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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2003

Efforts to get rid of the Navajo Nation's three-branch government are supported by the incoming political leadership.

President-elect Joe Shirley said he supports getting rid of the system because he said it weakens the powers of the presidency. He helped implement the three-branch government after former president Peter MacDonald was ousted in the late 1980s.

MacDonald's daughter, Hope MacDonald-Lonetree, is also calling for the end of the three branches, The Farmington Daily-Times reported. She is a newly-elected delegate the Navajo Nation council.

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Peter MacDonald's daughter calls for end of three-branch government (The Farmington Daily-Times 1/10)

Relevant Links:
Navajo Nation - http://www.navajo.org

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