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To: steve harris who wrote (265092)	12/18/2005 3:56:12 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574636

"On the Senate side, Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), now the Senate minority leader, also wrote Ms. Norton in opposition to the casino." Might be a connection. OTOH, as a senator from Nevada, it isn't particularly surprising that he is opposed to new casinos...

To: steve harris who wrote (265092)	12/18/2005 4:21:06 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574636

"House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) held a fundraiser at lobbyist Jack Abramoff's restaurant on June 3, 2003. His political action committee, Keep Our Majority, took in at least $21,500 from Mr. Abramoff's law firm and Mr. Abramoff's Indian tribal clients. One week later the speaker and his three top deputies wrote Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton, urging her to reject a request for a new casino from the Jena tribe of Choctaw Indians. As it happened, the Louisiana Coushatta and Mississippi Choctaw, two of Mr. Abramoff's biggest tribal clients, were furiously working to block the casino." What does an Illinois congressman know about casinos? Why would he care? Let me add. The tribe in question is in Louisiana. They have no land.........the land would have to have been bought separately. That would set a new precedent for casino buiding. In addition the governor was opposed to the casino for a number of reasons.