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Home > News > More Headlines January 06, 2006 DOI to hold series of Indian energy meetings The Interior Department is holding a series of meetings this month on the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Section V of the act requires Interior to consult on the development... Editorial: It takes two to tango in Washington "The Abramoff saga is exposing the depth of corruption that goes on inside the Beltway, as monied lobbyists cozy up to our lawmakers, lavish them with gifts and stuff their... Paper concludes series on Indian child welfare The Rapid City Journal ran the second of its two-part series on the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act in South Dakota. The state and the tribes are carrying... DOI museums set to close but tribes may benefit The Interior Department's Indian Arts and Crafts Board is set to close three Indian museums by 2007 if alternate funding isn't found. DOI says the money used to operate the... Abramoff sought meeting with retired Sen. Campbell Retired Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado) said this week that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff tried to meet with him when he was chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. During... Opinion: Scandal underscores racism Indians face "A blockbuster Washington, D.C., scandal will produce racial epithets aplenty. Jack Abramoff and an associate currently face charges of conspiracy and fraud, allegedly having lied about assets to secure financing... Opinion: Lobbying reforms won't reform lobbying "In a meeting with top Republican lawmakers in November, the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, decided to make lobbying reform a priority for 2006. As leadership decisions go, it was... Guess what? Cats came across the Bering Strait too Cats crossed the Bering Strait just like the ancestors of American Indians supposedly did, according to research published in today's issue of Science. Based on DNA analyses of the... Column: Republicans now asking, Jack Who? "It almost makes you feel sorry for Jack Abramoff. Republicans once fell all over themselves to get his "moolah," the term used famously by the disgraced superlobbyist, and to get... Prairie Band Potawatomi chairman resigns Zachariah Pahmahmie resigned as chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation after a particularly rocky year for the Kansas-based tribe. Elected four years ago, Pahmahmie was the youngest chairman... Lieberman signs onto McCain's lobbying reform bill Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) is joining Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) as a co-sponsor of a lobbying reform bill. S.2128 would require quarterly disclosures of lobbying activities and would require grassroots... Texas prosecutor subpoenas Choctaws, Barona Band The Texas prosecutor who secured an indictment against Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has expanded the case by issuing subpoenas for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Barona Band... Abramoff scandal tips off power struggle within GOP The Jack Abramoff scandal has tipped off a power struggle among House Republicans, some of whom are eager to replace Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) as majority leader, The Washington Post... Opinion: Democrats took $3.1M in Abramoff donations "With the upcoming aria to be sung by über-lobbyist Jack Abramoff the American public will witness the unbridled arrogance of power. Abramoff, a highly successful Washington influence peddler right up... Not all lawmakers are getting rid of Abramoff cash Some lawmakers say there is no reason to return donations linked to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York), Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York), Rep. J.D. Hayworth... Charities among recipients of recycled donations Native organizations, charities and tribal colleges are receiving some of the Jack Abramoff donations that are being recycled by politicans. The White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, a shelter for battered... Editorial: Tribes were the players, not victims "There is some suggestion Jack Abramoff victimized unwary tribes and politicians, but this is more a case of unbridled greed than people taking advantage of powerless tribes and corrupting innocent...

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