a proposed Indian trust agency, for many, show that the Bush administration hasn't really learned. In a repeat of prior sessions held elsewhere in the country, Alaska Natives got their chance to criticize the plan this week, just as Norton tires to figure out where her department is going with this whole mess. Get the Story:
Editorial: Norton, McCaleb 'deluding' selves (1/21)
Trust reform, according to Norton (1/22)
Next BITAM consultation in Alaska (1/22)
Indian trust seen in new light (1/23)
Interior moving to close trust fund accounts (1/25)
Former top trust official opposes receiver (1/25)
Alaska Natives take shots at Norton plan (1/25)
Norton subpoenaed but won't appear (1/25) more stories
There's still more to read in the recap of the top stories.