The Week in Review
ending June 9
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Death penalty protesters.
Terre Haute, Indiana.
June 10, 2001.
Photo © Reuters. |
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Battle brews over drilling at sacred site
A little known site in Montana this week became
the focus of a debate over how far the government
should go to develop federal lands.
Over the objections of 10 tribes, the Bureau of
Land Management is allowing a test oil well to
be drilled at the site, known as the Valley
of the Chiefs. Considered sacred and used
for ceremonies, the tribes have filed
an appeal with the Department of Interior,
seeking to stop development.
But an attempt to draw Secretary of Interior
Gale Norton into the debate resulted in little
success. She
declined to act on a request to stop
drilling, saying she
would continue to monitor the situation.
Get the Story:
Sacred site
development protested (6/5)
Norton hit on
exploration of sacred site (6/6)
In The Hoop:
Norton's no-drilling outing (6/6)
Norton denies
politics played role in drilling (6/7)
Democrats take over Senate
After much hoopla, control of the Senate
returned to the Democrats for the first
time since 1994, fueling rumors
that Senator John McCain of Arizona
would be the next to leave the Republican
party.
But alas, the tribal advocate says he
doesn't have plans -- for now --
to leave the party and run for President
in 2004. At least on the surface,
the assurance appeared to satisfy the
White House and President Bush, who
promised to forge ahead with his
agenda despite stark differences
with the Democrats.
Get the Story:
McCain denies
party switch, White House run (6/4)
GOP faces last
day in power (6/5)
Democrats take
over Senate (6/6)
Democrats survive
first day in power (6/7)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the top stories.
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