The News Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Under the Dome column

• Published in: McClatchy - Tribune Business News p. 1
• Main Author: Christensen, Rob
• Format: Newsletter
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 29.11.2007
• Subjects: Abortion; Accountability; Agriculture; Alumni associations; Appointments & personnel changes; Attorneys; Attorneys general; Automobile racing; Bills; Candidates; Chairman of the board; Climate change; Coaches & managers; Coggins, Louise; Coggins, Steve; Committees; Congressional committees; Congressional elections; Country clubs; Dole, Elizabeth H; Drought; Easley, Michael; Edmisten, Rufus; Edwards, John; Election results; Elections; Electronic mail systems; Emanuel, Rahm; Emissions; Fund raising; Funding; Genocide; Global warming; Governors; Graham, Bill; Greenhouse effect; Health care; Hendon, Bill; Historically Black Colleges & Universities; Immigration policy; Insurance commissioners; Internet access; Investments; Laboratory animals; Law schools; Legal fees; Legislation; Legislators; Lewis, Kenneth; Libertarianism; Lobbyists; Lott, Trent; Marbury, Stephon; McKissick, Floyd B Jr; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental health care; Merritt, Les; Moore, Richard; Murders & murder attempts; No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US; Nominations; Noncitizens; Obama, Barack; PAC; Parker, Sarah; Perdue, Beverly; Policy making; Political action committees; Political campaigns; Political finance; Political leadership; Political parties; Predatory lending; Presidential elections; Presidents; Primaries & caucuses; Professional basketball; Public companies; Purchasing; Retirement; Same sex marriage; Scandals; Scholarships & fellowships; School dropouts; Smith, Fred; Smith, Steve; Stam, Paul; State budgets; State elections; State government; State laws; Task forces; Tax credits; Tax cuts; Tax increases; Thompson, Fred; Tobacco; Transfer taxes; Trust funds; Watergate affair; Websites; Weddings; Writers

"One outside expert called the Lumbee 'an invented North Carolina Indian tribe.' In fact, the Lumbee group has sought federal recognition as four different, unrelated Indian tribes over the years ('Croatan,' 'Siouan,' 'Cherokee,' and now 'Cheraw'), and Congress has appropriately rejected these efforts for decades," they wrote.