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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2002

A federal judge in California rejected a lawsuit challenging one of the Bush administration's first land-into-trust decisions.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs agreed to take 49 acres of land into trust for the United Auburn Indian Community. The tribe, located near Sacramento, wants to build a casino.

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Sacramento casino could break ground this year (The Reno Gazette-Journal 9/10)
Station nearer tribal casino (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 9/10)

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