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Washington Lobbyists Shake Down Indian Casinosnew

When Ralph Reed, the former director of the Christian Coalition, led a Christian anti-gambling crusade in Texas, he was secretly being paid $4.2 million by lobbyist Jack Abramoff for his work. Abramoff, who represents a tribe running a casino in Louisiana, didn't want the Tiguas to have a competing casino in Texas.
The Texas Observer  |  Lou Dubose  |  12-21-2004  |  Politics
Tags: George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Coushatta Tribe in Louisiana, Mike Scanlon, Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney, peaking Rock Casino, Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado), Texas Attorney General John Cornyn, U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay

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