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Wednesday, March 23, 2005

KRT Wire | 03/22/2005 | Congress looking at foundation's role in pushing for tribe's casino

KRT Wire | 03/22/2005 | Congress looking at foundation's role in pushing for tribe's casino: "Congress looking at foundation's role in pushing for tribe's casino

BY MARIA RECIO

Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Three years after its casino was shut down by Texas authorities, the Tigua Indian tribe of El Paso, Texas, is at the center of a widening scandal that reaches into the top levels of Congress.
The Senate Finance Committee is investigating the activities of a tax-exempt foundation controlled by Jack Abramoff, a powerful Washington lobbyist and former movie producer who represented the tribe, and his wife."

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

KRT Wire | 03/22/2005 | Congress looking at foundation's role in pushing for tribe's casino

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