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Shinnecock Indian Nation leaders split on casino path

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By Michael Wright on Jul 7, 2009
Despite having been the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s most public face and the longtime field marshal of its casino development campaign, Lance Gumbs, who lost his bid to be reelected as... more

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