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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2002

The New Mexico State Supreme Court has asked both sides of a gaming dispute to submit responses by January 22.

A Republican lawmakers has sued over the validity of compacts signed by Attorney General Patricia Madrid. Madrid says the suit is frivolous.

The compacts have been approved by the Department of Interior and cap the revenue sharing rate with the state at 8 percent. Previous compacts signed in 1997 had the rate of 16 percent.

All but two tribes have agreed to the new provisions. The Mescalero Apache Nation and Pojoaque Pueblo, are holding out.

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