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Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Following Indian Country Roundtable Meeting: To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2008, TDD +1-202- 514-1888 WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following are prepared remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales: Good afternoon. It's good to be here in Petoskey. I've just had a very good meeting with representatives from a dozen Michigan...; Tags: SOFTWARE, Tribes, U.S. Department of Justice; Research articles 2007-08-14
25,000 turn against insurgency, military says: The U.S. strategy to build alliances with mostly Sunni tribal and local leaders has prompted 25,000 of their followers to turn away from the insurgency and at least nominally align with Iraq's Shiite-led government in the fight against al-Qaeda. The number, from the U.S. command in...; Tags: al-Qaeda, alliance, Government, Iraq, SOFTWARE, Strategy, Tribes, U.S.; Research articles 2007-08-06
New to the Scene: Products.(CTIA WIRELESS 2006): Freescale shows WLAN semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor unveiled a new wireless local area network semiconductor solution that the company said is designed to provide WLAN capability to mobile devices without compromising battery life. The solution is based on Freescale's i.MX21 applications processor and...; Tags: CTIA, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., HARDWARE, LANs, mobile, NETWORKING, phone, Semiconductors, Tribes, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, WLAN; Research articles 2006-04-07
Lobbying reform takes a look at tribes: Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today Lakota Times 02-15-2006 WASHINGTON -- Congressional efforts to reform lobbying law for tribes kicked into high gear at a Feb. 8 hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., took pains to state at the outset, and again...; Tags: Federal Election Commission, Government, SOFTWARE, Tribes; Research articles 2006-02-15
Campbell calls for more Capitol Hill presence: Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today Lakota Times 02-08-2006 WASHINGTON -- Ben Nighthorse Campbell appeared at a Capitol Hill reception Feb. 1 and wasted no time in demonstrating why the Senate misses its former Indian member. Speaking from a breadth of political experience...; Tags: Campbell, Leadership, senator, Tribes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Washington; Research articles 2006-02-08

Campbell calls for more Capitol Hill presence: Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today Lakota Times 02-08-2006 WASHINGTON -- Ben Nighthorse Campbell appeared at a Capitol Hill reception Feb. 1 and wasted no time in demonstrating why the Senate misses its former Indian member. Speaking from a breadth of political experience that spanned more than 20 years before his...; Tags: Campbell, Leadership, senator, Tribes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Washington; Research articles 2006-02-08
Tribes' special status a product of law and history: WASHINGTON -- Indian tribes defending their right to give unlimited political campaign contributions say they are treated differently for legitimate reasons dating back to George Washington. "Tribes are governments, not corporations. They are a completely different animal," says Markham Ericson, a Washington attorney for New York's Oneida tribe. ...; Tags: Federal Election Commission, Government, lobbyist, SOFTWARE, Tribes, Washington; Research articles 2006-01-31
Deadline looms for trust fund claims: Melmer, David Indian Country Today Lakota Times 12-14-2005 WASHINGTON -- Billions of dollars will potentially be lost if tribes do not file claims with the Department of Interior to negotiate settlements that will recoup lost revenues owed to the tribes for leases,...; Tags: Arthur Andersen, attorney, FINANCE, Government, lease, Litigation, reconciliation, revenue, settlement, statute, Tribes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-12-14
Congressional probe an attack on economic future: Homer, Peter Indian Country Today Lakota Times 03-30-2005 On the surface, the recent attacks on Alaska Native Corporations ANCs for receiving large no-bid federal contracts appears to be only directed at Native Alaskan 8a contracting. However, tribal federal contracting, in the...; Tags: attack, Games, Government, SECURITY, Tribes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-03-30
Tribes, EPA Work to Eliminate Leaking Underground Fuel Tanks: SEATTLE, Washington ENS — --> The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA have signed a new agreement to work together in protecting drinking water on the Fort Hall Reservation on the Snake River in Idaho. This new partnership will focus on identifying and reducing threats to drinking...; Tags: FINANCE, HARDWARE, Storage, Tribes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2005-01-24
Senator skeptical about budget: Melmer, David Indian Country Today Lakota Times 01-19-2005 WASHINGTON - South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson said he is skeptical about any real changes in funding for Indian country in the president's 2006 budget. Based on past history of reduced...; Tags: Bush, FINANCE, Government, Johnson, president, Sen., senator, Taxes, Tribes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-01-19
Southern California tribes are among leading political donors, lobbyists.: By Michelle Dearmond, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Six Inland tribes and one in San Diego County are among the top tribal donors to political parties and candidates for federal office, spreading thousands of dollars of casino cash...; Tags: California, Leadership, Tribes, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-10-20
Tobacco tax bill could pose precedent waiving tribes' sovereign immunity.(Sovereign Immunity)(Brief Article): States could gain what some are calling a dangerous, unprecedented right to sue Indian tribes under a bill that is headed to the House floor. H.R. 2824, an Internet tobacco bill to enforce cigarette taxes, features language that would waive tribes' longstanding sovereign...; Tags: cigarette, FINANCE, immunity, Taxes, tobacco, Tribes, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-05-14
Leaders call on Congress to deny BIA funds; PART ONE: Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today Lakota Times 03-17-2004 WASHINGTON -- Tribal leaders expressed unanimous disapproval of the ongoing BIA reorganization at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing March 10. Witnesses from throughout Indian country followed a "starve the beast"...; Tags: agency, appraisal, bureau, Bush, leader, MARKETING, Tribes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2004-03-17
Telecom tower siting model highlights USET 'Impact Week': Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today Lakota Times 02-18-2004 WASHINGTON - A precedent-setting agreement between the Federal Communications Commission and United South and Eastern Tribes led off the list of accomplishments at USET's annual "Impact Week" meetings in Washington Feb. 2-5. ...; Tags: agreement, FCC, Government, telecommunications, Tribes; Research articles 2004-02-18
Cigarette tax: Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today Lakota Times 12-31-2003 WASHINGTON - At an October hearing on a House bill that would facilitate taxation of Internet-based cigarette sales, Congressman Marty Meehan, D-Mass., disavowed any intent to treat tribes differently than others. H.R....; Tags: cigarette, FINANCE, INTERNET, SALES, Taxes, Tribes, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-12-31
Ending the cycle of poverty: Wallace, A. Brian Indian Country Today Lakota Times 09-03-2003 When Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week, no doubt the nation's economy and joblessness will be the focus of much attention. In Indian country - where unemployment runs as high as...; Tags: job, poverty, Tribes, U.S. Congress, welfare; Research articles 2003-09-03
Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y., Rebecca Adamson Column.: By Rebecca Adamson, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--If the Internal Revenue Service has ever singled you out for an audit, you know the feeling - the feeling that this could only be for the worst, that...; Tags: audit, bond, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Investment, tax, Tribes; Research articles 2003-01-15
The taxman cometh: Adamson, Rebecca Indian Country Today Lakota Times 01-15-2003 If the Internal Revenue Service has ever singled you out for an audit, you know the feeling - the feeling that this could only be for the worst, that in fact it's so bad...; Tags: audit, bond, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Investment, Taxes, Tribes; Research articles 2003-01-15
struggle among the states, the federal government, and federally recognized Indian tribes to establish water quality standards for water located on reservations, The: I. INTRODUCTION In 1972, Congress created the Clean Water Act CWA, 33 U.S.C.A. secs 1251-1387, by passing amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948. Through the CWA, Congress intended to enhance water quality and protect the public health. The CWA's objectives were "to restore and maintain the...; Tags: Government, Montana, Quality, standards, treaty, TRIBES, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2002-10-01