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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2002

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut made more political donations during the 2000 presidential campaign than any other tribe in the country, according to The Norwich Bulletin.

During the campaign, the tribe gave $500,000 to national parties, the paper reported. Since the beginning of 2001, the paper said the tribe donated $110,000 to political candidates.

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