Thursday, May 23, 2002
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Clinton bison plan exceptions allow slaughter
Montana state officials have begun killing bison that wander out of
Yellowstone National Park without testing for a deadly cattle disease at
the center of the controversial battle....
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Bush lawyer rises through ranks for judgeship
A top aide to Attorney General John Ashcroft and a figure in an Iraqi loan
scandal during the first Bush administration was nominated to a spot on
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday....
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Tribal leaders debate trust reform bill
Tribal leaders expressed concern on Wednesday about a provision in a
trust reform bill that would define who is and who isn't an Indian....
Panel rejects Native hunting request
The International Whaling Commission rejected a request from the
United States and Russia to extend a five-year quota on Native whale
hunting....
Senate panel subpoenas White House
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines on
Wednesday to subpoena information from the White House regarding
potential contacts with bankrupt company Enron....
DOJ seeks dismissal of GAO suit
The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit
against Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force....
Judge opposed by law professors
About 20 law professors were in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to
oppose one of President Bush's judicial picks, Judy Sarasohn of the
Washington Post reports in her "Special Interests" column....
Guilty verdict for church bombing
A jury in Alabama convicted an ex-KKK member guilty on for murdering
four African-American girls in a 1963 church bombing....
Bush coal decision decried
A member of a federal energy advisory panel quit after President Bush
reversed a campaign pledge on the reduction of carbon dioxide
emissions....
Court halts Missouri River orders
A federal appeals court on Tuesday stayed three court orders affecting
the flow of water on the Missouri River....
Mass. group holds pow-wow
The Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness is holding its
annual pow-wow this weekend....
House panel approves sacred site sale
The House Resources Committee on Wednesday approved a bill to sell a
parcel of federal land to the Mormon Church....
FBI memo on terrorists downplayed
The FBI agent who warned of possible airplane hijackings by followers of
terrorist Osama bin Laden is downplaying his memo as routine....
Wash. students want mascot back
Students at a Washington high school staged a walk-out on Wednesday
to get their their "Indians" mascot back....
Letter: Where are the Indians?
"I was both excited and dismayed to read about the retreat held last
month by members of the Congressional Black, Hispanic and Asian
Pacific Caucuses....
Ariz. gaming compacts killed
The future of Indian gaming in Arizona will now be decided by state
voters....
Ore. tribal casino endorsed
Voters of the Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon have approved a new
casino by 75 percent....
Idaho tribal initiative questioned
Some candidates for attorney general in Idaho oppose expansion of
gaming by states....
Editorial: Reform tribal government
The Grand Forks Herald in an editorial today calls on the Turtle Mountain
Ojibwe Tribe of North Dakota to reform its constitution in order to resolve
a "messy" situation....
Plea in Navajo death to stick
A New Mexico man has changed his man about withdrawing a guilty plea
for beating a Navajo teenager to death....
Wayne Smith given the boot
Wayne Smith, the top aide to Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb, has
been asked to resign today or face being fired, The Washington Post
reports....
Alaska wellness conference underway
The Tanana Chiefs Conference is holding a three-day meeting to focus on
wellness issues affecting 41 Native villages in the interior region of
Alaska....
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