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Ed Markey: The Tohono O'odham Nation has broken the compact into which it entered, thereby rendering the proposed casino in…

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
The Tohono O'odham Nation has broken the compact into which it entered, thereby rendering the proposed casino in violation of the 1988 law.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues that the Tohono O'odham Nation violated their gaming compact.

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